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Germany

Two ex-soldiers arrested in Germany accused of forming mercenary group

German police detained two former soldiers on Wednesday who are alleged to have attempted to form a mercenary group with the aim of intervening in the military conflict in Yemen.

20/10/2021

Germany

German prosecutors probe three people over deadly factory explosion

Three employees at the industrial park are suspected of negligent homicide and negligently causing an explosion.

19/10/2021

Germany

Ex-Nazi camp secretary appears in court on war crimes charges

The 96-year-old woman faces more than 11,000 charges of accessory to murder.

19/10/2021

Climate Now

What was the role of climate change in Germany's fatal floods?

In partnership with Copernicus

In this episode of Climate Now we explore what role climate change played in this year's deadly floods in Germany and Belgium.

18/10/2021

Art

Berlin highlights art from female sculptor banned under Nazi Germany

Louise Stomps' woodwork went beneath the radar in Berlin for decades. Now, the Verborgne Museum are displaying her little known works to reimagine her influence in a different time.

18/10/2021

Germany

German Greens vote to support formal coalition talks in party congress

Germany's Greens voted in a party congress to support formal coalition talks with the Social Democrats and Liberals.

17/10/2021

Germany

CDU leader Armin Laschet takes 'responsibility' for election loss

The Christian Democrats obtained the worst result in their history in Germany's September legislative elections.

16/10/2021

Germany

Germany's traffic light coalition moves closer to forming a government

If the talks are successful, Olaf Scholz will likely replace German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

15/10/2021

Green News

Germany to slash renewable energy fees to ease burden of higher bills

A typical German household has seen bills rise by 9.3% over the past 12 months.

15/10/2021

Destinations

This German island embraces nature and nudism

The island is known as the Queen of the North Sea and has been a popular wellness destination for more than 100 years.

14/10/2021

Germany

Girl, 8, found alive after two days lost in German-Czech border forest

An eight-year-old German girl has been found alive after being lost for two days in a forest on the German-Czech border.

13/10/2021

Germany

Germany sees sharp rise in migrants arriving via Belarus

From January to July this year, 26 people travelling via the “Belarus route” arrived in Germany without authorisation. The number grew to 474 in August, 1,914 in September and 1,934 during the first 11 days of October.

13/10/2021

No Comment

Artificial Intelligence helps complete Beethoven Symphony

The world premiere was presented last Saturday (9 October) in Bonn, Germany, the birth city of the legendary composer. It took two years for an international team of experts to complete the work.

13/10/2021

Sport

Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich bid to host American Football games

The NFL is hoping to host a regular-season game in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt or Munich in 2022.

12/10/2021

Germany

Cologne permits broadcast of muezzin’s call for Friday prayers

The calls can be broadcast outside mosques for five minutes every week for the Friday prayer around noon.

11/10/2021

Germany

Jörg Meuthen to step down as co-leader of Germany's far-right AfD

Meuthen said he will continue his political work and wants to "make his voice heard".

11/10/2021

Smart Regions

AlpInnoCT: the European project using intermodal transport to protect the Alps

In partnership with the European Commission

The Alps are an essential transit area for freight transport. But road traffic generates noise, pollution and traffic jams in this sensitive ecosystem. A European project has a solution: the transfer of goods from lorries to trains.

11/10/2021

Work

Gorillas delivery app fires hundreds of workers for going on strike

The ten-minute grocery app has faced strike action for months over claims of late wages and poor working conditions.

08/10/2021

Germany

Germany's Armin Laschet ready to leave as CDU head after election loss

The conservative leader has taken personal responsibility for the party's worst ever electoral result (24,1%) in modern German history.

07/10/2021

Germany

'Justice has no expiry date': Ex-Nazi camp guard, 100, goes on trial

A 100-year-old former concentration camp guard will become the oldest person yet to go on trial for alleged Nazi-era crimes in Germany.

07/10/2021

Tech News

German carmaker Opel puts brakes on production amid microchip shortage

Daimler, BMW, and Volkswagen have also experienced trouble getting the semiconductor chips they need to produce their cars.

06/10/2021

Germany

Germany 'agrees to compensate' further 6,500 Holocaust survivors

It includes the approximate 4,500 Jews who survived the Leningrad siege during World War II.

06/10/2021

Germany

Talks over Germany's 'traffic light coalition' begin on Thursday

Germany's Greens and Liberals say they want to hold negotiations on a new governing coalition under the leadership of Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats which narrowly won the country's election.

06/10/2021

Germany

'First-ever commercial plant making clean jet fuel' opens in Germany

The 'climate-friendly' jet fuel is much more expensive than kerosene.

04/10/2021

Germany

'Political speed dating' as coalition talks intensify in Germany

Social Democrat leader Olaf Scholz has said he wants to form a new government before Christmas.

04/10/2021

Germany

'Democracy is under attack' says Merkel at reunification ceremony

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for an ongoing commitment to democracy as she spoke at the 31st-anniversary ceremony of the reunification of east and west.

04/10/2021