single for the two thousand world expo in hanover. the band were paid four hundred thousand dollars mox forty that's about two hundred five thousand euros in today's currency event organizers were criticised for spending so much for such a short play of commission a general be a good boy or defended her decision with expo patron and then german chancellor gerhard schroeder looking on. that he didn't think as soon as we signed the contract we'll have all the rights to this jingle the expo is going to host exclusive events by this world famous group. as i know this is a market that unfortunately is very expensive that has to be said but we have a music group here that stands for quality and finally a jingle has to be provocative. crocked back later released a single inspired by the jingle called expo two thousand the song charted in sweden britain and elsewhere.

like watching ham grab a time late or a smartphone and start creating sounds just like transparent clean kind machine number one is an app that brought out in two thousand and eleven it identifies your location and generates typical industrial sounds based on your surroundings makes a let you play around with the sound. if you want all the latest from the world of pop music go to pop export on facebook . stories stars and news from the scene. if you want even more public support head to facebook and don't forget to leave us a message we love hearing from you.

nineteen eighty six saw the release of an electric cafe this single nonstop made it to number one on the u.s. dance charts with a video featuring a computer animated representation of the band check it out. talk. talk. talk.

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a bit of music history with his band noir and harmonia and briefly in one nine hundred seventy one he played guitar across there but then his band mates dumped conventional instruments in favor of purely electronic sounds. and event it was a very deliberate rejection of all the styles of music at the time for that. it was very clearly their intention to make it a kind of signature on their own unique identity through i use a tape that was also to record them came across the x. breakthrough with our job on in one nine hundred seventy four drummer fluor joined as a new permanent member while production was still in progress. it took off without obama and before you knew it we were in america and on broadway like oh i'm so fast in my head span. for suddenly we got an offer to play the united states for a month i know not i merely got promoters were crazy about it and it turned into three and a half months. one

electoral pop milestone took its beat from the rhythm of trains trans europe express was the band's sixth album the title track became one of the most sample tracks ever car bottles help to get the train moving. about konsole by express. the trans europe express we decided to study the sound of a moving train and understand this to get hot in the end that's not what we used among them on about a real train sounds different because it has two sets of wheels a gets into the rhythm is somewhat on the tom button button but the button but you can't dance to that and we were doing dance music there was so much each and created a new beat this in the mortgage on the horses stand on a bit of on. the express crossed the atlantic and landed in new york d.j. africa sampled the pulsating rhythm making it a hit in the u.s. planted rock went on to become

a cornerstone of hip hop. three. another international hit for kraft back was one nine hundred seventy eight's das model or the model. a song without a chorus it was groundbreaking at the time. bob toast still plays it at solo concert. the nominees we just couldn't think of a good chorus is awesome so we decided to leave the song the way it was and i remember the talking about it saying if only we could think of a good chorus we'll have a head. on head and often here. but the song became a smash hit anyway kroft vacs determination to go their own way cemented their status as icons of electronica. that we're going to be self-referential so we depend it's a little on anyone else no connection to anyone or any trends we have what we wanted to say very very unique and unique applied. with synthesizers and

he would have been banned from the alps playing zeros and bogans and so on when even the kids could have turned up pretty do you. know. to imagine their band. their simple but catchy sequences of nodes define the sound of the digital age years before it began. is one that's not it didn't exactly storm the charts when it was released in one thousand nine hundred but in one thousand nine hundred two the english version of the model reached the top of the british charts. in the original german enjoy and see you next time on.

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months to some krips staff have taken to the streets to protest the merger. the new steel operations will be based in the netherlands which will mean changes to company policy. because in the netherlands are not allowed to sit on supervisory boards so. that means employee participation is much lower at that than in germany is complete. the issue has even sparked debate in the german parliament members of the social democrats say the government should have intervened. on. it's unclear if this merger will help secure steel production in germany and europe. it seems as if this is about shutting a profitable part but one that's no longer of interest to the group as

a whole new. steel production accounts for well over seven billion euros of income each year to syncro steel made products like elevators are worth almost as much products made for the car industry and so called industrial solutions creative. but the biggest unit by far is material services. imagine the company's response to overcapacity in the steel market well why it. to syncro and tata believe a joint venture will make them more efficient but workers feel their futures are being put on the line. nearly a year ago suffered a massive data breach that impacted some fifty seven million customers and drivers . not only to know about the hack and keep it from authorities it paid the thieves

