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Germany tells Italy migrants onboard NGO boats need swift rescue

ROME (Reuters) - Germany has urged Italy to help migrants who have been onboard a German-flagged NGO boat for more than a week, saying charity vessels operating in the Mediterranean…

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Berlin urges German nationals to leave Iran or risk arrest

BERLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Germany's government on Thursday urged its citizens to leave Iran or risk arbitrary arrest and long prison terms there, warning that dual nationals were particularly…

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German unemployment rises slightly in October on growing uncertainty

BERLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) - German unemployment rose slightly in October, Labour Office figures showed on Wednesday, as the consequences of economic uncertainties began to have a visible effect. The…

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German exports post unexpected dip in September

BERLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) - German exports posted an unexpected dip in September, decreasing by 0.5% on the month, while imports fell more than expected, down 2.3%, Federal Statistical Office…

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Germany tells Serbia: you have to choose between EU and Russia

Serbia must decide whether it wants to join the European Union or enter into a partnership with Russia, Germany told Belgrade on Tuesday, two days before six Western Balkan countries are…

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Slightly fewer German companies planning price increases – Ifo

BERLIN, (Reuters) - The number of companies in Germany planning price increases has eased somewhat but the full effect of inflation has not yet reached consumers fully, the Ifo institute…

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German insurers warn against heating ‘experiments’ in energy crisis

FRANKFURT, Oct 31 (Reuters) - German insurers on Monday warned consumers not to engage in risky "experiments" as they try out makeshift alternatives to heat their homes as the nation…

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Average German household gas bill 173% higher than a year ago – Check24

FRANKFURT, Oct 31 (Reuters) - German households are paying more than 2-1/2 times as much for an average annual gas contract from their supplier than a year ago although wholesale…

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Sentiment among German exporters lifts slightly

BERLIN (Reuters) - Sentiment among German exporters increased slightly in October, although the overall situation remained difficult due to tense energy markets and a weak global economic environment, the Ifo…

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Russian nuclear rhetoric rekindles German Cold War fears

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Deep inside a decommissioned nuclear bunker built into a Cologne subway station at the height of the Cold War, tour guide Robert Schwienbacher says he is…

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Germany keeps ‘head above water’ with surprise Q3 growth

BERLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Germany staved off the threat of recession in the third quarter with unexpected growth, data showed on Friday, but indicators pointed to even higher inflation…

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Dead body found at Frankfurt airport in undercarriage of aircraft from Tehran

BERLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - A dead body was found in the undercarriage of a Lufthansa aircraft that arrived at Frankfurt airport from Tehran on Thursday, German daily Bild reported.…

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Germany tightens entry restrictions on Iran over rights situation

BERLIN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Germany is tightening entry restrictions on Iran beyond an already announced EU sanctions package in response to the human rights situation in the country, German…

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Germany allows China’s Cosco to take 24.9% stake in largest port

BERLIN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The German cabinet approved on Wednesday an investment by China's Cosco for a 24.9% stake in one of logistics firm HHLA's three terminals in Germany's…

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Germany to legalize cannabis use for recreational purposes

BERLIN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Germany on Wednesday set out plans to legalise cannabis, in a move promised by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government that would make it one of the…

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Germany’s Scholz calls reconstruction of Ukraine ” task for generations”

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday (October 25) that rebuilding Ukraine would be a task for generations. Scholz spoke at a conference dedicated to the reconstruction of Ukraine after…

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Thousands protest in Germany demanding solidarity in energy relief

BERLIN/DUESSELDORF, Oct 22 - Tens of thousands of protesters in six German cities gathered on Saturday to demand a more just distribution of government funds to deal with rising energy…

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Germany sets cornerstones for liberal migration reforms

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's ruling coalition has put the cornerstones in place to change the immigration system to make the country more attractive for skilled workers and fill hundreds of…

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Germany’s parliament approves 200 billion euro fund to tackle energy crisis

