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Germany heading towards tighter lockdown

Germany will close shops from the middle of next week in a tightening of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, people familiar with the matter said. The decision came ahead of a meeting…

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COVID-19 infections and deaths in Germany likely to rise further

Coronavirus infections and related deaths in Germany are likely to rise further in the coming weeks, a senior health official at the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases (RKI) said…

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TUI slumps to a 3 billion euros loss during the pandemic

TUI Group on Thursday posted an annual loss of 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) as the pandemic choked travel demand and finances of the world's biggest holiday group, forcing it…

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Merkel pushes for tougher German lockdown

Chancellor Angela Merkel threw her weight behind calls for a fuller lockdown in Germany that would include closing shops after Christmas, telling legislators that vaccines alone would not majorly alter…

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Debate over mulled wine heats up in Germany amid pandemic lockdown

BERLIN (Reuters) - With most Christmas markets closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, open-air mulled wine stands have popped up across Germany as bars and restaurant owners try to bring…

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Germany should prioritise nursing home residents for COVID-19 shots – expert panel

BERLIN, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Germany should administer its first COVID-19 vaccines to residents and staff in senior citizen and nursing homes, as well as those aged over 80, according…

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Merkel: Decisions on more Covid-19 measures needed before Christmas

Berlin (dpa) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes decisions will have to be taken before Christmas on further measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, members of her party told dpa…

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Bavaria limits in-person schooling, ditches New Year easing of rules

Berlin (dpa) - In the German state of Bavaria, older students will be increasingly taught remotely and a planned easing of rules for New Year celebrations has been cancelled as the coronavirus pandemic…

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Merkel warns that business aid can’t last indefinitely

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 17,767 to 1,171,323, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll…

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Christmas tree planation in Bavaria

Two Christmas trees lean at a woodstack at a christmas tree plantation in Unterweikertshofen, Bavaria, Germany, 06 December 2020. EPA-EFE/LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS

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A Heart for Children

Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli performs on stage during the 'Ein Herz Fuer Kinder' (lit: A Heart for Children) gala show in Berlin, Germany, 05 December 2020. German television channel…

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German scientists identify warning sign for severe COVID

Researchers at German universities have identified immature blood cells that could signal coagulation complications in patients with COVID-19. Potential severe cases could now be detected at an earlier stage. It…

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German court upholds ban on coronavirus demonstration

Germany's highest court upheld on Saturday a ban on a demonstration in the northern city of Bremen planned by opponents of lockdown measures aimed at containing the spread of the…

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German police search dozens of sites in child pornography investigation

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - German police on Thursday raided dozens of locations and confiscated more than 330 data carriers as they searched for child pornography belonging to 56 people charged…

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Lufthansa sees surge in Christmas holiday flight bookings

Lufthansa recorded a big jump in bookings for long-haul and European flights over the Christmas and New Year holiday period and is increasing capacity accordingly, the German airline said. Like…

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German health minister points out Brexit Britain just approved a European vaccine

Celebrating Britain's swift approval of BioNtech and Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine as a benefit of Brexit is misplaced since the vaccine was itself a product of the European Union that Britain…

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German city of Trier in shock after driver runs down 5 people

Candles and messages at Porta Nigra in the aftermath of a fatal car incident in Trier, Germany, on Wednesday 02 December 2020. Hundreds of people gathered at Porta Nigra, Trier's…

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A rare WWII Enigma cipher machine found under water off German coast

Handout photos by Submaris, showing underwater archaeologist Florian Huber viewing the rare WWII Enigma cipher machine, found under water at Geltinger Bay in Baltic Sea, off German coast. It is…

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Germany aims to have first risk groups vaccinated in January

Germany aims to have the first vulnerable people and caregivers vaccinated against the coronavirus in January, the health minister said , as the European Union's (EU) most populous country battles…

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Four killed, including baby, as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in Trier, Germany – UPDATED

UPDATE: Four people including a nine-month-old baby were killed and up to 15 injured on Tuesday when a speeding car ploughed into a pedestrian area in the western German city…

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Amazon workers at German warehouse to strike again

Trade union Verdi on Sunday called on workers at a German Amazon warehouse to strike for the second time in a week to disrupt the processing of orders following the…

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Photo Story: Biggest Christmas candle in the world lights up in Schlitz, Germany

The Schlitzer candle lights up during the blue hour in Schlitz near Fulda, Germany, 28 November 2020. Since 1991 the Schlitzer candle lights up on all Advent weekends over the…

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Germany is failing EU leadership test – Greek Foreign Minister

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias accused Germany of failing to live up to its leadership role in the EU by rejecting pleas from Athens to impose an arms embargo on…

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German minister Altmeier says partial lockdown could last until Spring 2021

Germany's partial lockdown measures could be extended until early Spring if infections are not brought under control, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday. Altmaier…

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COVID-19 infections in Germany surpass one million

The number of COVID-19 infections in Germany surpassed the one million mark and the daily death toll hit a record of 426, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for…

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German COVID-19 restrictions set to last into 2021

Germany will probably have to stick with measures to dampen the coronavirus pandemic into January, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, while her chief of staff suggested that restrictions might…

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Germany extends anti-virus measures as deaths reach record

Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed with leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states to extend and tighten measures against the coronavirus until at least Dec. 20 and they are likely to extend…

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Amazon workers in Germany to go on strike on “Black Friday”

Trade union Verdi called on workers at seven German Amazon warehouses to go on a three-day strike that will coincide with "Black Friday" discount shopping sales on Nov. 27. Scheduled…

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Car with anti-globalisation message crashes into Merkel’s chancellory

A car crashed into the gate of the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said. Reuters pictures from the scene showed police inspecting…

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Germany, Turkey trade accusations over interception of Turkish vessel

