Germany

German CDU candidate struggles to revive flagging fortunes

The conservative candidate to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed to revive his campaign in a heated debate with his two main rivals on Sunday, according to a snap poll,…

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German election campaign heats up as Merkel’s conservatives slide

BERLIN (Reuters) - The campaign over who will replace German Chancellor Angela Merkel heated up on Sunday after a new opinion poll showed the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) opening up…

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Germany takes Spain off high-risk COVID-19 list from Sunday

BERLIN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Germany is removing Spain from its list of high-risk areas for COVID-19 from Sunday, meaning that incoming travellers who are not fully vaccinated will not…

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Get vaccinated to get clubs reopened, intones German health minister

Berlin (dpa) - The best way to reopen Berlin's club scene - shut down by the pandemic like a dance hall serving stale beer and bad retro hits - is to get as…

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UK and Germany seek common G7 approach on Taliban

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the situation in Afghanistan on Saturday and agreed on the need for international aid and a common…

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Germany takes Spain off high-risk COVID-19 list from Sunday

Germany is removing Spain from its list of high-risk areas for COVID-19 from Sunday, meaning that incoming travellers who are not fully vaccinated will not longer have to quarantine, the…

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German consumer morale drops heading into September- GfK

The mood among German consumers darkened heading into September as accelerating inflation and rising COVID-19 cases made them more hesitant to buy, a survey showed on Thursday. The GfK institute…

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Bavarian leader reaffirms support for Laschet despite poll dip

Bavarian premier Markus Soeder on Thursday rejected calls for him to replace Armin Laschet as conservative candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel in September's election, throwing his weight behind Laschet's…

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Climate change made deadly floods in Western Europe at least 20% more likely – study

MADRID (Reuters) - Climate change has made extreme rainfall events of the kind that sent lethal torrents of water hurtling through parts of Germany and Belgium last month at least…

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German private sector stays on growth path in August -PMI

Activity in Germany's manufacturing and services sectors expanded in August, a survey showed on Monday, pointing to recovering employment levels, strong demand and a rosier business outlook even though the…

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Merkel’s CDU and Social Democrats level in polls

With just five weeks to go until Germany's parliamentary elections, the two parties in the current ruling coalition are set to win similar numbers of votes, according to a recent…

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Merkel joins conservatives’ struggling election campaign

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel entered the electoral fray on behalf of her conservative alliance on Saturday with wholehearted support for her potential successor from the Christian Democrats (CDU), Armin Laschet.…

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Germany designates parts of Greece “high risk” COVID areas

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is designating parts of Greece as high-risk areas, meaning unvaccinated travellers from those regions would need to go into quarantine for five days. Crete and islands…

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Merkel, Putin clash over Navalny on her last trip to Russia

MOSCOW, Aug 20 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday used her final official visit to Russia to tell President Vladimir Putin to free Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, but…

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Most German companies grappling with bottlenecks, price rises – DIHK

Material shortages and higher costs are creating headwinds for the majority of German companies, a survey by Germany's DIHK Chambers of Industry and Commerce showed on Thursday, potentially complicating their…

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German train drivers to go on strike again from Saturday

Germany's GDL train drivers' union on Friday said its members would go on strike over a wage dispute from Aug. 21 until Aug. 25, its second action within weeks. The…

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Germany enters 4th coronavirus wave

Germany has "clearly" begun a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, according to the country's agency for disease control and prevention, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). Positive samples among PCR tests…

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VW might have to cut production further due to chip shortage

Volkswagen may need to cut production further due to a semiconductor supply crunch, the German carmaker said on Thursday, after a report that Toyota would slash output by 40% in…

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German SPD overtakes Greens, close in on conservatives before election

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have overtaken the Greens and are closing the gap with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives less than six weeks before a federal election, an opinion poll…

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T-Mobile says hackers steal about 7.8 mln postpaid customers’ personal data

T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday an ongoing investigation into a cyberattack on its systems revealed that some personal data of about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customers were…

