Germany

Which countries imposed lockdown?

Four European Union member states have imposed lockdowns to combat the spread of the potentially deadly COVID-19 virus while travellers hoping to get into the bloc are being turned away.…

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Infections in Germany exceed 12,000

The total number of reported infections in Germany grew to 12,327 cases as of Thursday at 8am, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Robert Koch Institute. But depending on…

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CoVid19 Update – Another dark day for Europe

Thirty-two more people have died in England after testing positive for coronavirus - taking the total number of UK deaths to 104. It follows the biggest daily leap in confirmed cases…

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Germany closing borders to travellers from EU countries

Germany is closing its borders to travelers from other EU countries in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer said on Wednesday evening. "Today we are taking a…

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Germany to build hospital for coronavirus patients

As the number of patients infected with coronavirus in Germany topped 7,500 late Tuesday evening, the German Government has announced the creation of a new hospital completely dedicated the new…

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Germany kicks off tourists’ repatriation process of its nationals

Germany has begun the process of bringing home tens of thousands of its nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told DW in an exclusive…

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Germany to take radical measures to fight coronavirus spread

Germany will take "radical measures" to fight the spread of coronavirus by banning people from traveling for pleasure and closing non-essential shops, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.Non-essential businesses and shops will…

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Germany’s Bavaria announces fund of up to 10 billion euros to reduce coronavirus impact

Germany’s southern state of Bavaria on Monday announced a fund worth up to 10 billion euros ($11.21 billion) to help the region withstand the coronavirus outbreak, its premier said, declaring…

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Germany latest country to close borders

Germany has become the latest country to close borders as European nations try to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Its borders with France, Austria and Switzerland were shut…

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Macron, Merkel to discuss coronavirus, borders

French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss the coronavirus and the topic of border controls on Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leading EU officials Charles Michel and Ursula…

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Germany expected to close some of its borders

Germany's borders to Austria, Switzerland, and France will be closed starting Monday morning in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus, according to the Spiegel magazine and the…

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Deutsche Bahn stops service to Italy

Germany's state rail operator, Deutsche Bahn, said Friday it will stop running direct service to Italy. The line running from Frankfurt, through southwestern Germany and Switzerland to Milan will be…

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Stark warning from Merkel… most people will get the coronavirus

Up to 70% of the population is likely to be infected with the coronavirus that is currently spreading around the world, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, adding that since there…

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Germany reports first two deaths from Coronavirus

The health ministry in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia said an 89-year-old woman died in the town of Essen and that another patient died in the badly affected region…

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Lufthansa reduces its flight capacity by 50%

Due to the exceptional circumstances caused by the spread of Covid-19 and the resulting drastic decline in bookings as well as numerous flight cancellations Lufthansa Group decided to reduce the…

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Germany promises support to companies hit by coronavirus, urges public to stay home

Germany promised aid to companies hit by demand collapsing as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, while its health minister urged a halt to large public events in the hope…

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Photo Story: Action against sexual violence on children in Berlin

Activists participate in an action against sexual violence on children in Berlin, Germany, 05 March 2020. In the run-up to World Women's Day, the international children's aid organisation World Vision…

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German supermarkets report coronavirus panic buying

As Germans are slowly coming to realize that they could soon be facing a coronavirus epidemic, some residents are now stockpiling food out of fear they could be placed under…

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Law mandating measles vaccines in German schools takes effect

A law requiring mandatory measles vaccinations came into force on Sunday in Germany. The law, which was passed last year, stipulates that kindergartens and schools can only accept new children…

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Flights grounded at Frankfurt airport due to drone activity

Germany’s Frankfurt Airport has suspended operations after drones were sighted flying near the air hub. The airport has suffered from targeted drone disruptions in the past. All inbound flights to…

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Germany sees its rate of Coronavirus cases double

Germany's center for disease control and prevention, the Robert Koch Institute, says nine of Germany's 16 states now have cases of COVID-19, with Frankfurt, Hamburg and Bremen among the cities…

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Indian nationals’ sham marriages for immigration network’s ring leader arrested in Germany

A cross-border criminal investigation into Indian nationals entering into bogus marriages for immigration purposes has led to the arrest on 26 February in Germany of the ringleader of the network.…

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Protests over-shadow Bayern’s 6 goal victory at Hoffenheim

Bayern Munich’s 6-0 win at Hoffenheim was overshadowed by fan protests in the away end, prompting the players to see out the final 13 minutes by passing the ball between…

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Photo Story: A particular exhibition at Sea Life Berlin

A taxidermized fish is on display during a press preview at the Sea Life Berlin, in Berlin, Germany, 28 February 2020. The aquarium holds a special exhibition with taxidermized marine…

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Doubts on ITB Berlin due to coronavirus outbreak

A banner advertising the International Travel Trade Show ITB Berlin hangs on the facade of the Messe Berlin convention centre in Berlin, Germany, 28 February 2020. According to media reports,…

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Germany to test asylum seekers for coronavirus

The German government will ask federal states to test asylum seekers for the coronavirus as part of a broader package to combat the public-health crisis, German Interior Minister Horst…

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Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court strikes down euthanasia ban

Germany's highest court has overturned a section of the criminal code forbidding assisted suicide. Many terminally ill patients and medical professionals had fought to see the law scrapped. Paragraph 217…

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No political motive so far behind German carnival incident

German authorities are ruling out that the man who plowed a car into a carnival parade on Monday, injuring some 60 people including children, was driven by a political or…

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30, including children, injured as car is driven intentionally into crowd Carnival parade in Volkmarsentown, Germany (UPDATE)

30 persons have been injured after a car crashed into a Carnival parade in the German town of Volkmarsen. People gathered near a grocery store to watch the parade when…

