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German police mop up anti-coal mine activists

Activists accused officers of using 'pure violence', including striking people on the head. Police also said they were attacked.

15/01/2023

Germany

Thousands gather to protest German coal mine expansion

The works would involve the demolition of an entire village.

14/01/2023

Green News

German home solar power firm sees soaring demand amid energy crisis

People are looking to cut their energy bills and their environmental impact by installing solar panels on their homes.

14/01/2023

Germany

German police continue evictions of protesters opposing coal mine

Two climate activists are still holding out in tunnels under the condemned hamlet of Luetzerath in Germany, which is due to be demolished in order to expand a nearby coal mine.

13/01/2023

Germany

Germany drops mask rule on long-distance public transport

The German health minister has announced that as of February 2, masks will no longer be required on long-distance trains and buses as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.

13/01/2023

Green News

Activists defending German village from coal mine undettered by police

Activists say demolishing the village to extract the coal beneath would cause huge greenhouse gas emissions.

13/01/2023

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WATCH: German police break up anti-coal protest

A protest against a new coal mining project was broken up by police in Germany following a court ruling.

13/01/2023

Germany

Germany to supply Ukraine with armoured vehicles

Germany is backing Poland's idea of an international coalition to supply armoured fighting vehicles to Ukraine and vows to provide Kyiv with around 40 by the end of March

12/01/2023

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Watch: Police clear climate activists from German village

Police pressed ahead Thursday with the clearance of a condemned village in western Germany, where activists are vowing to hold out against its demolition to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.

12/01/2023

Germany

Police continue clearing climate activists from German village

German police continued clearing protesters who are against the expansion of a nearby coal mine.

12/01/2023

Germany

German police start removing climate activists from Lützerath

Several hundred climate activists tried Tuesday to prevent heavy machinery from reaching an abandoned village in Germany that is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine as police pushed back protesters and removed roadblocks ahead of a possible clearance this week.

11/01/2023

Germany

Climate activists pledge to defend German village from being bulldozed

Thousands of climate activists vowed to defend a tiny village in western Germany from being bulldozed to make way for the expansion of a nearby coal mine

08/01/2023

Germany

Iranian national arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting attack

The 32-year-old suspect was believed to have procured lethal poisons including cyanide and ricin, but authorities have confirmed that no evidence was found in his flat.

08/01/2023

Germany

Germany to give Marder vehicles and Patriot missile system to Ukraine

The announcement from Berlin came after a top-level German-US discussion on further arms donations to Kyiv.

05/01/2023

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Bells ring out from church in Benedict XVI’s home town

Bells rang out in Marktl, Germany, the birth place of Benedict XVI, to mark the former pope’s funeral.

05/01/2023

Germany

Pro-Russian agents working to turn Germany against Ukraine

Key figures campaigning for Berlin to change course on Ukraine are linked to the Russian government and far right, according to Reuters.

03/01/2023

Germany

Former German Nazi camp secretary appeals against conviction

The 97-year-old was found guilty last week of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders.

28/12/2022

Germany

German spy accused of passing state secrets to Russia

Federal prosecutors are questioning a German spy accused of passing secrets to Russia following an internal investigation by Germany's BND intelligence agency.

23/12/2022

Green News

EU approves €28 billion German renewable energy scheme

Some say the multi-billion euro scheme could distort competition in the European Union's single market.

22/12/2022

Germany

Ex Nazi concentration camp secretary guilty of accessory to murders

Former Nazi concentration camp secretary, Irmgard Furchner, 97, has been found guilty in a German court.

20/12/2022

Germany

Police recover items from daring German €113m gold and diamond heist

Prosecutors and police said in a statement that they secured 31 items in Berlin overnight, including several pieces that appear to be complete.

17/12/2022

Germany

Germany's plan to wean off Russian gas

Germany has opened its first LNG plant as part of a greater plan to avoid an energy crunch

17/12/2022

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Watch: Aftermath of huge Berlin aquarium explosion

Watch: Aftermath of huge Berlin aquarium explosion

16/12/2022

Germany

Report: Berlin aquarium explodes, killing 1,500 tropical fish

The 14 metre-high aquarium in the Radisson hotel in Berlin shattered overnight, sending water gushing into a nearby street and leaving two people injured according to police and firefighters.

16/12/2022

Germany

Wave of devastation as huge aquarium explodes in Berlin

It was billed as the “largest, cylindrical, free-standing aquarium in the world”.

16/12/2022

Travel News

Munich Airport cancels 133 flights as freezing rain blights runways

Poor weather has also led to delays and cancellations at Germany's Frankfurt Airport.

15/12/2022