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Scholz heads to Beijing amid pressure to take tougher line on China

The German Chancellor will go with a delegation of German business leaders.

02/11/2022

Culture news

Penguin Random House blocked merger is ruining Bertelsmann's plans

The German media group has been dealt another blow in its bid to become the undisputed world's biggest publisher.

01/11/2022

Germany

Police investigate attack on pro-democracy vigil near Iranian embassy

Three men reportedly attacked a vehicle outside the embassy that was displaying pro-democracy banners.

31/10/2022

Climate

Why did these German activists glue themselves to a dinosaur display?

Uprising of the Last Generation protestors claim the German government is failing to address climate change.

31/10/2022

Travel News

German air workers shocked to discover dead body on plane from Iran

Lufthansa and federal police have declined to comment on the tragic incident, which comes amid widespread unrest in Iran.

28/10/2022

Germany

Germany agrees to controversial sale of Hamburg port terminal

The purchase could open up the possibility of Beijing politically instrumentalising part of Germany's -- and Europe's -- critical infrastructure.

26/10/2022

Health news

Germany details plan to legalise cannabis for recreational purposes

Germany plans to decriminalise the possession of up to 30 g of cannabis and allow the sale of the substance to adults for recreational purposes.

26/10/2022

Art

Does art made by an AI have aesthetic worth?

Mario Klingemann is the artist and architect behind Botto, a decentralised artist that sells its generated artwork on the blockchain for thousands of dollars every week.

26/10/2022

Europe News

Rebuilding Ukraine will be a 'challenge for generations', says Scholz

The World Bank has estimated that the cost of damage in Ukraine will be around €350 billion.

25/10/2022

Germany

Two ex-German soldiers convicted over Yemen war mercenary plan

The men had tried to recruit soldiers for a paramilitary unit and were found guilty of forming a terrorist organisation.

24/10/2022

Culture news

German climate activists throw mashed potatoes on Monet painting

Climate protesters have thrown mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting at Potsdam’s Barberini Museum, to protest fossil fuel extraction.

24/10/2022

Germany

Fire ravages Ukrainian refugee shelter in Germany

Investigators think the fire was arson after a swastika was found to have been painted on the door.

20/10/2022

Germany

German cybersecurity chief sacked over alleged ties with Russia

The head of the BSI agency, Arne Schönbohm, was dismissed after allegations appeared linking him to a security agency founded by a former Russian intelligence agent.

18/10/2022

Germany

Scholz extends nuclear power plants' lifespan in 'snub' to Greens

The German chancellor has decided that all three of the country's nuclear power plants will stay open until mid-April 2023.

18/10/2022

Germany

Gates Foundation commits extra €1.23 billion to eradicate polio

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit €1.23 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide, at the 2022 World Health Summit in Berlin.

17/10/2022

Germany

Scholz advocates for a future 36-member EU 'of free and equal people'

The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke at the Congress of the Party of European Socialists in Berlin, calling for more military autonomy of the EU and expansion reforms

16/10/2022

Germany

Pawnbrokers the winners as economic reality bites in Germany

"We have never seen such an increase," said German pawnbroker Nikolaus Bode

13/10/2022

Climate

Why is Greta arguing that Germany should keep its nuclear plants open?

The German government has re-activated several coal and oil power plants, despite warnings it could default on its climate goals.

12/10/2022

Europe News

German suspect in McCann case charged with 5 unrelated sexual offences

The five other charges range from rape to sexual abuse of children.

11/10/2022

Europe News

Germany struggles to find housing for more than one million refugees

The number of asylum-seekers from other countries has meanwhile jumped by a third compared to last year.

11/10/2022

Germany

Scholz's Social Democrats projected to win state vote in Germany

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left party won a German state election Sunday, projections showed.

09/10/2022

Germany

'Sabotage' disrupts train travel in northern Germany

Trains in northern Germany were interrupted for nearly 3 hours on Saturday morning, while strikes in the UK have halted 80% of services.

08/10/2022

Germany

Merkel wins award for Germany's open door policy to refugees

"By helping more than one million refugees to survive and rebuild, Angela Merkel has shown great moral and political courage."

04/10/2022

Germany

Turkish president Erdoğan sues German MP over 'little sewer rat' slur

Wolfgang Kubicki, an FDP lawmaker, has said he is unconcerned about the lawsuit.

30/09/2022

Travel News

German Christmas markets are being asked to dim the lights this year

Switching off Christmas lights could help save energy as well as protect the environment, nonprofit Deutsche Umwelthilfe says.

30/09/2022

Europe News

Germany to spend €200 billion to tackle high energy prices

Germany is paying a high price for its dependence on Russian gas, which accounted for 55% of its gas imports before the war in Ukraine.

29/09/2022