Turkey and Germany traded barbs on Tuesday after German soldiers boarded a Turkish vessel on behalf of an EU military mission in the Mediterranean, with Berlin calling its NATO ally's…

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German states plan to let up to 10 celebrate Christmas together

Germany's 16 federal states plan to allow gatherings of up to 10 people over Christmas and New Year, offering some relaxation of coronavirus restrictions to let families and friends celebrate…

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COVID-19 lockdown hurts Germany’s services sector – PMI

German service sector activity has contracted faster this month after restrictive measures were introduced to tame a second wave of COVID-19 infections, a survey showed on Monday. IHS Markit's flash…

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Turkey prevented German vessel from policing Libya arms blockade

Turkey prevented German forces belonging to a European Union military mission carrying out a full search of a Turkish cargo ship that they suspected of taking weapons to Libya, both…

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Many German states favour extending COVID-19 shutdown

Many of Germany's 16 federal states are in favour of extending a partial shutdown meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and make family gatherings over Christmas possible,…

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Angela Merkel ‘worried’ over affordable COVID-19 vaccine rollout

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged COVAX, an initiative set up to provide COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries, to start talks immediately with producers. "I am concerned that there are…

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Germany braces for extension of lockdown month into December

Germany will have to extend its current measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic into December, top politicians were quoted as saying on Sunday. Germany imposed a month-long "lockdown lite" from…

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Berlin picks sites for vaccination centres, calls for volunteer workers

Germany has identified six sites in the capital Berlin to be used as centres to administer the new coronavirus vaccination, an official at the civil protection agency said on Saturday,…

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German coalition agree to introduction of mandatory quota for women in senior management roles

The FT reports that the parties in Angela Merkel’s coalition government have agreed to introduce a mandatory quota for women in the senior management of listed German companies, in a…

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Turkey must stop provocations in eastern Mediterranean – Germany

Turkey has to cease provocations in the eastern Mediterranean if it wants to avoid new discussions about European Union sanctions against Ankara at an EU summit in December, German Foreign…

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German doctor arrested on suspicion of killing coronavirus patients

German police said they had opened a murder inquiry against a senior doctor in the western city of Essen over the killing of two seriously ill coronavirus patients with a…

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Schools are a covid19 safe haven for children in Germany

Children in the German city of Hamburg were four times more likely to catch coronavirus during private gatherings than at school, an analysis of infection cases between August and October…

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Five people injured in a stabbing attack in western German town

Five people were injured in a stabbing attack in the western German town of Oberhausen on Thursday and a suspect was arrested in what police said appeared to be a…

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Germany’s partial lockdown is hitting skilled trades sector – ZDH

The COVID-19 pandemic and measures imposed by the government to slow the spread of the coronavirus are hurting the skilled trades sector, which expects sales to drop this year for…

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Thyssenkrupp cuts further 5,000 jobs to stave off coronavirus hit

Ailing conglomerate Thyssenkrupp said on Thursday it would need to cut a further 5,000 jobs to ease the impact of the coronavirus crisis on its businesses. The company, whose steelmaking…

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Germany still has too many new COVID-19 infections, health official says

The number of new COVID-19 infections in Germany is still much too high and is causing a serious pandemic situation, the head of the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases…

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Former Wirecard boss Braun to be quizzed by German lawmakers

Wirecard's former boss Markus Braun is due to appear before a German parliamentary committee on Thursday, temporarily leaving jail to testify over the collapse of what was once hailed as…

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Wirecard’s creditors claim at least 12.5 billion euros

Creditors of the collapsed German payments company Wirecard have made claims for at least 12.5 billion euros ($14.85 billion), a German court said on Wednesday. Wirecard, in a dramatic fall…

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German police clash with protesters angry at Merkel’s coronavirus plans

German police unleashed water cannon on Wednesday in an effort to scatter thousands of protesters angry over plans to empower Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to enforce restrictions to curb the…

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Madeleine McCann suspect taken to hospital after fight in cell

The suspect in the Madeleine McCann case has been injured after an argument in a court cell, according to a German newspaper report. Christian B, as he is known under…

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Germany says Polish and Hungarian citizens will pay price for EU blockade

European Union members who reject the rule of law mechanism must be aware that their citizens will have to pay a price for this stance, German Europe Minister Michael Roth…

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Former head of collapsed firm Wirecard to appear before German inquiry

The former head of collapsed payments services provider Wirecard must appear in person before a German parliamentary inquiry on Thursday after a court rejected his lawyers' motion for him to…

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Is Europe about to face a bird-flu outbreak?

CDE.NEWS has been following a recent spike in reported cases of bird-flu across Europe. Denmark has ordered 25,000 chickens to be culled after finding H5N8 bird flu on a farm,…

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German economy stagnating or shrinking amid second wave of virus – Bundesbank

The German economy is likely stagnating or contracting as measures taken at home and abroad to contain the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit leisure activities as well as…

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Germany hopes trade barriers will be dismantled under Biden

Germany hopes that trade barriers between the United States and Europe will be dismantled once the new administration under President-elect Joe Biden takes office, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said…

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Merkel, German states consider tougher COVID-measures

Germany's federal government and states are considering new COVID-19 measures to halt the rise in infections, such as dramatically reducing the number of people at household gatherings and compulsory mask…

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Germans warned to brace for 4-5 months of severe COVID-19 measures

Germans should brace for another 4-5 months of severe measures to halt the rise in coronavirus infections and should not expect the current rules to be eased quickly, Economy Minister…

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UPDATED: Prince Charles in Berlin for National Day of Mourning

Prince Charles arrived in Berlin on Saturday evening in order to take part in commemorations for Germany's Day of Mourning (Volkstrauertag) on Sunday. The heir to the British throne will meet…

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