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Germany warns against travel to Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Tirol

Germany’s Foreign Ministry on Friday issued travel warnings for the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, and the Austrian state of Tirol, warning against unnecessary travel to those destinations due to high coronavirus…

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German export expectations hit highest level since October 2018

Optimism among German exporters - who have taken a battering due to the coronavirus crisis - hit its highest level in September since October 2018, the Ifo institute said on…

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McCann suspect may face more jail time after EU court ruling

A German man whom investigators suspect of murdering British toddler Madeleine McCann and currently jailed for drug dealing may face more prison time after Europe’s top court retroactively cleared his…

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German foreign, economy ministers in quarantine after coronavirus contacts

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier became the country’s second cabinet member to enter quarantine on Wednesday, writing that he would stay at home after coming into contact with the aide…

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Germany declares regions in 11 European countries high coronavirus risk

Germany added regions in 11 European countries to the list of destinations it classifies as coronavirus risk zones, dealing a further blow to hopes for a revival of tourism as…

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German consumer morale brightens less than expected

German consumer morale improved less than expected heading into October, a survey showed on Wednesday, putting a damper on hopes that household spending in Europe's largest economy will be strong…

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Germany does not recognise Lukashenko as Belarus president after swearing in

Germany still does not recognise Alexander Lukashenko as president of Belarus even after his inauguration on Wednesday, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said. Lukashenko was sworn in for a new term…

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German cabinet approves second-highest net new debt since World War Two in 2021 budget

The German cabinet on Wednesday approved Finance Minister Olaf Scholz's draft budget for next year which envisages net new debt of 96.2 billion euros ($112.43 billion) to finance further measures…

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Navalny has been discharged from German hospital

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been discharged from the hospital in Berlin where he has been treated after falling ill on a domestic flight in Siberia last month and then…

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Deutsche Bank to close 20% of its branches to save costs in wake of pandemic

Deutsche Bank plans to close down one in five branches in its home market in Germany as it seeks to save costs and capitalise on the changing habits of customers during…

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Britain urged not to play games on Brexit

Germany's Europe Minister Michael Roth urged Britain on Tuesday to drop plans for a bill that would break the country's obligations to the European Union under its withdrawal treaty as time was…

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Deutsche Bank: Global GDP to hit pre-COVID-19 levels in mid-2021

World economic output will return to its pre-pandemic level by mid-2021 after a stronger-than-expected economic bounce in recent months, Deutsche Bank said on Monday, but bloated debt levels and a…

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Public sector strikes to hit Germany next week over wages

German public sector workers unions are preparing to take industrial action including walkouts next week after making no progress in a second round of wage talks with the government, they…

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Germany expresses concern at Covid-19 cases in neighbouring countries

Rising new coronavirus infection numbers in countries like France, Austria or the Netherlands are worrying, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Monday, adding that Germany will sooner or later…

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Photo Story: The Bird Show at Deutsche Greifenwarte in Hassmersheim

Scenes from the Bird Show at Deutsche Greifenwarte in Hassmersheim. The bird show is staged twice a day, when trained vultures, eagles, and other birds of prey circle over the…

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Scaled-down Oktoberfest in Munich amid increase in Covid cases

Innkeepers in Munich tapped their barrels on Saturday for revellers determined to make the most of a scaled-down Oktoberfest after the world’s biggest beer festival was cancelled because of the…

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Germany plans reform to avoid bankruptcy wave due to coronavirus

Germany would relax insolvency rules under proposals set out on the weekend to help avert a wave of bankruptcies in Europe’s biggest economy, provided companies hit by the coronavirus crisis…

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In Germany number of cases is 270,070

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 2,297 to 270,070, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The reported death toll…

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German economy likely to shrink less this year than during 2009 crisis – IfW

The German economy will likely decline by 5.5% this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the IfW economic institute said on Thursday, meaning the slump would be less dramatic than…

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Photo Story: The Festival of Lights in Berlin

The Oberbaumbruecke bridge is illuminated by colourful images during the 'Festival of Lights' in Berlin, Germany. Berlin's famous landmarks are being projected with artworks of lights from 11 to 20…

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Green wave in German state

On Sunday 13 September, citizens of the Western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia were called to the voting booths for municipal elections. The Greens secured 20% of the votes, an…

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Reports Germany to declare Austria’s Vienna coronavirus risk area

Germany will declare Austria's capital Vienna a risk area on Wednesday due to the number of coronavirus infections there, Austrian newspaper Der Standard reported, citing German government sources. German news…

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Germany plans voluntary vaccination for mid-2021

Germany aims to reach herd immunity through a voluntary coronavirus vaccine expected to be widely available by mid-2021, the health minister said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Berlin, minister Jens…

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German hospitality industry still far below pre-crisis revenues

The German hotel and restaurant industry in July further recovered from its slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but sales were still down more than a quarter when compared to…

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Photo Story: ‘Umbrella Road’ advertises car-free city center in Bad Mergentheim

Colourful umbrellas hang above a street in Bad Mergentheim, Germany, 14 September 2020. According to the city of Bad Mergentheim (Main-Tauber-Kreis), the approximately 80 colourful umbrellas hanging up are supposed…

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Germany says French, Swedish labs confirm Navalny’s Novichok poisoning

The German government said on Monday two more laboratories have independently confirmed that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-style nerve agent Novichok and called on Russia to…

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Germany to draft new law to address working from home