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Afghan turmoil ‘shames’ the West, says German president

Images of throngs trying to flee Kabul are shameful for Western nations, Germany's president said, as desperate people clamoured at the airport after the Taliban takeover. "We are experiencing a…

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Germany to sell up to a quarter of its Lufthansa stake

Germany plans to sell up to a quarter of its 20% stake in Lufthansa over the coming weeks, the German finance agency said on Monday, citing positive developments at the bailed-out airline.…

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CDU says Germany can’t repeat 2015 migrant influx over Afghanistan, Austria calls for ‘deportation centres’

Germany cannot fix the situation in Afghanistan through a repeat of the open-door migrant policy it pursued in 2015, the general secretary of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party said on Monday.…

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German panel recommends all 12-17-year-olds get COVID-19 shot

Germany's vaccine advisory committee updated its guidance on Monday to recommend that all children and adolescents aged 12-17 be given a COVID-19 vaccine, citing further safety data and increased risks…

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Germany to sell up to a quarter of its stake in Lufthansa

Germany plans to sell up to a quarter of its 20% stake in Lufthansa over the coming weeks, the German finance agency said on Monday, citing positive developments at the…

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Hapag-Lloyd sees no let-up in tight shipping capacity

German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd said this week it sees no let-up in tight shipping capacity this year which has driven up its net profit in the first six months…

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German CDU’s poll lead slips again, Laschet’s rating slumps before Sept election

Support for Germany's governing Christian Democrats fell further in an opinion poll published, as a weak performance on the campaign trail by party leader Armin Laschet increasingly weighs on his…

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Tesla’s Musk hopes to make first cars at Berlin plant in Oct

Tesla hopes to make the first cars at its "Gigafactory" in Gruenheide, near Berlin, in October or soon afterwards, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday. Tesla has pushed back…

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Photo Story: 60th anniversary of construction of Berlin Wall

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers a speech during the 60th anniversary commemoration of the construction of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany, 13 August 2021. 60 years ago, on 13…

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Germany designates U.S., Turkey, Israel as COVID high-risk areas

The German government has designated the United States, Turkey, and Israel as high-risk countries, triggering a minimum five-day quarantine requirement for those who are unvaccinated, the FUNKE media group reported…

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Hapag-Lloyd posts nearly 10-fold net profit rise

German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday reported a nearly 10-fold increase in first half net profit, citing surging freight rates amid scarce transport capacities. The group, the world's number…

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TUI says bookings jump, confident in summer season

Holiday company TUI Group said summer bookings had jumped by 1.5 million since May, and it was confident in demand for the rest of its key season, helping to ease…

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Germany fears thousands got saline, not vaccine from nurse

Authorities in northern Germany appealed to thousands of people on Tuesday to get another shot of COVID-19 vaccine after a police investigation found that a Red Cross nurse may have…

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Germany’s SPD gains ground on conservatives in two polls

BERLIN, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats have gained more ground on Angela Merkel's conservatives ahead of September's federal election, two opinion polls showed on Wednesday, but they would…

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Germany arrests British embassy staff member suspected of spying for Russia

German police have arrested a British man who worked at the British embassy in Berlin on suspicion of passing documents to the Russian intelligence service in exchange for cash, prosecutors said on Wednesday. German prosecutors…

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Unvaccinated Germans face more COVID tests to avoid restrictions

Germany needs to increase testing and boost vaccinations to avoid another COVID-19 lockdown, the conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor said on Tuesday, before government talks to curb…

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Airbus sees 1,000 German jobs at risk without parts unit spinoff – source

Airbus has warned employees of hundreds of possible job losses at its small-parts manufacturing business in Germany if the unit is not hived off in line with a cost-cutting strategy…

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German Greens co-leader defends embattled chancellor candidate

The co-leader of Germany's Greens on Sunday defended the party's candidate for chancellor at next month's federal election, and brushed off suggestions that he should replace her after she made a string of…

