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World Cup-winning Captain Lahm Retires from German Team
July 18th, 2014
Berlin (dpa) - Germany’s World Cup winning captain Philipp Lahm is to retire from the national team, it was confirmed Friday.The 30-year-old Bayern Munich defender led his country to a fourth World Cup title in Brazil but has ...
From Hollywood to Bollywood – Filmfestival München Guests 2014
June 28th, 2014
In addition to big stars and young talent from around the world, Isabelle Huppert will be coming to the 32. FILMFEST MÜNCHEN (June 27 - July 5) French icon Isabelle Huppert will be honored at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN for her ...
EU Leaders to Start Wrangling Over Top Jobs, Mulling Future EU Course
May 27th, 2014
Brussels (MunichNOW News / dpa) - EU leaders are due Tuesday to begin haggling over the bloc’s next top appointments, but the success of eurosceptic parties in weekend elections has also raised bigger questions about the bloc’s future course.In the ...
Fresh Fighting Reported in Eastern Ukraine
May 7th, 2014
Moscow (dpa / MunichNOW News) - Fighting broke out again in eastern Ukraine Wednesday as pro-Russian insurgents from Sloviansk attacked government forces surrounding the rebel-held city.A rebel representative in Sloviansk told the Russian Interfax news agency that the fighting ...
Hamburg Remain Deep in Relegation Mire After Loss to Bayern
May 5th, 2014
Berlin (dpa / MunichNOW Sports) - SV Hamburg remain firmly mired in a relegation battle after going down 4-1 to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich Saturday.Mario Götze netted in each half while Thomas Mueller and substitute Claudio Pizarro also got on the ...
Two Plays, One Show! Entity Theatre presents The Note and The Ribbon at Pepper Theater
May 2nd, 2014
Munich (MunichNOW Arts) – As its first production of 2014, Entity Theatre e.V. is performing two one-act plays, The Note, written and directed by John Yates, and The Ribbon, written by Guy Las and directed by Colleen Burke. The plays, produced ...
Bayern Set for Title Bash; Hamburg Fight for Survival
March 24th, 2014
Berlin (MunichNOW Sport / dpa) - Pep Guardiola better bring a spare suit along as he faces being doused in beer by his Bayern Munich players if they clinch another Bundesliga title in record time with victory at Hertha ...
Bayern Munich Football Boss Confesses to €18,500,000 in Tax Evasion
March 10th, 2014
Munich (MunichNOW News / dpa) - Uli Hoeness, the president of German football champions Bayern Munich, has confessed to having evaded a total of 18.5 million euros (25.7 million dollars) in taxes – more than five times the amount ...
German Teammates Quick to Defend Özil
March 8th, 2014
Stuttgart (MunichNOW Sport) / dpa) - Mesut Özil’s Germany colleagues have rushed to defend the Arsenal star after he was booed off the field in Stuttgart during Germany’s 1-0 win over Chile Wednesday. “That is a cheek. To boo a ...
BREAKING: Another WWII Bomb Found in Ramersdorf-Perlach near the A8
March 6th, 2014
Munich (MunichNOW News) On Thursday afternoon another WWII bomb was found in the Ramersdorf-Perlach district of Munich, near the Hochäckerstraße. The bomb is located in a field that was being excavated for a new building construction. “These areas are routinely ...