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Standoff persists in Merkel succession battle – sources

BERLIN, April 18 (Reuters) - The two men competing to run as conservative candidate to become Germany's next chancellor have failed to resolve their week-long stand-off, sources said on Sunday, and their…

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Germany mourns 80,000 COVID victims in national service

Germany is observing a national memorial day on Sunday for its nearly 80,000 victims of the coronavirus pandemic, sharing the pain both of grieving families and those who died alone…

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Failed candidate Friedrich Merz calls for decision in battle over Merkel’s successor

Berlin (dpa) - Friedrich Merz, who failed to secure the candidacy for the German chancellery, on Saturday called for a quick decision on who is to lead the conservative bloc into elections to…

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One in three Germans to be offered first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by summer – Spahn

BERLIN, April 16 (Reuters) - By end of May, one in three Germans should have been offered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday.…

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Merkel says lockdowns, curfews vital to break Germany’s third wave

BERLIN, April 16 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged lawmakers on Friday to approve new powers that would allow her to force coronavirus lockdowns and curfews on areas with…

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German economy shrank 1.8% in first quarter due to COVID lockdown

e German economy probably shrank by 1.8% in the first quarter because of COVID-19 restrictions, leading economic institutes said on Thursday as they revised their joint growth forecast for Europe's…

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Pandemic deters thieves, fuels domestic violence, German police say

BERLIN (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a rise in domestic violence, online fraud and child pornography last year in Germany, although there were fewer break-ins and car thefts as…

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Germany’s Merkel to have AstraZeneca jab on Friday

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive her first anti-coronavirus vaccination on Friday, German newspaper Welt reported on Thursday. Merkel would receive the AstraZeneca injection, the newspaper reported without naming a…

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German COVID-19 cases jump by most since early January

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany jumped on Thursday by 29,426 to 3.073 million, the biggest increase since January 8 as the government seeks to push through tougher…

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Germany to give different second jab to AstraZeneca recipients under 60

People aged under 60 who have been given a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in Germany will receive a different jab for their second dose, federal and regional…

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VW must repay customers who took loans on rigged diesels, says court

Volkswagen must fully compensate customers who took out loans to buy diesel cars that were discovered to be fitted with devices to cheat emissions tests, a German court has ruled.…

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German CDU backs Laschet to succeed Merkel as chancellor

BERLIN, April 12 (Reuters) - Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) backed party chairman Armin Laschet on Monday to run for chancellor at a September election, and asked him to speak to…

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Rollout of eye-scan test for coronavirus targeted by German firm

A Munich-based company hopes to help usher in a new era of coronavirus testing with an eye scan that, it says, takes just three minutes to identify carriers of the…

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German CDU top brass back Laschet as chancellor candidate

The executive committee of Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) backed party chairman Armin Laschet on Monday as the conservative bloc's candidate for chancellor at federal elections in September, party sources said.…

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Bavarian leader ready to run as German chancellor candidate – sources

BERLIN, April 11 (Reuters) - The leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) party, Markus Soeder, said on Sunday he was willing to run as the conservative candidate for German…

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Senior German conservatives set to discuss chancellor candidate choice

BERLIN, April 11 (Reuters) - The two contenders vying to be the German ruling conservative coalition’s candidate for chancellor in September’s election are due to meet leading members of the…

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China pulls German trade up, but Brexit hits UK business

German exports rose in February, boosted by surging trade with China in a fresh sign that factories are busy in Europe's largest economy despite a sharp drop in trade with…

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Germany has started talks for Sputnik V vaccine

Germany is currently negotiating with Russia on an advance purchase agreement of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday. Spahn told a news conference that…

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Merkel to take control from German states in pandemic battle

German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to take control from federal states to impose restrictions on regions with high numbers of new coronavirus infections, a government spokeswoman said, as Germany struggles…

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Merkel tells Putin to pull back troops as Kremlin accuses Ukraine of provocations

BERLIN/MOSCOW (Reuters) -German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to pull back the Kremlin's military build-up near the border with Ukraine, while he in turn accused…

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Germany regulator sticks to age limit for AstraZeneca COVID shot

Germany's vaccine regulator said on Thursday it would stick to its guidance to limit the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to those aged over 60. The European Union's drug regulator…

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German vaccine experts say no risks in vaccine switch after first Astra dose

Germany’s vaccine advisory committee sees no disadvantages or risks from giving younger recipients of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine a second dose of an alternative shot, two of its members said on…

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UPDATED: Germany’s vaccine task force to hold talks with Russia on Sputnik V

Germany's vaccine task force will hold talks with the developers of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 shot, including the possibility of setting up more production sites in Germany, a government source…

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Merkel backs tougher COVID lockdown in Germany

BERLIN, April 7 (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel supports demands for a short, tough lockdown in Germany to curb the spread of the coronavirus as infection rates are too high,…

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Merkel backs tougher COVID lockdown in Germany

Chancellor Angela Merkel supports demands for a short, tough lockdown in Germany to curb the spread of the coronavirus as infection rates are too high, a German government spokeswoman said…

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Germany sees 20% of population vaccinated against coronavirus by May

Germany will have immunised 20% of its population against the novel coronavirus by the beginning of May, the country's health minister Jens Spahn said on Monday. Germany has seen a…

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Daimler to hit the gas on electric shift after strong start to 2021

Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler said on Wednesday it will accelerate its shift to electric cars as it builds on a strong start to 2021 despite a global semiconductor chip shortage, but…

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Germany plans ‘vaccine passports’

Germany has announced plans to allow people vaccinated against Covid-19 certain privileges over their unvaccinated peers, in a significant step towards introducing so-called "vaccine passports." Jens Spahn, the country's health…

