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Three people injured in knife attack on train in Germany

Three people have been injured in a knife attack on a train near Nuremberg in Germany on Saturday, local police said.

My Europe Series

On abortion, Germany is not as liberal as you may think

Campaigners say Germany's abortion restrictions are tougher than many people think. Now, with a socially liberal coalition set to govern, there is hope laws will be relaxed.

Germany

Embassy worker in Berlin died in 'tragic accident', says Russia

Der Spiegel has reported that the man was a 35-year-old Russian diplomat who fell from the embassy building in Berlin.

Germany

German mother given life sentence for murdering five of her children

The bodies of five of her children were found at an apartment in the western city of Solingen in September last year.

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Germany

Germany reports a record number of new COVID-19 cases

The Robert Koch Institute said 33,949 new cases had been registered in the last 24 hours, up from 28,037 daily cases a week ago.

France

Macron piles on the praise during Merkel's farewell visit to France

It was a case of "Au revoir, Angela" as Merkel made a farewell visit to France as German chancellor.

Germany

German rail firm Deutsche Bahn kept on track with €2.1 billion bailout

Deutsche Bahn racked up more than €4 billion in losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Germany

Germany in midst of 'massive pandemic mainly among the unvaccinated'

"We are currently experiencing a pandemic mainly among the unvaccinated and it is massive," Germany's health minister Jens Spahn said

France

Macron to give Merkel highest French distinction on farewell visit

Angela Merkel will leave politics after a new German government is formed, expected in December.

Germany

Germany says more than 5,000 migrants arrived from Belarus in October

German police say that they registered more than 5,285 unauthorised border crossings last month by people who had arrived from Belarus.

Germany

German judiciary worker accused of leaking information to conspiracist

A former employee at Berlin's public prosecutor's office allegedly told Attila Hildmann that an arrest warrant had been issued for him, allowing the conspiracist to flee the country.

Germany

Berlin police apologise for Holocaust memorial press-up images

The images were reportedly taken in May as police were dispersed across the German capital.

Work

Amazon workers in Germany strike over pay rises

The Verdi trade union claims that Amazon workers don't receive the same pay increases as colleagues in other parts of the retail industry.

Mobility

Global supply chain issues could hit Tesla as hard as German carmakers

Elon Musk's company has just built Germany's newest car factory but it could soon face by the same problems affecting German carmakers.

Germany

Man in Germany goes on trial for castrating 8 men on his kitchen table

The defendant told the court that he castrated, or partially amputated the genitals of, eight men between July 2018 and March 2020.

Germany

Angela Merkel in Greece for talks on last visit post-financial crisis

Relations between Greece and Germany were often thorny during Merkel's tenure due to the financial crisis.

My Europe Series

How migration is fuelling the remarkable rise of cricket in Germany

Germany made history recently by moving a step closer to qualifying for next year's T20 World Cup.

Germany

German man convicted of passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia

Federal prosecutors said the suspect had sent details and floor plans of the Bundestag building in Berlin to Russian military intelligence.

Health news

Is the world ready for the next pandemic?

At the World Health Summit 2021 in Berlin, experts discussed lessons to be learned from the COVID pandemic, and how to implement them to better prepare for the next ones to come.

Germany

First aider dies of injuries five years after Christmas market attack

An organisation representing relatives of the victims has called for the man's name to be added to a memorial to the attack.