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Germany considers more COVID-19 curbs as U.S. advises against travel there

Germany's health minister called on Tuesday for further restrictions to contain a "dramatic" surge in coronavirus cases as the country's infection rate hit a record high and the United States…

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Eurozone November growth surprisingly strong but outlook darkens

Euro zone business growth unexpectedly accelerated this month but another wave of coronavirus infections and new restrictions, alongside price pressures, are likely to put a dent in December's expansion, a…

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Merkel calls Belarus opposition leader to support free elections

German Chancellor Angela Merkel talked on the phone with Belarusian opposition leader in exile Svetlana Tikhanouskaya about the political crisis in Belarus and the "difficult situation" at the border with the European Union, a government…

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Germany’s Merkel urges tougher measures to battle 4th wave of COVID

BERLIN, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Germany's acting Chancellor Angela Merkel told leaders of her conservative party that measures being taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Europe's biggest…

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Germany holds onto Biontech jabs as its Moderna stock risks expiry- report

Germany’s government will limit shipments of the Biontech/PfizerCOVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks to push the use of its stock of Moderna vaccines before it expires, a health official was…

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UPDATED: Bavaria cancels Christmas markets, Germany can’t rule out lockdown, even for the vaccinated

Bavaria announced on Friday that it's canceling all Christmas markets in the state because of soaring coronavirus infections. The state government has also imposed a lockdown on all districts that have…

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Germany tries to tackle a “very worrying” fourth wave of the pandemic

Germany will limit large parts of public life in areas where hospitals are becoming dangerously full of COVID-19 patients to those who have either been vaccinated or have recovered from…

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Germany recommends booster shots for all adult population

Germany's vaccine advisory committee recommended COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for all people aged over 18 on Thursday as the number of coronavirus infections hits a new record in Europe's largest…

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Germans, Austrians line up for shots as COVID cases soar across Europe

Germans and Austrians are rushing to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as infections soar across Europe and governments impose restrictions on the unvaccinated, figures showed. Germany and Austria have among…

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UPDATED: Germany’s coronavirus situation is dramatic, Merkel says

Germany's coronavirus situation is dramatic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, calling for a push to distribute booster shots faster and appealing to those sceptical of vaccination to change their…

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German parties aim to present coalition deal next week

The three parties trying to form Germany's next government have made progress in negotiations and aim to present a coalition agreement next week, senior party officials said. The centre-left Social…

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Russian gas flows to Germany rise despite Belarus threat

Russian gas flows through a key pipeline to Germany rose on Monday, with no sign that Belarus's president had acted on his threat to cut off supplies to the European Union as…

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Germany could make COVID test or vaccine mandatory for public transport

Want to take the bus or train in Germany? You may soon have to provide a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination or recent recovery, as the country becomes the…

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German doctors targeted by COVID-deniers and anti-vaxxers

German doctors are increasingly reporting that they have been receiving abuse in their clinics and threats of violence by mail from anti-vaxxers across the country. Several doctors' organizations contacted by…

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As Merkel urges unvaccinated to reconsider, German army prepares to step in

BERLIN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged unvaccinated people to reconsider their decision in a video message on Saturday, as the country's seven-day coronavirus incidence rate rose…

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Greens warn German coalition is far from a done deal

BERLIN, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The three-party talks aimed at forming Germany's next government could still fail unless the sides achieve more progress on climate protection measures, the co-leader of…

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Germany brings back free COVID-19 tests as leaders warn of bleak situation

BERLIN, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Germany will reintroduce free COVID-19 tests from Saturday, the country's acting health minister Jens Spahn said on Friday, as part of measures to hit the…

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Photo Story: Carnival season prelude in Cologne amid Covid restrictions

Costumed revellers celebrate in Cologne, Germany, on Thursday 11 November 2021. The German carnival, the so-called fifth season, starts each year on 11 November at 11:11 am and ends on…

