The DWD German weather service reported on Sunday that it had recorded a temperature of 40.3 degrees Celsius (104.5 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Bavarian town of Kitzingen. This was the highest temperature measured in Germany since the widespread recording of temperatures began in 1881. It was just slightly above the previous record of 40.2 degrees. In a country in which rain and chilly temperatures are often the norm in summer months, many people struggled to endure the hottest weekend that Germany Read more [...]

The heat wave blanketing wide parts of Europe has pushed temperatures in Germany to the highest since recordings began in 1881. The town of Kitzingen in Bavaria recorded a temperature of 104.5 Fahrenheit on Sunday afternoon, beating the record last reached in 2003, the country's DWD weather service said Monday. "The number of these heat waves has strongly increased in the past 25 years, and it's exactly what we expect to happen because of Read more [...]

As Germany swelters in temperatures near 40degC, at least 12 people have drowned in swimming accidents across the country. A number of children were among the dead, including a four-year-old who drowned in a quarry pond in Bavaria, and a six-year-old carried away by the current after swimming in the Rhine in Cologne. The weekend was the hottest of the year, but still short of the 40.2degC record last reached in 2003. The Rhineland town of Bad Duerkheim registered the country's highest temperature Read more [...]

Striving towards greater heights4 July 2015 MH Enterprises has an impressive legacy of partnerships to offer a multitude of choices to customers MH Enterprises has an impressive legacy of partnerships with leading suppliers and brand representations like American Classic, Unilever Food Solutions, Bavaria Non-Alcoholic Read more [...]

Die Kugler Alm, the birthplace of the Radler Image: Oliver RaupachToday, Hopworks Urban Brewery is celebrating its first annual National Radler Day with the release of its organic "Totally Radler" in 16oz cans.  The history of the Radler begins in 1920s Bavaria with a man named Franz Xaver Kugler, a former blacksmith who lived in the small town of Deisenhofen. In those days, bicycling was a hot new craze, so Kugler decided to open an alehouse along a brand new bike trail from Munich, a mere 12 Read more [...]

Formerly known as Graphit Kropfmuehl, AMG Graphite traces its graphite mining routes in Bavaria back over 100 years. Following a recent equity injection by Alterna Capital, this seasoned company is moving to build up its already formidable stature as a processor of speciality graphite material, spurred by the prospect of growth in new, high value markets. Nestling amid the rolling green hills and medieval towns of southern Bavaria in Germany lies the quiet Read more [...]

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Germany's DPA news agency reported early Thursday that the energy "understanding" was reached during a five-hour wrangle between Chancellor Angela Merkel, her Bavarian rival Horst Seehofer, and her center-left partner Sigmar Gabriel. Their talks sought to resolve disputes threatening to derail Germany's ambitious plan to phase out nuclear power generation by 2022 and to glean nearly half of its power from renewable sources by 2025 - without harming the economy or jobs. These trends are part of Read more [...]

The Mizzou swimming and diving team will have four current and former members of the are team compete for their respective countries at the World University, which run July 2-14 in Gwangju City, South Korea. Diver Lauren Reedy (Rochester Hills, Mich.) will represent the United States, Nadine Laemmler (Wackersdorf, Bavaria, Germany) and Fabian Schwingenschlogl(Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany) will compete for Germany and recent senior Igor Kozlovskij(Klaipeda, Lithuania) will swim for Lithuania. Read more [...]

Redningsskøyta Elias har berget en Bavaria på rundt 40 fot, som ble funnet ved Kongshavn på Nordre Jeløy onsdag kveld. Ifølge operasjonsleder Ingar Signebøen i Østfold politidistrikt var det tydelig at båten hadde slitt seg. Den ble tauet til Son marina, men det er ukjent både hvor den hører hjemme og hvem som eier den. - Vi har ikke ytterligere opplysninger, sier operasjonslederen. Besetningen på Elias var allerede på vei til et nytt oppdrag Read more [...]