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Children return to primary schools and nurseries in parts of Germany

The move comes despite signs that the decline in COVID-19 case numbers is flattening out again and even rising in some areas.

USA

US deports former Nazi concentration camp guard, 95, to Germany

Friedrich Karl Berger, 95, who moved to Tennessee in 1959, admitted to being a former concentration camp guard. He denies being an alleged "accomplice" in the deaths of camp prisoners.

Germany

German police investigate three parcel bombs sent to food companies

Investigators in Germany believe there may be a connection between three mail bombs sent to food and drink companies this week.

Germany

Germany marks one year since far-right extremist attack in Hanau

The families of the nine victims have repeatedly questioned the authorities over the shootings in Hanau, which heightened concerns of far-right extremism in Germany.

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Germany

New CDU chief Armin Laschet criticises COVID incidence rate policy

The head of Germany's CDU appeared to criticise the government's COVID measures, stating that life should not be dictated by virus incidence rates.

World

EU concerned by Germany's border closures

Truck drivers are allowed to cross the border, but only with a coronavirus test that’s less than 48-hours old. Those who do not have it can get tested directly at the border crossing.

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Carnival floats wheeled through Dusseldorf's quiet streets

Not quite the normal atmosphere in Dusseldorf this year.

Germany

Thousands turned back at German border due to COVID controls

Police in Germany have turned back some 5,000 people at the country’s borders with the Czech Republic and Austria’s Tyrol region after controls were imposed on Sunday.

Germany

Germany tightens border controls over fears of COVID-19 variants

With some exceptions, Germany's border with the Czech Republic is closed along with the frontier with Austria's Tyrol province.

Denmark

Weapons and IS flag found amid bomb attack arrests, say Danish police

Authorities in Germany and Denmark initially announced eight arrests on Thursday and detained six others on Friday.

Germany

Germany extends COVID-19 lockdown until March 7

It comes amid concern that new virus variants could reverse a decline in new confirmed cases.

Germany

German state to scrap nighttime COVID-19 curfew after court ruling

The Administrative Court in Baden-Wurttemberg ruled the curfew is no longer warranted because the country's epidemiological situation has improved since it was first imposed in mid-December.

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German bakery offers a different kind of vaccine

A master confectioner in Passau, Germany, has decided to offer his customers a different kind of vaccine, in a bid to counter some negative news about the coronavirus one.

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Germany, Poland & Sweden expel Russian diplomats in tit-for-tat action

Moscow expelled three European diplomats last week for attending demonstrations in support in Alexei Navalny. The EU member states say their diplomats were observing the events.

World

Heavy snowfall hits swathes of western Europe

Winter weather warnings across Northern Europe as snow and flooding cause havoc.

Germany

Snowstorm brings parts of Netherlands and Germany to a standstill

The Dutch meteorological agency issued an extremely rare "code red" alert on Sunday throughout the country, which was hit by its first snowstorm in more than 10 years.

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Landslide in southern Germany forces evacuations

Several households were evacuated after a landslide near Wangen, southern Germany, on Thursday.

Russia

Russia expels European diplomats over attending pro-Navalny protests

Russia expels diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden amid claims they took part in pro-Navalny protests.

Germany

President Biden freezes withdrawal of US troops from Germany

Donald Trump had defied Congress with plans to redeploy 9,500 US troops from bases in Germany.

Germany

Germans call for crackdown on COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumpers

It emerged that at some clinics in the country managers were vaccinated ahead of doctors and frontline medical staff.