Lawsuits over kunduz air strike dismissed

Lawsuits over kunduz air strike dismissed

The attack on two tanker trucks hijacked by taliban fighters had been ordered by bundeswehr commander georg klein in september 2009. About 100 people were killed, including many civilians.

In the first civil case of its kind, the bonn regional court dismissed the claims as unfounded. Colonel klein was "not accused of any culpable breach of official duties" with regard to the sparing of civilians. Only in the case of such a death had a claim for liability on the part of the federal republic of germany arisen, said judge heinz sonnenberger.

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Number of car thefts down significantly in 2018

Number of car thefts down significantly in 2018

According to this 16 disappeared.613 cars permanently registered, a drop of almost 13 percent compared to the previous year. The drop in the number of trucks is even more pronounced – by 22.6 percent to 921 vehicles.

According to the BKA, the german manufacturers VW, BMW, audi and mercedes continue to be particularly popular with car thieves. More than 56 percent of the cars put on the wanted list that disappeared permanently had these marks. Vehicles from the four manufacturers account for around 45 percent of total registrations.

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The problem of getting an apprentice

The problem of getting an apprentice

At the suggestion of the kulmbach district crafts association and the chamber of handicrafts for upper franconia, uwe krautz was awarded the title of "deserving trainer" by the bavarian ministry of economics has been honored. During the presentation ceremony, the head of the kulmbach district craftsmen’s association, reinhard bauer, said that uwe krautz, as manager and operations manager of the lauterbach butcher’s store in kulmbach, had made an extraordinary commitment to training over a period of almost 20 years.

"Over 100 young people have undergone excellent and successful training since the company was founded. If we are talking about an award for uwe krautz, then it is also an award for the lauterbach butcher’s shop", said bauer. Krautz is also the long-standing head of the butchers’ guild in kulmbach, is a member of the journeymen’s examination committee for butchers and the committee for apprentice disputes, and is also responsible for auditing the accounts of the kulmbach district craftsmen’s association.

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Beckenbauer on the wm affair: accusations “bogus and false

Beckenbauer on the wm affair: accusations "bogus and false

Franz beckenbauer disappears into the pouring rain after receiving the bavarian sports award. It is one of his rare public appearances.

The german soccer icon has signed autographs, posed for photos, argued with his longtime companion gunter netzer, received the bavarian sports award as the sportsman of the century, posed for the 2006 world cup, signed autographs again and finally posed for photos again.

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The trees are waiting for water

The trees are waiting for water

He doesn’t want to be dissatisfied, he says, and looks across the meadow. District technical advisor michael stromer takes a tour of one of the most beautiful places in the district, the meadow orchard of the environmental station near banz monastery. There are 230 trees here with about 80 different kinds of fruit. The very rough part of it are apple trees. From the banzberg you can look far down on meadows and fields between nedensdorf and herreth. But this idyll cannot hide the fact that there was not enough rain here either.

On 3. October is harvest day again below kloster banz. "I have the impression that the meadow orchard here is still a little better than in other parts of the county", stromer says about the apple harvest this season. 2018 was a strong year, this year a lower yield was already to be expected, because the amount of apples fluctuates annually anyway. A strong year is usually followed by a weaker one.

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“We are insanely happy”

"We are insanely happy"

The first abtswinder bavarian league home game in the club’s history takes place against don bosco bamberg. "We’re all really looking forward to it," said abtswind coach mario schindler, not hiding his excitement about the start of the round robin.

The bambergers, who have now overtaken local rivals eintracht as the city’s number one team, have been playing to stay in the league for the last three years since their promotion to the bavarian league, but they have managed to hold on to the league one more time, including most recently thanks to a more successful ruck round. This season, too, the goal of the bamberg team is to stay in the league. The 40-point mark is regarded as the barrier that must be broken as soon as possible. "For me, they are a thoroughly seasoned bavarian league team," says schindler about the opponent.

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Arson and broken brakes

Arson and broken brakes

Was it jealousy? Was it heartbreak? Something must have preoccupied a now 37-year-old so much that he forgot law and order. With bad consequences: he is now suspected of three counts of attempted murder, is in jail and awaiting trial.
As senior public prosecutor herbert potzel, bayreuth, confirmed when asked by the bayerische rundschau, the man is accused of cutting a brake hose on the car of his beloved, who did not catch him. He also allegedly threw an incendiary device at the house of the woman’s new life companion.
Act 1 of the relationship drama played out in west germany. In late 2011, the woman first discovered a punctured tire on her car. A little later, on a slippery road, she found that the brakes on her car had failed.Miraculously, there was no accident. Cause of the brake failure: a cut brake hose. In addition, the radiator had been violently damaged.
Act 2 takes place in kulmbach: shortly after the incidents, the woman moved to kulmbach to her new life companion – who one day also had to discover that a brake hose had been cut on his car. However, the man noticed this before he drove off. In addition, the exchanged lover, who, according to the prosecution, traveled several hundred kilometers to commit his crimes, allegedly threw incendiary devices at the house of the woman’s new partner. Traces of this attack led investigators to the 37-year-old.
A warrant was issued against the man for three counts of attempted murder, aggravated arson, and one count of attempted and one count of completed dangerous interference with traffic. According to the chief public prosecutor potzel, the accused has admitted to having committed the crimes. But he did not want to kill the woman and her partner. The investigation is still ongoing. It is not yet clear when charges will be filed.

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Osram and samsung settle led patent dispute

Osram and samsung settle led patent dispute

Light-emitting diodes, or leds for short, are considered key technology in many electronic products.

The settlement was reached before the U.S. Trade commission ITC in washington. According to information obtained by the dpa news agency from official circles, the two companies have agreed to share the use of the disputed technologies. According to the information, in this context, samsung will make a "significant payment" to osram, the exact amount remained unknown.

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Soder calls for reform of corporate and inheritance taxes

Soder calls for reform of corporate and inheritance taxes

"We need tax rates comparable to those in other countries," said bavaria’s minister-president on monday evening at the annual reception of the bundesverband mittelstandische wirtschaft in berlin. With regard to tax cuts for companies in other countries, soder said that this was a "millstone around the neck" for german companies. It’s all about competitiveness.

Soder also called for relief on energy prices. Inheritance tax also needs to be fundamentally reformed; up to now, there have been disadvantages for family businesses. Soder said that he wanted companies to remain in the family in the next generation and not to go to foreign investors.

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Wistful farewell to the chaplain

Wistful farewell to the chaplain

With heavy hearts the parishioners of the parish of zeyern said goodbye to their chaplain andreas stahl during the church service last sunday.

The children’s group of the parish bid farewell to the chaplain with a song and a bunch of sunflowers as well as many small special gifts. Senior altar boy luca weib thanked the minis with a basket full of sweets for the pleasant hours they spent with their chaplain.

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