germanynews.expatlifespain.com2010-09-07T09:43:00Z2010-09-07T09:43:00Ztag:germanynews.expatlifespain.com,2010-09-07:/71296/steeper-landings-set-to-cut-aircraft-noise/

Aviation authorities and carrier Air Berlin are testing a new system of steeper landings and curved flight patterns to avoid residential areas in a bid to reduce ground noise by up to 40 percent, allowing more flights to land at night.

2010-09-07T09:39:00Ztag:germanynews.expatlifespain.com,2010-09-07:/71297/much-ado-about-thilo/

Germans must forget the hysteria surrounding Thilo Sarrazin and take an honest look at the integration of immigrants into their society, argues Roger Boyes, the Berlin correspondent for the British daily The Times.

2010-09-07T09:22:00Ztag:germanynews.expatlifespain.com,2010-09-07:/71298/stormy-weather-ahead/

The German Weather Service issued a 24-hour storm warning for the northwestern coast on Tuesday, predicting gale-force winds and heavy rainfall with similar conditions expected in the southwest later in the day.

2010-09-07T08:19:00Ztag:germanynews.expatlifespain.com,2010-09-07:/71259/de-maiziere-suggests-digital-eraser-for-online-privacy/

Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière wants to give Germans the right to a "digital eraser" to delete personal online content, he said on Tuesday. He hopes to add the idea to a new data protection law set for completion this autumn.

2010-09-07T06:48:00Ztag:germanynews.expatlifespain.com,2010-09-07:/71217/interior-ministry-raids-neo-nazi-group-locations-nationwide/

The Interior Ministry staged raids on outposts of a right-wing extremist group in several German states on Tuesday morning, searching buildings and confiscating evidence.

2010-09-07T06:30:00Ztag:germanynews.expatlifespain.com,2010-09-07:/71171/police-clear-tree-house-of-stuttgart-21-activists/

Overnight police cleared a tree house full of activists protesting the controversial Stuttgart 21 rail development project in the southwestern city as opponents continue to draw attention to their cause, police said on Tuesday.

2010-09-06T20:05:00Ztag:germanynews.expatlifespain.com,2010-09-06:/70958/munich-olympic-bid-hit-as-bogner-resigns/

Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games suffered a fresh blow on Monday as Willy Bogner, president of the bid's organising committee, stepped down for health reasons.

2010-09-06T15:55:00Ztag:germanynews.expatlifespain.com,2010-09-06:/70823/bank-association-says-capital-regulations-could-throttle-lending/

German banks may be forced to reduce their lending activity in order to drastically increase their capital base under proposed new regulation, Germany's private banking federation warned on Monday.

2010-09-06T14:28:00Ztag:germanynews.expatlifespain.com,2010-09-06:/70788/eu-summons-basf-over-illegal-swedish-gm-potatoes/

Europe slapped a summons on German chemical giant BASF on Monday after a "blunder" allowed seed from a new genetically modified potato to remain in a field in Sweden.

2010-09-06T14:16:00Ztag:germanynews.expatlifespain.com,2010-09-06:/70789/cheap-berlin-tourism-sends-luxury-hotel-prices-into-spiral/

Berlin tourism is booming, but increasing investment in the luxury hotel market is proving problematic as five-star hotels struggle to compete for new guests in one of Europe's most affordable tourist destinations.