Germany

Germany

Two paragliders killed amid strong storms in Germany

"They appear to have been hit by a gust of wind that caused the paraglider to collapse, and the air vehicle crashed onto a field,” police said on Friday.

20/05/2022

Nature

Germans ordered to lockdown their cats or face €50,000 fine - but why?

A new ban on outdoor cats aims to protect the crested lark, but animal welfare charities are not convinced.

20/05/2022

Germany

Extremely rare 1955 Mercedes sells for world record price at auction

It was bought for an eye-popping €135 million.

20/05/2022

Germany

G7 countries pledge billions for Ukraine 'to get through this'

G7 finance ministers tried on Thursday to strike a new deal to keep Ukraine's budget afloat without losing sight of the global economic impact of Moscow's war.

19/05/2022

Germany

Germany’s top court approves vaccine mandate for health workers

Judges said the need to protect vulnerable people in hospitals and care homes outweighs any infringement of workers’ rights.

19/05/2022

Germany

Woman in hospital after armed suspect attacks a school in Germany

The extent of the woman's injuries is unclear at this stage.

19/05/2022

Germany

German IS bride given two-year suspended prison sentence

The court found her guilty of being a member of a terrorist organisation but cleared her of crimes against humanity.

18/05/2022

Germany

German town orders cats to be kept indoors to save rare birds

Walldorf has ordered pet owners to keep their cats indoors during the crested lark's breeding season.

18/05/2022

Tech News

Your iPhone can be hacked with malware - even if it's switched off

A new study by German researchers has revealed that iPhones can be infected with malware, even when they’re switched off.

18/05/2022

Earth News

Germany to vote against EU plan to label nuclear power as 'green'

The EU's biggest economy is planning to vote against nuclear power becoming a 'green' form of energy.

17/05/2022

Germany

Scholz's party stands firm on Ukraine after historic state vote loss

The German Chancellor has been accused of indecision over the war in Ukraine.

16/05/2022

Germany

Russia extending Ukraine military war to 'grain war', says Baerbock

The German foreign minister's comments came as the G7 warned that the war is stoking a global food crisis threatening poor countries with hunger and famine.

14/05/2022

Germany

Boy, 16, arrested over alleged plot to attack local school

"The police probably prevented a nightmare," said Herbert Reul, the interior minister of the regional state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

12/05/2022

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Artists react to the war in Ukraine

Every night Darya Koltsova sits down on the floor of the exhibition space in a basement in central Berlin, and picks up a slab of clay and starts to make small children's heads.

11/05/2022

Germany

EU-wide ban on Russian oil would threaten German refinery's future

"Our existence is in play," one worker told Euronews.

11/05/2022

Germany

Scholz warns UK against 'unilateral' change to N Ireland Brexit accord

London says the deal is "not tenable" in its current form and Northern Irish unionists are refusing to take part in a power-sharing administration unless it is scrapped.

10/05/2022

Germany

Politically motivated crime in Germany reaches new high in 2021

It was the highest number of offences recorded since they began reporting statistics in 2001.

10/05/2022

Germany

Defence minister slammed over trip with son in army helicopter

Germany's defence minister has been criticised for travelling with her son in a military helicopter.

10/05/2022

Germany

'Deeply wrong': Kyiv slams Berlin police over Ukraine flag ban

They confiscated a huge Ukrainian flag.

09/05/2022

Germany

Scholz's Social Democrats 'suffer heavy losses' in regional election

The election in Schleswig-Holstein was seen as a test for Scholz's Social Democrat-led government.

09/05/2022

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Pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian demonstrations in Cologne

Thousands of people protested in the city of Cologne, in western Germany, with pro-Russia and pro-Ukraine

08/05/2022

Germany

Germany withdraws UN court case against Italy over war reparations

Germany withdrew the case "following recent judicial developments in Italy and discussions between the representatives of the two Parties."

06/05/2022

Culture news

Depression, love and diarrhoea: Meet Moni Zhang, the comic from Wuhan

Skewering Western habits and reflecting on a troubled childhood in China, Zhang is a modern stand-up and mental health advocate.

06/05/2022

Ecotech

Is fermented mushroom ‘meat’ the solution to our beef addiction?

Replacing 20 per cent of beef with a fungi substitute could halve deforestation, a new study shows.

05/05/2022

Mobility

Volkswagen has 'sold out' of electric cars for this year

Anyone ordering an EV from VW, Audi, Porsche or Škoda will have to wait until 2023 to get it, the carmaker said.

05/05/2022

Germany

Germany calls for Serbia and Kosovo to return to negotiating table

"I want to contribute to the countries of the Western Balkans becoming members of the EU, and the precondition for peace and stability in the region is the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina."

05/05/2022