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Chop to the top

Brad De Losa from Australia won the STIHL Timbersports Champions Trophy in Hamburg on Saturday night.

22/05/2017

Travel News

A half day around Bückeburg Castle

20/05/2017

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Windmill blade blocks German motorway

In a collision on a motorway (Autobahn 33) near Bielefeld in Germany, the wing of a huge wind turbine drilled through the driver’s cab of a truck.

17/05/2017

Economy

IMF to Germany: spend more!

The International Monetary Fund urges the German government to stop giving balancing the budget a higher priority than investment.

16/05/2017

Germany

Macron meets Merkel to push EU reform idea

Newly-elected French president Emmanuel Macron has wasted little time in pushing forward his desire to reform the European Union.

15/05/2017

Germany

Macron meets Merkel in first overseas visit

His swift visit to Berlin, his first trip overseas, is aimed at underlining the importance of France's relationship with Germany, in his bid to relaunch the European project.

15/05/2017

Germany

State win for Merkel huge boost ahead of German election

Sunday's triumph in North Rhine-Westphalia marked the third regional victory this year for Merkel's Christian Democrats, a strong sign that she has regained her popularity.

15/05/2017

Germany

Germany's SPD lose power in home state as CDU surges under Merkel

Angela Merkel's CDU has pulled off a stunning state election victory in North Rhine Westphalia, burying the SPD and boosting hopes for September's federal poll.

14/05/2017

Germany

SPD looks set to lose North Rhine Westphalia as CDU support surges say exit polls

Exit polls say the German opposition SPD looks likely to lose power in North Rhine Westphalia, the party's stronghold, after a surge in support for Angela Merkel's CDU.

14/05/2017

Germany

SPD face stiff challenge in home state North Rhine-Westphalia

Germany's Social Democrats are neck and neck with the CDU in the left's heartland, North Rhine-Westphalia, in the state election, with just four months to go until the country votes.

14/05/2017

Economy

Germany enjoys strong economic growth in Q1

Europe's biggest economy grew by 0.6 percent between January and March from the previous quarter as companies invested more and exports soared.

12/05/2017

Germany

Germany to close down tourist hostel within North Korea's Berlin embassy

The German government says it plans to close down a tourist hostel in Berlin after it was revealed it is within the grounds of North Korea's embassy.

11/05/2017

Germany

Germany: Migrants on trial for fire attack on homeless man

Six young asylum seekers are on trial for attempted murder in Germany for a fire attack on a homeless man at a metro station in Berlin.

09/05/2017

Germany

Third arrest in German army attack probe

German police have detained a third man suspected of involvement in a plan by an army officer and a student to carry out an attack.

09/05/2017

Economy

German trade and industry powers ahead

German exports and imports hit record-highs in March. Industrial production edged down but was still better than expected.

09/05/2017

Germany

Climate envoys meet in Bonn despite Trump threat over Paris deal

UN climate envoys urge US not to pull out of Paris accord on limiting carbon emissions

09/05/2017

Germany

German state elections ruffle feathers

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives won a decisive victory over their Social Democrat (SPD) rivals in a vote in Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday.

08/05/2017

Germany

Merkel's conservatives win key German state ahead of general poll

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have won a decisive victory over their Social Democrat rivals in a vote on Germany’s northern state of…

08/05/2017

Germany

Hannover evacuated after several unexploded WWII bombs discovered

At least 50,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in the German city of Hannover – so that several World War Two bombs can be defused.

07/05/2017

Germany

WWII bombs force mass evacuation in Hanover

Around 50-thousand people are being evacuated in the German city of Hanover on Sunday, so that World War Two bombs can be defused.

07/05/2017

Germany

Germany's Chancellor Merkel warns against protectionism ahead of G20 summit

Angela Merkel said that preparing for the meeting of the top economies was like 'herding cats' as officials attempt to reach a consensus among the group.

03/05/2017

Business Series

Volkswagen profits jump thanks to post dieselgate cost cutting

Volkswagen's profits have soared as a huge cost cutting effort starts to pay off and as it seeks to move beyond its diesel emissions crisis.

03/05/2017

Germany

Merkel backs German defence minister over far-right army terror scandal

Germany's military is under scrutiny for signs of far-right extremism after the arrest of an officer suspected of planning an attack.

03/05/2017

Sport

The Corner: Bayern Munich claim fifth consecutive title

German giants Bayern Munich win their 27th league title, and their fifth in a row

01/05/2017

Germany

German defence minister under fire over terror suspect soldier

Germany’s defence minister has come under fire over a scandal involving an army lieutenant who is accused of plotting a gun attack while posing as a Syrian…

01/05/2017

Germany

"Pulse of Europe" holds anti-"Frexit" rallies

Demonstrations have popped up in several nations to champion European unity and to oppose the possibility of "Frexit"

30/04/2017