May 22, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Stiftung_warentest":
Society: 24 Jan 12
Hamburg’s main railway station has been named the worst for train delays in a new survey of 20 German stations. The best was Stralsund in the northern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
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National: 6 Oct 11
Nearly one in three supplements Germans can buy online from other countries contain dangerous or illegal substances, a consumer group has warned.
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National: 28 Apr 11
Germany's national railway operator Deutsche Bahn has a serious problem with punctuality – one third of its long-distance trains are late, according to a new survey.
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Society: 30 Dec 10
A man from Saxony-Anhalt has become the first major casualty of the New Year’s pyrotechnic orgy by blowing off his left hand with a firecracker, police announced Thursday.
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Business & Money: 27 Dec 10
The German government is planning to use undercover investigators to probe the quality of banks’ investment services.
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Society: 21 Oct 10
Germany’s top consumer watchdog Stiftung Warentest on Thursday revealed that 80 percent of children's toys tested by the organisation posed health risks to children, regardless of their price.
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Science & Technology: 3 Oct 10
"Stayfriends," a German online networking website that allows members to connect with old classmates, intends to photograph thousands of schools nationwide – without previous permission, according to a Saturday news report.
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Business & Money: 9 Aug 10
Amazon.de’s new grocery delivery service needs a bit of fine tuning, according to test results released by consumer watchdog Stiftung Warentest on Monday.
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Business & Money: 20 Jul 10
Germany’s top consumer organisation Stiftung Warentest on Tuesday panned the country's banks for the quality of investment advice they offered customers.
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Business & Money: 5 Jul 10
Many expats used to free banking back at home are often shocked when they try to open an account in Germany. Joe Morgan uncovers the pitfalls of hidden bank fees.
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Business & Money: 25 Jun 10
Uli Hoeneß, German footballing legend and club president of FC Bayern Munich, has teamed up with US fast food chain McDonald’s to sell bratwurst, the company announced on Friday.
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Society: 27 May 10
Organic food, widely assumed to be healthier than conventional groceries, usually have no nutritional advantage at all, according to a comprehensive study released Thursday by German consumer organisation Stiftung Warentest.
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Analysis & Opinion: 21 Sep 09
With less than a week before Germany’s election, Roger Boyes, the Berlin correspondent for British daily The Times, muses that the country’s voters like being bored by Angela Merkel and her political cohorts.
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Business & Money: 12 Jun 09
Though German consumers aren’t as leveraged as their American counterparts, a study released Friday shows that many are sinking deeper into debt.
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Society: 25 Apr 09
A test by professional coffee tasters tried 31 kinds of coffee and gave brands from discounters Lidl and Aldi top marks, Bild reported Saturday.
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National: 25 Sep 08
Every fourth German butter product is “impure,” according to test results released by consumer advocacy group Stiftung Warentest on Thursday.
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