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sharing service in the world and it's continued to grow despite the controversies. as the new president. wants to see zimbabwe flourish again. the country has the foundation for economic growth plentiful resources good public infrastructure and a solid workforce. but under mugabe the country's economy went downhill it started in one nine hundred ninety seven when the government began seizing land from white farmers a setback for a country that relied on its our cultural exports economic growth almost hoft over the decade it was the strongest contraction of its kind in a peacetime economy according to the world bank. inflation hit five hundred billion percent poverty rates throwing a fifth of the country into extreme need. things began to improve in two thousand

and nine up to zimbabwe abandoned its local currency and began accepting multiple currencies the economy has struggled again lately and inflation fears a back investors have plowed that money into stocks in recent months as the mugabe government began printing a currency night the new government will face difficult questions once the euphoria subsides can it bring back a local currency. a liquidity crisis economists say zimbabwe has the structures in place to succeed. the chinese social media and gaming giant ten cent has overtaken facebook and terms of market value. it reached five hundred thirty billion dollars on tuesday on the hong kong stock exchange making it the first asian company to exceed the hoffa trillion dollar mark. easyjet is hoping to profit from the takeover of

bankrupt len it will now be offering more flights to exploit its stronger grip on the market things are changing fast in the sector as a competitor ryanair has dropped flights and other rivals including monaco are no longer in the business. new poll was supposed to have opened in june twenty twelve but has faced a series of construction issues germany safety authorities now say there were problems with the sprinklers and fire safety system. wants to announce a new opening date by mid december experts say the airport's design may already be outdated. confidence in germany's beaming economy is reassuring to many despite the country's difficulties in forming a new government the liberals recently walked out of coalition talks saying there was no hope and there's more trouble ahead if uncertainty lingers businesses and

investors need stability as europe's largest economy germany has a lot on its plate. the. challenges a huge what does it mean for the e.u. economy for international trade than digitalisation education infrastructure payment for germany's energy transformation the so much on the agenda and we need answers on. one answer that spared by many economic stakeholders is new elections leading to months of uncertainty on monday representatives across germany's economy including the engineering and chemical industries and the export sector each publicly urged for the continuation of coalition talks. that's concern also at the e.u. level where ministers are awaiting action on several economic proposals including your eyes i'm reforms a common finance minister in the shed budget french president emmanuel mccrone has a particular stake in the new german government his quest for

a more economically integrated european economy hinges upon german support. being number one without a partner isn't very interesting and microelectronics on the promise that he could revive europe. it was supposed to be a matter of weeks before his german partner now the timing is anyone's guess. i'm still will become the new location of the european medicines agency an e.u. institution currently based in london but britain's departure from the e.u. in twenty nineteen means it needs to be relocated the city of. nine hundred cities were originally in the running the dutch capital now has sixteen months to organize the move at an estimated cost of four hundred million euros well the first staff members of the european medical agency already arrive next summer so that's very very soon and then in april two thousand and nineteen we're planning to

finalize the conference to siltation and on january first two thousand and twenty everything should be ready and we should be welcome all the staff members the currently employs some nine hundred people but estimates suggest that twenty percent of positions could be cut as a result of the me from london. another city in celebration is paris he will host the european banking on thora take the selection was a blow to the german city of frankfurt which had been hoping to cash in on its reputation as a european banking how. the shadows the banking officers the stuff on four com got hit so pretty the banking all thora t. isn't coming to frankfurt fronts just pick germany. it's the post. that still will get the majority of the british banks that are currently still in london is in frankfurt is and forever will be europe's number one banking location finance plus the market will part. u.k. banks and london based e.u.

institutions the twenty seven remaining member states are already carving up the spoils of britain's departure from the european union. compass is like this so often used for school design and technical applications the biggest components the oems are made from metal that contains lead for some countries thoughts a problem overnight south korea reclassified a compass from drawing a quick mint to a child's toy which isn't allowed to contain lead that's just one of the many measures countries have used to restrict imports. a company like step which exports eighty percent of its product is directly affected by tactics like these. you're going up one of two not really nice we can't really tell if these are protectionist measures or if there are regulations like standards that

are changed by the e.u. or if there are regulations from other countries sometimes it's hard to tell. we try to react immediately to check our role materials and all the manufacturing processes so we can adjust accordingly i'm going to the heart of. the company was founded in one thousand thirty four and is now present in one hundred fifty countries. the c.e.o. is worried that the biggest market the u.s. will continue to isolate itself. along with other countries. we can really begin something copy the entire world map as a market. and we're seeing that in almost every region the non-tariff barriers to trade are increasing duties are rising calculation methods are changing to make imports more difficult it's happening all over the world. wide.

business is getting tougher in the e.u. as well the safe limits of lead in pencils is being lowered even though you'd have to eat eighteen pencils a year to absorb the current limit all appeals to regulators have been unsuccessful . the company doesn't want to walk away from any market but the increasing demands and higher judy's in certain regions make the products more expensive for the consumer and they won't pay higher prices for the products if domestic ones are significantly cheaper. and that was all week in review. i'm a mother like two billion other mothers around the world i have one wish the best for my child. but in this is science in which breastfeeding is often frowned upon

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