Despite facing reticence within German Chancellor Angela's Merkel coalition, Labour Minister Hubertus Heil of the center-left SPD over the weekend reiterated his intention to submit a draft law to regulate working from home.…

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Germany’s EU-China summit goes virtual

The EU-China summit was set to be a geopolitical high point of Germany's rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, with Chancellor Angela Merkel playing host. The eastern German city of…

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CDU’s vote-share reduction dents Laschet’s ambitions to succeed Merkel

Germany's Christian Democrats were set for an election win in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday, an exit poll showed, but their share of the vote shrank, denting state…

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Germans think Trump is more dangerous than coronavirus

Just 32 percent of Germans told the R+V Insurance Group in a poll out Thursday they were afraid of getting a serious illness amid the coronavirus pandemic. But 53 percent…

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One-third of Germans believe in conspiracy theories: poll

About one-third of people in Germany believe that "secret powers" control the world, according to a new poll published on Sunday. Some 11% of respondents said it was "definitely true"…

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Survey shows Germans fear Trump more than coronavirus

Germans are more afraid of the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump than of the coronavirus which has wreaked havoc on Europe’s biggest economy, an annual survey of German attitudes…

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Photo Story: Candles project for Germany’s Covid-19 victims

Gertrud Schop lights candles in the shape of a cross and the outline of Germany with one candle dedicated to each of the German Covid-19-related victims, in Zella-Mehlis, Germany. Schop…

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European economy is recovering better than we had feared – Scholz

The European economy is recovering much better than many had feared at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Saturday, adding that governments should…

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China bans German pork imports after African swine fever case

China announced on Saturday a ban on the import of pork and pig products from Germany after the European country confirmed its first case of African swine fever in a…

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Der Spiegel reports Novichok used on Navalny ‘harder’ than previous forms

The novichok nerve agent used to poison Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was ‘harder’ than previous forms, Der Spiegel magazine reported the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service as saying. Bruno…

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Germany, France to take in minors from destroyed Greek camp

Germany and France want to take in children who were left without shelter after fires gutted an overcrowded migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos this week, Chancellor Angela…

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German firms spared insolvency spike despite pandemic

The number of firms declaring insolvency in Germany was 6.2% lower than in the first half of last year despite the coronavirus crisis, the Statistics Office said, partly because of…

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Germany confirms first case of swine fever in wild animal

A case of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a wild boar in eastern Germany, the country's agriculture minister said on Thursday. The case concerned a wild boar,…

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Der Spiegel reports Navalny’s condition improving, police guard stepped up

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has made further progress in his recovery from poisoning with a Novichok nerve agent and is now able to speak again, Der Spiegel magazine reported…

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Photo Story: 200 years of stock trading in Frankfurt

The first share certificate is displayed ahead of the Opening Bell on the trading floor at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange during the celebration of 200 years of stock trading in…

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Germany says Britain should not unilaterally change agreements with EU

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Wednesday that agreements related to Brexit needed to be adhered to, adding that the British government should not burden talks by unilaterally altering…

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Merkel does not rule out sanctions on Russia-Germany gas pipeline

Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out imposing sanctions on a pipeline set to bring Russian gas to Germany in response to the suspected poisoning of a Kremlin critic with…

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Merkel doesn’t rule out sanctions on Russian gas pipeline – spokesman

Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out the possibility of sanctioning a pipeline set to bring Russian gas to Germany in response to the suspected poisoning of a Kremlin critic…

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German politicians question Russia gas project after Navalny suspected poisoning

Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing growing pressure to reconsider Germany’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia following the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer…

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Hundreds mourn death of 5 children allegedly killed by their mother in Germany

More than 800 people came together for a memorial for the five children who were allegedly killed by their mother at their home in the western city of Solingen. Neighbours,…

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Photo Story: Unity EXPO 30 years – 30 days in Potsdam, Germany

Long strips of fabric in the colours of the German national flag are seen stretched as part of an installation at the old city canal in Potsdam, Germany. The installation…

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Study shows Populism in Germany declined sharply

Populism in German politics is on the decline after peaking in 2018, according to a study released this week by the Bertelsmann Foundation. Around 20% of registered voters in Germany…

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Germany considering honouring those who have died of COVID-19

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has suggested that Germany should hold an official memorial for those who have lost their lives to the pandemic, because many of them had to die without…

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Madeline McCann suspect investigated over separate child sex allegation

The suspect in the Madeleine McCann case is being investigated over a separate child sex allegation a month before she vanished in Portugal. The German drifter known as Christian B…

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Weak rise in German industry orders dents hopes for robust recovery

German industrial goods orders rose by a smaller-than-expected 2.8% on the month in July, data showed on Friday, further dampening hopes that Europe's largest economy can recover strongly in the…

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Calls mount for Germany to rethink Nord Stream 2 after Navalny poisoning

A European response that involves the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is needed against Russia after the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a Soviet-style Novichok nerve agent, some…

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German health institute designates Canary Islands as coronavirus-risk region

Germany’s national institute for infectious diseases added the Canary Islands to its list of risk regions, citing a high rate of new coronavirus infections in the Spanish autonomous region. The…

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Deutsche Bank CEO warns of slow return to pre-pandemic economy

The economy's return to pre-pandemic levels will take longer than generally anticipated, the chief of Deutsche Bank warned on Wednesday. The grim outlook from one of Germany's top bankers comes…

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Germany sees economy recovering faster than expected in 2020

Germany expects the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to be less severe this year than originally feared, but sluggish foreign demand is likely to weaken the rebound in…

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