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Photo Story: Carnival in Duesseldorf, Germany

A float depicting a racist with a gun in his mouth reading 'Racism - Words become actions' is moved into position prior to the annual Rose Monday parade in Duesseldorf,…

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Erdogan to meet Putin, Merkel and Macron to discuss Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on March 5 to discuss the…

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SPD set to win as AfD poised for drop out after Hamburg elections

The far-right Alternative for Germany party has lost support in the wake of a deadly attack on people of foreign descent in Hanau. The center-left SPD are set to maintain…

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Photo Story: Pinocchio photocall at the 70th Berlin Film Festival

In the photo above Roberto Benigni (C) poses with Federico Ielapi (L) and Alida Baladri Calabria (R) during the 'Pinocchio' photocall during the 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale),…

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Merkel and Macron seek talks with Putin and Erdogan on Syria

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday they want to meet him and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to defuse the crisis in…

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Nazi’s Out Chants in vigils across Germany after killing in Hanau

Thousands of people have taken part in vigils across Germany after a gunman with apparent far-right beliefs killed nine people at a shisha bar and a cafe in the city…

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Racism and hatred are a poison – Merkel reacts to shooting

German and world leaders condemned on Thursday the deadly shootings in Hanau and pledged to fight against those who try to divide society along ethnic lines. Speaking Thursday in Berlin,…

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Gunman suspected of shooting in Germany expressed far-right views in letter of confession – reports

A gunman suspected of shooting nine people dead at two shisha bars in a southwestern German city reportedly expressed extreme right-wing views in a letter of confession he left behind.…

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Main suspect of Hanau shooting where nine were killed and five injured, found dead

One of the suspects of the mass shooting was found dead at his father's home in Hanau. The police also found another body at the location.On Wednesday, the Police in…

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Photo Story: Presentation of carnival floats in Mainz

A float with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a Brexit sign and a fool's hat in his hand crouching in front of the Queen is presented by the Mainz…

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Photo Story: Carnival floats presented in Cologne

A carnival parade float depicting US President Donald J. Trump as the horror movie clown 'Pennywise' is shown during the official presentation of the floats for the annual Rose Monday…

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Leaderless Germany needs to step up

This article by Matthew Bugeja was first published on this week's edition of Diplomatique.Expert, Corporate Dispatch's eJournal. This is one of those stories that a lot of people are not…

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Diplomatique.Expert – Edition 22

In this week's edition we read on how will Germany's political woes impact geopolitical developments. We try answer whether coalition governments good or not. We also analyse the 21st century…

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Pegasus Airlines aircraft evacuated after one of wheels was on fire

A Pegasus Airlines jet was evacuated after landing at Germany's Düsseldorf Airport on Saturday when airport ground crew noticed one of its wheels was on fire, according to airport authorities.…

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Fatal shooting outside Berlin music venue

One person has been killed and four others injured following a shooting late on Friday evening outside a Berlin music venue, German authorities said on Saturday. Unknown people opened…

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Germany breaks up a far-right terrorism network

Twelve men — one a police employee — were arrested Friday on charges of forming and supporting a far-right terrorism network planning wide-ranging attacks on politicians, asylum seekers and Muslims,…

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Germany calls for European defence union within next 10 years

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, speaking before a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, called on his country and all of Europe to take on a greater…

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Photo Story: Merkel attends presentation of special euro coin in Berlin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the presentation of the two Euro special coin 2020 'Brandenburg' in Berlin, Germany, 14 February 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/ALEXANDER BECHER

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Top officials head to Munich for annual security forum

Some of President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy priorities stand at pivotal moments as two high-level national security officials head to an annual security forum in Germany. Strains in the…

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German economy records zero growth in last quarter

The German economy posted zero growth in the final quarter of 2019, the federal statistics authority (Destasis) reported in preliminary statistics on Friday. The Gross domestic product (GDP) was the same…

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Five shot and stabbed near Stuttgart, Germany

Police helicopters have been deployed to the town of Plochingen outside of Stuttgart following reports that at least two suspects were on the run in Germany after five people were…

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German CDU to start search for new leader next week

Germany's outgoing conservative leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said she would "start the personnel selection process" to find her successor next week. On Monday, Kramp-Karrenbauer announced she was to step down as…

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Amnesty International Germany awards human rights prize to ocean rescue activists

The German branch of Amnesty International is recognizing the "luventa10," members of an ocean rescue group, with the organization's human rights award, Amnesty's office in Berlin announced on Tuesday. The NGO's…

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Daimler to cut 15,000 jobs

German luxury carmaker Daimler is intensifying existing cost-cutting measures and plans to cut up to 15,000 jobs, Handelsblatt newspaper reported, citing company sources. The group in had said in November…

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Merkel’s chosen successor Kramp-Karrenbauer will not run for chancellor, to resign from party leader

The party leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said she will not run for chancellor. She will also step down from as party leader. Kramp-Karrenbauer surprised party leadership on…

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Storm Ciara causes travel chaos in the UK and Germany prepares for Storm Sabine

Strong winds have been causing travel disruption to parts of the UK as Storm Ciara approaches. Weather warnings have been issued for this weekend as the storm, set to…

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German regional governor resigns after a day in office, calls for new polls

The premier of Germany's Thuringia state Thomas Kemmerich resigned Thursday and called for snap regional polls, a day after he was voted into office with help from far-right Alternative for…

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More than 30,000 infected with the coronavirus in China, Italy reports third confirmed case

More than 30,000 cases of the new coronavirus have been reported in China, with over 600 deaths. At least 60 people have tested positive and been quarantined on a cruise…

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