Green News World leaders close in on Paris Agreement goals ahead of COP26 Current projections for global warming have put a 2 degree Celsius limit within reach. 06/05/2021
Germany Belarusians file 'state torture' case against Lukashenko in Germany The German judiciary applies the principle of "universal jurisdiction" which allows any person to be tried in Germany for the most serious offences committed anywhere in the world. 05/05/2021
Germany Germany's Oktoberfest cancelled for the second successive year The health situation remains too "uncertain" for the "most comprehensive gathering of all" to be held in the autumn, Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder said at a press conference. 03/05/2021
Germany Germany busts one of world's biggest darknet platforms for child porn Prosecutors in Germany make arrests and take down international porn ring on darknet containing "images of most severe sexual abuse of toddlers". 03/05/2021
Germany Gemany agrees to repatriate Nigerian bronzes looted in colonial times In an historic move Germany has agreed to repatriate hundreds of Benin Bronzes in the Humboldt-Forum museum in Berlin to Nigeria next year. 01/05/2021
Germany Germany to return Benin Bronzes looted during colonial era Germany’s minister for culture, Monika Gruetters, said the Benin Bronzes were a key test for the way the country deals with its colonial past. 30/04/2021
Germany German police arrest disability hospital worker over four deaths The four victims were found dead in separate hospital wards by police on Wednesday night. A fifth resident was seriously injured. 29/04/2021
Green News German top court orders government to set post-2030 climate goals The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that current legislation doesn't go far enough in ensuring that climate change is limited to acceptable levels. 29/04/2021
Germany Germany puts anti-lockdown activists under surveillance The country's domestic security agency can now monitor people and groups within the so-called 'Querdenker' movement. 28/04/2021
Germany Bomb squad scrambled to German forest for sex toy A suspected WWII hand grenade found in a Bavarian forest was actually a rubber sex toy, German police have said. 27/04/2021
Germany 'Madness': Berliners count the cost after rent cap law is scrapped A ruling earlier this month overturned a law that had capped rents in a bid to make the German capital more affordable. 27/04/2021
business planet Space startups: nurturing the next generation Business Planet ventures into orbit to explore the EU’s big plans to boost startups working in Europe’s Space economy. 23/04/2021
business planet Interstellar vision: Europe's space business plan Business Planet explores the EU's big plan to make sure Europe stays ahead in the global space race. 23/04/2021
no comment Germans protest virus 'emergency brake' bill Several thousand protesters gather in central Berlin, waving flags and placards, as German lawmakers prepare to vote on a law amendment giving Angela Merkel's government power to impose tougher measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic. 21/04/2021