BERLIN, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Germany's parliament on Friday approved the government's 200 billion euro ($195 billion) rescue package that aims to protect companies and households from the impact of…

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Germany’s Scholz blasts Putin’s ‘scorched earth’ tactics, warns on gas price cap

BERLIN, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is using energy and hunger as weapons but has failed to break the West's unity and will not achieve his war…

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German exports to Britain could see growth for first time since Brexit vote

BERLIN, Oct 19 (Reuters) - German exports to Britain this year could grow for the first time since 2015 if the upward trend seen from January to August continues through…

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Concern about climate change shrinks globally as threat grows – study

BERLIN, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Concerns about climate change shrank across the world last year, a survey shows, with fewer than half those questioned believing it posed a "very serious…

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German spy chief: ‘Russia is the storm, China is climate change’

BERLIN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Germany's intelligence service chiefs warned on Monday that China could use stakes in critical infrastructure as leverage to pursue political aims amid a debate in…

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Germany aiming to cushion recession without fuelling inflation -Habeck

PRAGUE, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The German government is aiming to cushion an expected recession with its investment programmes, but without fuelling inflation, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Monday.…

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Germany to end conversion of Ukrainian currency to euros on Oct. 30

BERLIN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Germany will end a programme aimed at helping Ukrainian refugees exchange their hryvnia currency into euros on Oct. 30, the finance ministry and the central…

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Indicators point to hard winter for Germany – economy ministry

BERLIN, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The German economy is facing a difficult winter based on the current economic indicators, the Economy Ministry warned on Friday in its monthly report. It…

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Germans’ winter tourism bookings rise, but still below pre-COVID levels

BERLIN, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Germans' tourism bookings for the 2022/23 winter were down 33% as of the end of August compared with the pre-COVID winter of 2018/19, but sales…

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German economy to slide into recession – EconMin

BERLIN, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The German government expects Europe's largest economy to slide into recession next year as an energy crisis, rising prices and supply bottlenecks take their toll,…

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German prosecutors charge Madeleine McCann suspect with sex offences

BERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors said they had charged a 45-year-old German man, who is a suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, with several sexual offences they believe he committed…

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German coalition, beset by crises, could get more fractious after vote

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's faced the prospect of a more divided government after one of his coalition partners vowed to assert itself more strongly following a drubbing in a state…

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No sign that foreign state was behind German rail sabotage, police say

BERLIN, (Reuters) - German police said it had not excluded political motives in the suspected sabotage of communication cables on Germany's rail network on Saturday but that there was no…

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German voters deliver mixed verdict on Scholz coalition in regional poll

BERLIN (Reuters) - A regional election in delivered mixed fortunes for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's national ruling coalition on Sunday, with his Social Democrats scoring a clear win but the…

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Rail in northern Germany disrupted by sabotage

BERLIN, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Sabotage was behind a nearly three-hour halt in all rail traffic in northern Germany on Saturday morning, state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) said, without…

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Photo Story: The Festival of Lights in Berlin

Spectators on Friday night pass-by the installation 'Les Lumineoles' by paraglider Christophe Martine in front of the not-illuminated Berlin Cathedral during the Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. During the…

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Germany expects recession next year as gas crisis bites

BERLIN, (Reuters) - The German government expects Europe's largest economy to slide into recession next year, contracting 0.4% as an energy crisis, rising prices and supply bottlenecks take their toll,…

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German industrial orders slump more than expected in August

BERLIN, Oct 6 (Reuters) - German industrial orders dropped more than expected in August, dragged down by a fall in orders from the euro zone, where companies are battling with…

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German police see state actor role in Nord Stream blasts as probable – Spiegel

BERLIN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Germany's BKA federal police assumes explosions in the Nord Stream pipelines last week were "a targeted act of sabotage" and said it is probable that…

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German economy minister calls for EU to coordinate natural gas buying