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UPDATED: Germany reports another COVID-19 record: 50,196 new cases

BERLIN, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Germany reported a record 50,196 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the fourth day in a row it has posted a fresh daily high, as…

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Germany reports another case of bird flu

HAMBURG, Nov 10 (Reuters) - An outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu has been found on another farm in north Germany, authorities said on Wednesday. The disease was confirmed…

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Merkel asks Putin to press Belarus over “instrumentalisation of migrants”

BERLIN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone that Belarus's "instrumentalisation of migrants" was inhumane and unacceptable and asked him to press…

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Germany recommends only Biontech/Pfizer vaccine for people under 30

Germany's vaccine advisory committee recommends people under 30 be vaccinated only with the Biontech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as it showed a lower number of heart inflammations in younger people than the…

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Five Germany players isolating after positive COVID test

Five Germany players have been asked to quarantine after one of them tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of this week's World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein, the German Football Association (DFB)…

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German retailers optimistic about Christmas sales

BERLIN, Nov 8 (Reuters) - German retailers are expecting Christmas sales to rise 2% to 111.7 billion euros ($129.06 billion) despite inflation, delivery problems and a new wave of coronavirus…

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German coronavirus infection rate hits highest since pandemic began

FRANKFURT, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Germany's coronavirus infection rate has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, public health figures showed on Monday, and doctors warned…

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German coalition parties to table coronavirus draft law on Monday

FRANKFURT, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The three German parties working to agree on a coalition government by early December will present proposals to combat a raging fourth wave of the…

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Police rule out terrorism after knife attack on German express train

Berlin (dpa) - Investigators do not consider the knife attack on passengers on a high-speed train in Bavaria as an act of terrorism. There are "no indications of an Islamist background," Sabine Nagel,…

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UPDATE – Several injured in knife attack on German train

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Several people were injured in a knife attack on an express train between the south German cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg on Saturday and a male suspect has…

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Diplomat found dead outside Berlin embassy was Russian secret agent – Der Spiegel

German security services believe that a man found dead in a street outside the Russian embassy in Berlin last month was an undercover agent of Russia's FSB intelligence service, Der…

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UPDATED: With fourth wave raging, Germany agrees booster shots for all

BERLIN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Germany's COVID-19 situation is entering a very difficult period with rising numbers of intensive care patients, health minister Jens Spahn said, as German state leaders…

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German companies are more optimistic about business abroad – survey

BERLIN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - German firms are more optimistic about business conditions abroad than they were in the spring, a survey by the DIHK Chambers of Industry and Commerce…

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Photo Story: Mother in Germany given life sentence for killing 5 of her children

Defendant Christiane K. (R) arrives in the courtroom for the verdict of her trial at the District Court in Wuppertal, Germany. The court imposed a life sentence on the 28-year-old…

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German COVID-19 cases hit daily record

BERLIN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Germany reported 33,949 new COVID-19 infections, the highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic last year, ahead of a two-day meeting of state…

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Amazon workers in Germany to strike for better pay

BERLIN, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Workers at some Amazon warehouses in Germany began strike action on Monday, services sector union Verdi said, as part of a long-running battle with the…

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Russian natural gas flow to Germany via Poland stops, data shows

MOSCOW, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Russian natural gas supplies through the Yamal - Europe pipeline via Poland to Germany came to a halt on Saturday, data from a German pipeline…

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From beers to cars, German consumers face higher prices

German consumers face higher prices for goods across the board as more and more companies in Europe's largest economy decide to pass on increased production costs, driven by widespread supply…

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German labour market continues post-pandemic recovery

BERLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - German unemployment fell more than expected in October, official figures showed on Thursday, showing that companies in Europe's largest economy were firmly on a post-pandemic…

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What’s next for German politics as new Bundestag meets?