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No test, no entry: Berlin nightclubs pilot ‘reboot’ project

Six Berlin nightclubs opened their doors this weekend to some 2,000 revellers free of masks and social distancing restrictions in a pilot project to assess whether testing for COVID-19 could…

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German exports jump despite supply bottlenecks in industry

German exports rose more than expected in June despite persisting supply bottlenecks in manufacturing, data showed on Monday, suggesting a solid recovery in Europe's biggest economy. Seasonally adjusted exports increased…

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German vaccination campaign saved thousands of lives: study

Germany's mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus has prevented thousands of deaths, according to a new study released by Germany's public health body, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). The report,…

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German SPD has support to lead three-way coalition -INSA poll

Rising support has drawn Germany's Social Democrats level with the Greens and suggests their popular chancellor candidate could lead a three-way coalition government after a Sept. 26 federal election, an…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Berlin, Germany

A view of the TV tower (Fernsehturm) during sunny spring weather in Berlin, Germany. Photo EPA-EFE/OLIVER LANG

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Germany adds southern France to high-risk travel list

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has declared southern France a coronavirus high-risk area, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Friday, which means returning travellers need a negative test or proof…

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German election: Social Democrats gaining ground — opinion poll

Less than two months before the general election, current Finance Minister Olaf Scholz is emerging as the most popular candidate to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel. On September 26, Germany holds…

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Germany Inc offers brighter outlook as recovery gathers pace

Some of Germany's best-known brands and industry bellwethers lifted their full-year sales and profit expectations on Thursday, citing a broad demand recovery from the effects of the pandemic. Engineering group…

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Aug

Nivea maker Beiersdorf enjoys big sales boost

Nivea maker Beiersdorf's sales rose above pre-pandemic levels as demand for adhesives and its dermatological brands roared back, pushing the shares up by more than 5% in early trade on…

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Adidas hit by China boycott, Vietnam factory closures

Adidas felt the impact of a Chinese boycott of Western brands on its second-quarter results on Thursday and is also suffering from the closure of factories in major supplier Vietnam…

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Lufthansa narrows quarterly loss, returns to positive cash flow

Germany's Lufthansa said on Thursday it further narrowed its losses in the second quarter and recorded its first positive cash flow since the start of the coronavirus crisis, citing faster…

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Germany to give COVID vaccine boosters to vulnerable groups in September

Germany plans to give vulnerable people a COVID-19 vaccine booster in September, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, ignoring a World Health Organisation appeal to refrain from giving third doses…

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Germany’s Greens pitch climate ministry to boost faltering campaign

Germany's Greens presented an "emergency climate protection programme" on Tuesday, aiming to reset their national election campaign after squandering an early surge in opinion polls with a raft of mistakes. The programme…

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Germany’s Greens want climate ministry with veto powers

Berlin (dpa) – Germany's Greens made setting up a climate ministry with veto powers a key plank of their election platform as they presented the party's programme on climate change in a nature…

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Germany to offer booster against COVID-19, vaccines for children

Germany will in September start to offer a booster shot against COVID-19 to vulnerable individuals such as pensioners and people with weak immune systems, the health ministers of the country's 16…

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Germany to offer booster against COVID-19, vaccines for children

BERLIN, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Germany will in September start to offer a booster shot against COVID-19 to vulnerable individuals such as pensioners and people with weak immune systems, the…

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100-year-old former death camp guard to go on trial in Germany -report

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A 100-year-old former guard at the Sachsenhausen Nazi concentration camp near Berlin will face trial in the autumn, 76 years after the end of the Second World…

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Jul

Dr Oetker frozen pizza empire sliced up

The multi-billion pound business empire of one of Germany’s richest families is to be split up because of disputes between the heirs. The Dr Oetker group first made its fortune…

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Germany tightens rules for travellers on virus concerns

Germany will require all unvaccinated travellers arriving in the country from Sunday to present a negative COVID-19 test result, stepping up health checks on returning holidaymakers amid concern over rising…

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