Germany

Photo Story: Celebrations for 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

Tourists takes photos of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, 08 November 2019. The 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is on 09 November 2019. German Chancellor…

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Pompeo says NATO needs to change, or risk becoming obsolete

NATO needs to grow and change or else the alliance runs the risk of becoming obsolete, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday. “Seventy years on NATO now,…

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Lufthansa strike continues, 600 flights cancelled

About 600 flights were cancelled on Friday as a 48-hour Lufthansa cabin crew strike entered its second day. Germany's flagship airline cancelled the flights, from a total pool of 1362 flights,…

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Workers rescued after mine explosion in Germany

At least two people were injured and at least 35 people were trapped underground after an explosion at a mine in eastern Germany on Friday. The workers at the Teutschenthal mine…

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Pompeo in Germany for Berlin Wall Anniversary

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at the former border between East and West Germany ahead of festivities to mark the 30th anniversary…

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Germans divided on unity legacy 30 years after fall of Berlin Wall

As celebrations continue in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a survey published Thursday revealed significant differences in how Germans…

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Berlin Wall era escape tunnel opened to the public

Photos from an escape tunnel leading from East to West-Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Berliner Unterwelten e.V. opened a visitor tunnel that provides an insight into an original escape tunnel on…

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CDU leader wants Merkel to stay until 2021

There is no reason for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to leave office before her planned departure in 2021, her protegee and would-be successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said as they both…

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1,300 Lufthansa flights cancelled as courts approve strike

Lufthansa cancelled 1,300 out of 6,000 flights scheduled — 700 on Thursday and 600 on Friday after German airline failed Wednesday with its injunction application and subsequent appeal against strike…

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German court approves Lufthansa strike

German airline Lufthansa were dealt a blow on Wednesday after a court ruled in favour of a union strike, dismissing an injunction brought forward by the air carrier. Lufthansa had made an…

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Local performers wearing US army uniforms at Checkpoint Charlie are banned

A general view shows the Checkpoint Charlie, a former Berlin Wall crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War, in Berlin, Germany. According to reports, Berlin authorities…

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Photo Story Christmas tree set for Frankfurt Christmas Market

Workers start to put light decorations at a tall Christmas tree at the Christmas market in front of the town hall Roemer in the historic city center in Frankfurt am…

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Photo Story: Preparations for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

A series of photos of graphics, artwork and historic footage that were projected onto the East Side Gallery in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday night. The projections are as part of…

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Lufthansa strike set to disrupt flights ahead of Berlin Wall anniversary weekend

A Lufthansa cabin crew 48-hour strike called for Thursday 7 and Friday 8 November strike is set to disrupt hundreds of flights. The strike was ordered by the UFO union as part…

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Germany expects drop in asylum applications for 2019

Germany has seen fewer new asylum applications this year, with officials expecting 2019 to record fewer new applications than last year, according to a report on Sunday by the Bild am…

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Only voice of Europe carries significant weight,’ German Foreign Minister Maas says

'German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called for more solidarity among European nations in an article published in media outlets across 26 European countries on Saturday. He also thanked Europeans for…

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Preparations underway for the celebration for 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

Pictures of the installation 'Visions in Motion' by US artist Patrick Shearn which is made of 30,000 ribbons with written wishes of 30,000 people during a test run at the…

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Dresden declares ‘Nazi emergency’

The eastern German city of Dresden has passed a resolution declaring a "Nazi emergency." In a policy statement, passed by the city council on Wednesday night, councillors noted that "anti-democratic,…

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Photo Story: Parts of the Berlin Wall on display

As Germany prepares to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, painted sections of the wall have been put on display in a yard in Teltow,…

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Decline of insects in Germany is ‘frightening’, scientists warn

The decline of insects in German forests and grassland is "frightening" particularly in the vicinity of intensively farmed land, scientists have warned. An international research team led by scientists from…

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German jobless total rises more than expected in October

German unemployment rose more than expected in October, data showed on Wednesday, suggesting that a manufacturing crisis in Europe’s largest economy is spilling over to the labour market. Data from…

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Farmer sue German government over failure to tackle climate change

Climate activists hold a demonstration prior to a court session in which three farmer families, along with the environmental protection organization Greenpeace, sue the German government over climate policy, at…

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Denmark gives go-ahead for Nord Stream 2 Russian pipeline segment

Denmark's Energy Agency announced on Wednesday that it had granted Nord Stream 2, owned by Russia's Gazprom, a permit to lay the pipeline across seabed southeast of Denmark's island of…

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Carola Rackete presents her book ‘Acting instead of hope’

Carola Rackete attends a press conference on the occasion of her new coming book 'Acting instead of hope' in Berlin, Germany, 30 October 2019. Rackete, the captain of Sea Watch…

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French jeweller held in Germany in international gold trafficking investigation

A gold trafficking case between France and Germany thought to be worth at least €1 million has led to the arrest of a French jeweller and nine of his accomplices,…

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Ocean Viking gets go ahead to disembark at Pozzallo

The NGO-run search-and-rescue ship Ocean Viking will be allowed to disembark the 104 asylum seekers it rescued on October 18 in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo, the Italian interior ministry…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Beelitz, Germany

An aerial view showing harvest workers uncovering rows of asparagus in a field at Kleistow asparagus farm near Beelitz, German. Officially the season starts on 15 April. Some 2,900 hectares of…

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German embassy worker allegedly sold visas to Lebanese clan

A Lebanese man who used to work at the German embassy in Beirut is wanted by authorities over alleged "irregularities" involving visa documents, according to a report by the Bild…

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German far-right AfD surges to second place in Thuringia election

Voters in the eastern German state of Thuringia boosted the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in regional elections on Sunday, according to preliminary results, but the Left party will remain the dominant political force…