BERLIN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - European Union member countries, afflicted by soaring prices for natural gas, should coordinate more to make the bloc a single energy buyer, German Economy Minister…

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How Germany’s industrial giants are preparing for winter

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has managed to fill its gas reserves to 91.32% of capacity, allaying fears it could run out this winter after Russian gas flows fell sharply following…

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German unemployment rises in September as Ukrainian refugees enter system

BERLIN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - German unemployment rose in September, Labour Office figures showed on Friday, as Ukrainian refugees continue to enter the system. The Federal Labour Office said the…

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Shipping prices drop as parts of Rhine return to normal depths

HAMBURG, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Water levels on the Rhine in Germany have risen sharply after rain this week, returning to normal levels of parts of the river and pushing…

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German economy minister: energy situation ‘extremely tense’

BERLIN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Germany is in an "extremely tense situation" with regards to energy supply, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Friday, a day after the government set…

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Euro sculpture in Frankfurt rescued by crypto firm

FRANKFURT, (Reuters) - A giant blue euro sculpture in the heart of Frankfurt's financial district has a new benefactor: The firm behind a sharia-compliant cryptocurrency. The future of the sculpture,…

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UPDATED: Germany faces threat of economic, social crisis – econ minister

BERLIN, Sept 29 (Reuters) - German businesses and households must reduce their gas useage further as Germany battles an economic war with Russia, German government ministers said on Thursday. "The…

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Spiegel reports CIA warned Berlin about possible attacks on gas pipelines in summer

BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had weeks ago warned Germany about possible attacks on gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, German magazine Spiegel said, after gas…

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German police investigating Russian billionaire Usmanov search yacht

German police investigating money laundering accusations against Russian billionaire businessman Alisher Usmanov have searched a motor yacht in northern Germany, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Prosecutors did not identify the yacht…

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German business morale slumps as winter recession looms

BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The German economy is heading for recession, the Ifo institute said on Monday, reporting a stronger-than-forecast plunge in business morale across all sectors as Germany…

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German chancellor Scholz contracts coronavirus, has mild cold symptoms

BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has tested positive for coronavirus and is showing mild symptoms of a cold, a government spokesperson said on Monday. Scholz is…

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Inflation threatens stability in Germany – finance minister

BERLIN, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The German government's top priority is combatting high inflation, the finance minister said on Thursday during a parliamentary debate on legislation to offset inflation and…

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German union calls on banks to pay workers 1500 euro energy bonus

BERLIN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The German union Verdi on Wednesday called on Germany's top banks to pay some of its lowest-earning workers a special bonus to help them combat…

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UPDATED: German police storm estate of Russian oligarch Usmanov

ROTTACH-EGERN, Germany, Sept 21 (Reuters) - German police raided the lakeside residence of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov in the southern state of Bavaria on Wednesday, along with several other properties,…

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German utilities close to long-term LNG deals with Qatar

German energy companies RWE and Uniper are close to striking long-term deals to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar's North Field Expansion project to help replace Russian gas, three…

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Rhine water above crisis levels in Germany, approaching normal depths

HAMBURG, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Water depths on the Rhine River in Germany have risen thanks to recent rain and are approaching normal levels after falling this summer to lows…

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Oktoberfest kicks off after two-year hiatus

The annual Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, kicked off on Saturday for the first time since 2019, marking the end of a two-year hiatus as a result of the…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Dresden, Germany

An empty street next to a Dresden Zwinger palace in central Dresden, Germany. Photo: EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER

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Cold winter could test Germany’s gas supply, regulator warns

BERLIN, (Reuters) - A cold winter could test Germany's gas supply and any shortage won't be foreseeable until it is too late, the head of the country's energy regulator told…

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Germany takes control of Russian-owned refinery amid Europe’s energy crisis

BERLIN, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Germany took control of a major Russian-owned oil refinery on Friday in the latest move to shore up vital energy supplies that have been jeopardised…

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