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Lockdown home-working thwarts Germany’s burglars

The number of break-ins in Germany fell to an all-time low last year because so many people were working from home, the insurance industry association GDV said this week. Insurance…

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Hundreds of tourists turned back from German state over COVID restrictions

Hundreds of people visiting the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern over the Easter holiday weekend have been asked to leave by authorities after they failed to present a valid reason for…

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Thousands protest against Covid-19 measures in Germany

Thousands of people were gathering on Saturday to protest against preventive measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the central German city of Stuttgart, where police said the…

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German experts say under 60s should not get second AstraZeneca vaccine

Germany's vaccine commission, known as STIKO, recommended on Thursday that people under 60-years old who have had a first shot of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine should receive a different product for…

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Merkel appeals to Germans to stay home for Easter to stem pandemic third wave

Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to Germans on Thursday to stay at home over Easter and meet fewer people to help curb a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, as the…

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German intensive care association demands hard lockdown, nighttime ban in Berlin

Germany's capital Berlin is set to impose a nighttime ban on gatherings from Friday and a reduction in children at nursery to from next week try to stop a third…

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German jobless falls by 8,000 in March

German unemployment fell in March, data showed on Wednesday, as lockdown measures to curb the coronavirus Europe's biggest economy had a limited effect on the labour market. The Federal Labour…

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Germany’s Merkel ready to take AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is open to being vaccinated with Astrazeneca’s COVID-19 jab, she told a news conference on Tuesday. “I have said when it is my turn, I will…

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UPDATED: Merkel, Macron and Putin in talks about using Sputnik V jab in Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed possible cooperation on vaccines with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a joint video conference on Tuesday, Macron's office and the…

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Germany decides AstraZeneca vaccine can be used for over 60s, document shows

German federal and state health ministries agreed that from Wednesday AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine can be used for people aged 60 and older following further reports of a rare brain blood…

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Mallorca ramps up testing to meet Germany’s requirements

Mallorca is scrambling to meet Germany's new requirement that its citizens on holiday there test negative for coronavirus before their return home, opening testing centres at the airport and in…

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Merkel presses German states to get tough with COVID curbs

Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Germany's states on Sunday to step up efforts to curb rapidly rising coronavirus infections, and raised the possibility of introducing curfews to try to get a third wave under control.…

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German minister sees holidays possible from end of June

Summer holidays and visits to restaurants to be possible from the end of June, supported by the mass rollout of vaccines against the coronavirus, German Deputy Economy Minister Thomas Bareiss…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Bundestag, Berlin, Germany

An interior view showing the plenary hall of the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. Photo: EPA-EFE/HAYOUNG JEON

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Merkel’s party “in free fall”, poll shows, as Greens gain

Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has slumped three percentage points in a week to its lowest in over a year, a poll released this week showed, with the…

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Germany issues COVID travel warning for France, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark

Germany warned its citizens on Friday not to make unnecessary trips to neighbouring France, Austria, Denmark and the Czech Republic because of rising COVID-19 infection rates. The move also means…

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UPDATED: Germany to require negative COVID test from air travellers starting Monday

Germany's third wave of the coronavirus could turn into the worst one so far and 100,000 new daily infections is not out of the question, the head of the German…

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Merkel rejects calls for vote of confidence over handling of coronavirus pandemic

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday rejected demands by the opposition to ask parliament for a vote of confidence in her government over rising discontent with her handling of the…

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Suedzucker posts strong earnings as sugar sector improves

Suedzucker, Europe's largest sugar producer, on Wednesday reported a rise in full-year profit as losses were cut in its core sugar sector. The company made an advance announcement of group…

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Germany creates bridge between blockchain and euro

German authorities have developed technology allowing investors to buy and sell securities on the blockchain in return for central bank money, bridging a gap between two worlds that once seemed…

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BioNTech investigating packaging issue affecting Hong Kong, Macau

Germany's BioNTech said it was investigating a packaging issue in one production batch that has prompted a suspension of the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in Hong Kong and Macau.…

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UPDATED: Angela Merkel backtracks on Easter lockdown after uproar

Chancellor Angela Merkel ditched a plan agreed on Tuesday for an extended Easter holiday to try to break a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, apologising to lockdown-weary Germans after…

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‘I will listen’, says Cologne archbishop as he vows to tackle abuse

The Archbishop of Cologne outlined steps on Tuesday to help victims report abuse, improve priests' training and keep better records to prevent future misconduct after a report on the handling of sexual…

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Germany’s Merkel banks on Easter circuit-breaker to combat ‘new pandemic’

Germany is extending its lockdown until April 18 and calling on citizens to stay at home for five days over the Easter holidays to try to break a third wave…

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Deutsche Post invests 7 bln euros to go greener

Deutsche Post, one of the world's biggest logistics companies, is investing seven billion euros ($8.32 billion) in measures to cut its CO2 emissions by the end of the decade, in…

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German economy is slumping on anti-virus curbs, Bundesbank says

The German economy is likely to shrink sharply this quarter as pandemic-fighting curbs hit the services sector and even the booming construction industry slows, the Bundesbank said on Monday. In…

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Germany set to extend COVID-19 lockdown, draft proposal says

Germany is set to extend a lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic into its fifth month, according to a draft proposal, after infection rates exceeded the level at which authorities…

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German team discovers thrombosis trigger in AstraZeneca vaccine recipients

Researchers at the Greifswald teaching hospital in northern Germany said that they had discovered the cause of the unusual blood clotting found in some recipients of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine,…

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Germany considers compulsory quarantines for people returning from abroad

Germany is considering making all people returning from abroad face quarantine and compulsory COVID-19 tests after infection rates jumped above the level at which authorities say hospitals will be overstretched.…

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