Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Traced to Bavarian Egg Farm

An outbreak of salmonella which led to hundreds of people falling ill across Europe last summer, and was linked to several deaths, has been traced back to contaminated eggs from a farm in Bavaria, German media has revealed. The farm is owned by the Bayern Ei company, one of Germany's largest egg producers which operates four chicken factories, where hens lay some one million eggs a day. At the farm in question, in the southern region of Lower Bavaria, where hundreds of chickens were Read more [...]

Fire in German Alps hotel kills five

BERLIN: A fire that ripped through a hotel in the German Alps on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded seven others, while another person was missing, police said. The fire began early on Saturday in the hotel in the southern state of Bavaria with 50 people inside, including 47 employees from the same company who were spending the Pentecost holiday weekend there, a police spokesman said. The cause of the fire was unclear.The hotel is located in Berchtesgaden, a beauty Read more [...]

German Alps hotel fire kills five

BERLIN - A fire that ripped through a hotel in the German Alps on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded seven others, while another person was missing, police said.The fire began early Saturday in the hotel in the southern state of Bavaria with 50 people inside, including 47 employees from the same company who were spending the Pentecost holiday weekend there, a police spokesman told AFP. The cause of the fire was unclear. The hotel is located in Berchtesgaden, Read more [...]

Six die in blaze near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria

Fire investigators found the remains of six victims on Saturday while searching the gutted upper storey of the 800-year-old farmhouse. Seven other persons, including employees of a visiting Bavarian firm, are being treated for serious injuries. Bavarian public broadcaster BR said the rustic, three-storey farmhouse at Schneizlreuth near Berchtesgaden had been converted by an outdoor adventure firm to accommodate its guests taking part in events such as rafting and climbing. Police said the visitors Read more [...]

German Alps hotel fire kills at least five

Picture: AFP Berlin. A fire that ripped through a hotel in the German Alps on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded seven others, while another person was missing, police said, cited by AFP. The fire began early Saturday in the hotel in the southern state of Bavaria with 50 people inside, including 47 employees from the same company who were spending the Pentecost holiday weekend there, a police spokesman told AFP. The cause of the fire was unclear. The Read more [...]

6 people missing, feared dead after fire at rural guesthouse in southern Germany

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in the Bavarian town of Schneizlreuth , Germany, early Saturday May 23, 2015. Police in Germany say six people are missing after a fire at a guesthouse in Bavaria. In a statement Saturday, police said the fire broke out overnight in a converted farmhouse in the town of Schneizlreuth, southeast of Munich near the border with Austria. Of the 47 people staying at the guesthouse, 41 were able to flee. ( Ferdinand Farthofer/aktivnews/dpa Read more [...]

Six Missing After Fire at Guesthouse in Southern Germany

Police in Germany say six people are missing after a fire at a guesthouse in Bavaria. In a statement today, police said the fire broke out overnight in a converted farmhouse in the town of Schneizlreuth, southeast of Munich near the border with Austria. Of the 47 people staying at the guesthouse, 41 were able to flee. Seven of those had to be hospitalized. Police said the missing guests all men "could well be inside the burned down guesthouse. Read more [...]

The B7 sales pitch for the G7 21.05.2015

The next summit of the G7 leading western industrial nations - Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Japan, Canada and the US - is scheduled to take place in Bavaria next month. Reason enough for presidents of the largest business and industry assoications - known as the B7 - to get together in Berlin to map out their interests. After all, the seven largest industrial nations jointly produce 46 percent of the global GDP,and generate 35 percent of global trade. The basic mood was good, says Ulrich Grillo, Read more [...]

Pepe Reina set to return to Napoli – report

The Spanish international spent last season on loan at San Paolo, but moved to Bavaria in the summer after a permanent deal could not be struck. However, Reina has made just three appearances for the German champions this season, and was sent off 13 minutes into his last game. Sky Germany is now reporting that the goalkeeper has agreed a deal to return to the Partenopei, something to which Bayern are not opposed. It’s not clear whether the deal Read more [...]