Germany

Germany

German police shut down country's biggest online drugs market

Eleven people between the ages of 24 and 44 were arrested in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain during the investigation into the Chemical Revolution marketplace.

28/06/2019

Germany

Topless sunbathing allowed in Munich after heatwave sparks debate

Tempers flared last Friday when women sunbathing topless on the Isar river banks were told off by security guards.

27/06/2019

Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel seen shaking for second time this month

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was again seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, her second such bout within two weeks

27/06/2019

Germany

German far-right suspect confesses to killing politician

A German far-right suspect confessed to killing a pro-immigration politician, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday.

27/06/2019

Germany

'It's too hot', naked motorcyclist tells German police during heatwave

Police in Brandenburg released pictures of the man on their social media accounts and praised him for wearing a helmet.

26/06/2019

Germany

Eleven men, mostly migrants, on trial in over rape of woman, 18

Eleven men, mostly from Syria, have gone on trial in Freiburg, Germany over the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman outside a nightclub last October.

26/06/2019

Germany

Spinach chemical should be banned for athletes, German scientists say

A 10-week study in Berlin found that people who consumed high doses of ecdysterone, a chemical found in spinach, performed better.

25/06/2019

Germany

Eurofighter collision kills one pilot, leaves other in tree

The Luftwaffe said both pilots were able to operate their ejector seat. One was found alive by rescue teams in a treetop.

24/06/2019

Germany

Fridays for Future climate protesters in Aachen call for action now

Some 20,000 protesters from 15 countries rallied in the German city of Aachen as part of a student movement demanding bold action to combat climate change

21/06/2019

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Protesters occupy German coal mine

Protesters near the RWE Garzweiler coal mine have set up camp in preparation for their occupation of the area.

21/06/2019

Germany

German teenagers teach school children about digital stress

While their parents grew up without smartphones, two-thirds of kids in Germany have them by the age of 11.

20/06/2019

World

Berlin votes to freeze rent prices for five years

Rent too high? Well, if you live in Berlin, at least it won't be getting any higher... Berlin city council has voted to freeze rent prices for the next five years,

19/06/2019

Germany

Merkel says recovered from shaking bout after drinking water

Merkel says recovered from shaking bout after drinking water

18/06/2019

Germany

Start of a trend? Germany elects two foreign-born mayors on same day

Claus Ruhe Madsen, from Denmark, and Octavian Ursu, originally from Bucharest, were both elected mayors on Sunday of their respective German cities of adoption.

18/06/2019

Germany

Europe's top court rules that German toll proposal is discriminatory

Under the planned toll, those driving on German motorways would have been charged an annual fee of up to 130 euros, but those with cars registered in Germany would have been given a corresponding reduction in motor vehicle tax.

18/06/2019

Germany

Deutsche Bank is planning to create a so-called 'bad bank' in overhaul

Germany's Deutsche Bank is planning to create a so-called 'bad bank' that will undertake poor-performing assets and non-performing or bad loans

17/06/2019

Germany

Angela Merkel's CDU wins Gorlitz Mayor race, beating far-right AfD

The German city of Gorlitz backed Angela Merkel's Christian Democrat candidate Octavian Ursu as mayor in a run-off vote against the far-right AfD party

17/06/2019

Germany

Far-right sympathiser suspected of murdering German politician

A far-right sympathiser is suspected of killing German pro-migrant politician Walter Luebcke, said the Federal Prosecutor's Office said on Monday.

17/06/2019

Germany

German police make arrest in connection with Lübcke shooting

German police make arrest in connection with Lübcke shooting

16/06/2019

Germany

'Gorliwood' rejects far-right candidate in favour of Romanian migrant

AfD candidate Sebastian Wippel would have been the country's first mayor from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party but did not manage to defeat the CDU candidate in the second round.

16/06/2019

Germany

Egg production farms continue practice of mass culling of male chicks

The mass culling of male chicks is widespread at egg hatcheries around the world because they don't lay eggs and industrial farming has no use for them

13/06/2019

Germany

'Doomsday' hail storm smashes windows in Bavaria

A strong hailstorm with golf ball-sized stones hit parts of Bavaria on Monday evening.

11/06/2019

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Stunning hail balls hit Lake Ammersee near Munich

This video posted by a passenger on Lake Ammersee shows the hail storm that hit the lake on Monday afternoon.

11/06/2019

Germany

German actors lead campaign against AfD government in 'Görliwood'

German actors and Hollywood producers are leading a campaign against AfD government in 'Görliwood'.

11/06/2019

Germany

Climate activists block cruise ship from leaving German port

A cruise liner was blocked by small boats for up to 6 hours.

10/06/2019

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Climate change activists block cruise ship from leaving German harbour

The group of climate change activists called "Smash Cruisehit" took action this Sunday in the port of Kiel, Germany in protest of the damages caused by cruises to the environment.

10/06/2019