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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas visits Turkey

A handout photo made available by the Turkish Foreign Ministry press office shows German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (L) and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) shake hands during their…

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Photo Story: ‘Made-for-Instagram’ museum opens in Duesseldorf

A girl enjoys a ball bath as she is being photographed at the made-for-Instagram museum 'Cali Dreams' in Dusseldorf, Germany. No artworks are shown in this museum, rather each visitor…

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Highlights from the exhibition ‘Making Van Gogh – History of a German Love’ in Frankfurt

Photos from the exhibition 'Making van Gogh. History of a German Love' in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The exhibition will show more than 120 paintings and works on paper, as…

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German MPs urge Merkel to keep Huawei out of 5G network

A group of MPs from Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is pressing the German chancellor to keep Chinese telecom company Huawei out of the country's 5G network, citing national…

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Kurdish forces pull out of besieged town

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have withdrawn from the besieged border town of Ras al-Ayn, fulfilling part of a fragile US-brokered deal with Turkey. On Sunday, dozens of vehicles…

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Photo Story: Mandela -The Official Exhibition in Berlin

Photos from the exhibition 'Mandela -The Official Exhibition' at Bikini Berlin in Berlin, Germany. The new global touring exhibition shows Mandela's life from his struggles as a freedom fighter to…

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Strike by Lufthansa subsidiaries staff in Germany

View of empty check-in desks in Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany, 20 October 2019. According to the Independent Flight Attendants Union (UFO), some staff of the German Lufthansa subsidiaries Eurowings,…

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International police action against Belarussian organised crime group involved in international cargo thefts

The German Police Department Heidekreis, in cooperation with the French Gendarmerie and Czech authorities, the German State Criminal Police Office of Saxony-Anhalt, EMPACT OPC, and Europol dismantled a Belarussian organised…

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France, Italy and Germany preparing measures to block Facebook Libra

France, Italy and Germany are together preparing measures to block Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency from use in Europe, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire announced Friday. France 24 reports Le…

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Germany mulls the setting up a national Ministry for Loneliness

Euronews reports that Angela Merkel's CDU party is suggesting that the German capital arms itself with an Official Commissioner for Loneliness. One in ten people living in Berlin, home to…

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Merkel says Brexit deal still possible

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a deal on Britain’s exit from the EU was still possible as EU leaders headed to Brussels on Thursday for a two-day summit dominated by…

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Vigil held for murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in front of Maltese embassy in Berlin

Scenes from the vigil in front of the Maltese embassy in the German capital Berlin for murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, on the evening of Wednesday 16 October 2019. Reporters…

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Two mysterious deaths in Germany

Firefighters in protective suits during an investigation for poisonous substances at a house near the place where a courier driver was found dead inside his van in Haldensleben near Magdeburg,…

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Macron, Merkel to meet to harmonise positions before EU summit

France's Emmanuel Macron will hold talks Wednesday with Germany's Angela Merkel for the second time in a week to chart a united front on issues ranging from Brexit to Syria…

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Ten EU member states declare readiness to block arms export to Turkey

Italy is ready to block arms exports to Turkey because of its Syrian intervention, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday. NewEurope reports that Italy is the biggest EU…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Treplin, Germany

An aerial view of farmer reaping green fodder on a field near Treplin, Germany. Photo: EPA/PATRICK PLEUL

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Hundreds of German companies call for EU help as Brexit fears bite

Hundreds of German companies have appealed for more direct support from Brussels and a business-friendly stance from EU lawmakers as they grapple with the effects of Brexit, the US-China trade…

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Highlights from the Festival of Lights in Berlin

A series of photos of illuminated buildings during the Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. Historic buildings or iconic landmarks of the German capital are screened with light installations…

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3D gun used in Halle shooting, experts urge that it serves as an eye opener

The creation of 3D printed guns by the neo-Nazi who launched a shooting attack in Germany must act as a warning to security services, experts have said. Stephan Balliet…

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Daimler issues mass van recall over emission violations

The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has ordered auto giant Daimler to recall several hundred thousand vehicles for breaking diesel emissions regulations, the car manufacturer said Friday. Daimler, which…

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U.N. envoy pushes to stop ‘blatant’ embargo violations in Libya

The U.N. envoy for Libya said he hopes an international conference next month will produce a Security Council resolution committing foreign powers to stopping an escalating proxy war and an…

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Germany-wide recall of contaminated milk

German authorities have issued a recall of fresh low-fat milk 1.5 percent fat in 1 litre packaging of various brands, after DMK Deutsche Milchkontor GmbH as well as Fude +…

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Questions raised over police protection for German synagogue

Questions are being raised about police response after an attack on a synagogue in the German city of Halle after a gunman tried unsuccessfully to enter the house of worship…

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Germany in shock after Halle shooting, Merkel attends vigil for victims

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attended a vigil on Wednesday night in Berlin and expressed "solidarity for all Jews on the holy day of Yom Kippur". Two people were killed by…

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German synagogue killings are being treated as an anti-Semitic attack

The shooting outside a synagogue in the eastern German city of Halle has left at least two people dead and two injured. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has confirmed an anti-Semitic…

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UPDATED: Two killed in shooting outside synagogue in Germany, one person arrested

Two people have died in a shooting outside a synagogue in Halle in Germany. Halle police confirmed that "multiple shots were fired" and the suspects fled the scene in a…

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German cabinet approves climate protection measures

The German cabinet on Wednesday approved climate protection measures designed to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions, keeping on track plans by Chancellor Angela Merkel to pass the landmark package this…

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Extinction Rebellion demonstration in Berlin

Activists of global environment movement Extinction Rebellion perform an artificial wave polluted with plastic as they block the Marshallbruecke bridge in front of the German parliament in Berlin, Germany, 09…

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