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Haben auch Sie gebannt auf die Entwicklungen der US-Präsidentschaftswahlen geschaut? In diesem Blog wollen wir einen Blick auf die Ergebnisse der US-Wahlen werfen und Ihnen einige Englisch Vokabeln zum Thema mit auf den Weg geben – für das nächste Gespräch am Arbeitsplatz oder bei Ihrem Englischkurs. Der Einfluss der USA auf den Rest der Welt,
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Samsung’s heir Lee Jae-yong has been freed from jail after a South-Korean court suspended his five year sentence. Lee went to jail for bribing the country´s ex-president. The case came amidst growing anger against the country´s biggest companies and their influence on society. The Samsung Group consists of 60 interlinked companies and Samsung Electronics is regarded
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German workers have won the right to a 28-hour week for a better work-life balance. IG Metal, Europe´s largest trade union, won the battle for its workers. The collective deal covers around 90.000 metal and engineering workers. It is a victory after three 24-hour strikes, called by IG Metal, in which more than 15.000 workers
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Car Exhaust Test in Germany Apparently German carmakers have been involved in the latest scandal to hit the automotive industry in which car emissions tests were carried out on monkeys and humans by letting them inhale diesel fumes. The tests were made by a body, the European Research Group on Environment and Health in the
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The 2018 shutdown of the United States federal government began at midnight EST on Saturday, January 20th and ended on the evening of Monday, January 22nd and it was a hot topic which was being discussed worldwide. Much of the blame has been directed to Donald Trump and the Republicans in general but also towards
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On Saturday, the European Union celebrated 60 years since the signing of the Treaty of Rome which founded EU’s predecessor, the European Economic Community. This anniversary came at a time when the Union is facing an existential crisis, amplified by the Brexit and by numerous recent terrorist attacks which could have been avoided through
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The annual Forbes list ranking the world’s billionaires according to their net worth was revealed yesterday by the leading business magazine. The previous year was particularly successful for the richest people on Earth, as the number of billionaires rose by 13% percent, from 1,810 to 2,043, and major increases in wealth were registered in numerous
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At a press conference held in Paris on Monday, the transfer of the automobile brands Opel and Vauxhall from the American giant General Motors to the French PSA group, owner of Peugeot and Citroën, was formally announced. The sale, worth €2.2 billion, will turn the latter into the second biggest car manufacturer in Europe, after
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