Germany's new lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, met for the first time on Tuesday following a federal election last month. Here's an overview of why it is meeting now,…

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Germany’s COVID caseload makes biggest leap in two weeks

BERLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Germany's coronavirus caseload took its biggest jump in two weeks on Thursday, with over 28,000 new infections, the Robert Koch Institute said, adding heft to…

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Five youths suspected of planning Islamic State-inspired attack in Germany

German anti-terrorism forces on Thursday raided the homes of five young people west of the city of Bonn who were suspected of planning an attack inspired by the Islamic State…

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German auto makers can’t build hundreds of thousands of cars due to chip shortages – Altmaier

BERLIN, Oct 27 (Reuters) - German automobile manufacturers are currently not able to build hundreds of thousands of cars due to a lack of semiconductors and other electronic components, Economy…

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German business morale deteriorates further in October

BERLIN, Oct 25 (Reuters) - German business morale fell for the fourth month running in October as supply bottlenecks held back factory output in Europe's largest economy, a survey showed…

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Armin Laschet steps down as NRW state premier

Armin Laschet, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), resigned from his role as the state premier of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) on…

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In interview with Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Merkel says German politics needs more women

Angela Merkel encouraged more women to get involved in German politics as she prepared to leave office after 16 years as the country's first female chancellor, saying it was still…

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Lewandowski scores again as Bayern crush Hoffenheim 4-0

Bayern Munich top scorer Robert Lewandowski struck again as the German champions demolished Hoffenheim 4-0 on Saturday to remain top of the Bundesliga, a point ahead of Borussia Dortmund. With…

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German COVID-19 infections at highest since mid-May

Germany recorded the highest incidence of coronavirus infections since mid-May on Saturday, reaching the threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 in the past seven days that used to be the…

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Bottlenecks continue to brake German growth, inflation mounts – PMI

BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Growth in business activity slowed in Germany in October, a business survey showed on Friday, with inflationary pressures resulting from supply chain bottlenecks at a…

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German COVID-19 cases rise sharply

A key measure of coronavirus infections in Germany rose sharply over the past week, figures showed on Friday, raising the prospect of tougher restrictions as winter approaches. The seven-day incidence…

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German parties aim to make Scholz chancellor by early December

The three German parties working to form a new coalition government aim to wrap up their talks by the end of November and elect Social Democrat Olaf Scholz chancellor in…

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Germany to keep border open despite migrant influx from Belarus

Germany is not considering closing its border with Poland to stem the flow of migrants trying to cross into the European Union from Belarus, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said. "No…

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Police detain 11 across Europe in mafia probe

Police in Germany, Italy and Bulgaria detained 11 people and raided 46 residential and commercial buildings in an investigation into tax fraud by the Italian mafia involving the trade in…

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Germany may miss COVID-19 vaccine donation goal, blames manufacturers

Germany may miss its target to donate 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this year due to conditions imposed by manufacturers and delivery shortfalls, a health ministry official said in a…

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Ruthless Bayern humiliate Leverkusen with statement win

An astonishing five-goal first-half, including a burst of four in eight minutes, from Bayern Munich delivered a dominant 5-1 win away to Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday as the champions returned…

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Erdogan hopes for continued cooperation with post-Merkel Germany

Istanbul (dpa) - Turkey seeks to maintain good working relations with the upcoming new German government, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday in Istanbul. "I hope the successful work we have carried…

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German SPD chief Scholz moves closer to succeeding Merkel as chancellor

BERLIN, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The leader of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Olaf Scholz, took a major step towards succeeding Angela Merkel as chancellor on Friday, announcing that he…

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Germany rejects negotiations over Northern Ireland Protocol

Germany rejects new negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol, which stipulates Northern Ireland's will continue to follow EU rules on product standards to prevent checks along the border, a German…

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Germany’s SPD, Greens and FDP want formal coalition talk

Leaders from Germany's centre-left Social Democrats and two smaller parties will recommend to their party bases moving into formal coalition talks after holding successful exploratory talks, a source familiar with the…

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