He created the strategy game about settling a new land in 1995. Millions of copies have been sold since then, and it’s played all over the world.
Category: Germany
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Tesla Sales Jumped in the First Quarter
The New York Times – Business:The electric car company’s decision to slash prices appears to have paid off in reviving demand.
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A Movie Confronts Germany’s Other Genocide
The New York Times – Movies:“Measures of Men” tells the story of the systematic massacre of Herero and Nama people in what is now Namibia. Its maker hopes the film will bring a debate about Germany’s colonial guilt into the center of society.
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Germany and E.U. Agree to Exception in Planned Ban on Combustion Engines
The New York Times – Business:Berlin has been pushing to allow the sale of vehicles running on synthetic fuels past 2035. Its dispute with the E.U. threatened the bloc’s climate goals.
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Germany Pushes for Exception in Law Banning Combustion Engines
The New York Times – Business:Berlin and Brussels are scrambling for a solution after Germany calls for allowing cars to run on synthetic fuels. The move could endanger the E.U.’s climate goals.
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Volkswagen Will Invest $193 Billion in Electric Cars and Software
The New York Times – Business:The German automaker announced a plan to accelerate its transition to battery-powered vehicles and bolster operations in China and North America.
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BASF to Cut 2,600 Jobs After a Year of High Energy Costs
The New York Times – Business:The German chemical giant blamed a drop in profits on stubbornly high natural gas prices and shifting global demand.
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China’s Leading Electric Carmaker Has Arrived in Germany
The New York Times – Business:BYD is a powerhouse in China and sells the most electric vehicles of any company in the world. Now it has a plan to attract buyers in Europe’s largest economy.
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Lufthansa Cancels Flights After Cable is Cut During Construction Work
The New York Times – Business:A cable cut during construction knocked systems offline for Lufthansa, Germany’s leading carrier, stranding thousands of travelers at Frankfurt Airport and elsewhere.
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The Artists Questioning Nostalgia for East Germany’s Past
The New York Times – T Magazine:Contemporary works are casting a new light on sentimentality for Communism.
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Solomon Perel, Jew Who Posed as a Hitler Youth to Survive, Dies at 97
The New York Times – Movies:His masquerade — a tale recounted in a memoir and in the film “Europa Europa” — saved his life. But “to this day,” he said, “I have a tangle of two souls in one body.”