Germany

Mobility

Pop-up bike lanes in Berlin are here to stay

As a temporary solution during the height of the pandemic, authorities in the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district of Berlin created pop-up bike lanes so people could avoid crowded public transport more easily. But they are so popular, they are now being made permanent.

02/09/2021

Germany

Europe starts booster shots as WHO says jabs should be saved for poor

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while so many millions worldwide had not been vaccinated it was wrong to give people a third dose.

01/09/2021

Germany

Germans deposit €50 million of dirty money after floods

Germany’s central bank says it has been received more than €50 million worth of damaged banknotes after deadly floods in July.

01/09/2021

Germany

Chempark factory blast in Germany likely caused by chemical reaction

An initial report into the explosion near Leverkusen in July has found that it was probably caused by a chemical reaction inside a waste storage tank.

31/08/2021

Germany

German train drivers signal new strike over pay and working conditions

The union's demands include better working conditions, a 3.2% salary increase and a one-time "coronavirus bonus" of €600.

30/08/2021

Germany

German election: Merkel's contender goes on the offensive in TV debate

Armin Laschet acknowledged the CDU-CSU's poor showing in the polls but sought to sell his party to Germans as the face of stability.

30/08/2021

Germany

Numbers down at anti-covid restriction demos in Germany and France

Several thousand people have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest against the German government’s anti-covid restriction measures.

29/08/2021

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Hundreds take to Berlin streets to protest coronavirus restrictions

Despite an official ban on protests, demonstrators marched through Berlin city center in various groups against the current measures being imposed by the German government.

29/08/2021

Germany

'We mourn with you': Germany marks devastating floods that killed 180

“There are hardly words that can begin to describe what the events on the night of July 14-15 felt like for me," Renate Steffes, a resident of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, said.

28/08/2021

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Germany: Ramstein airbase becomes a tent city

Since last week, grey military planes have been bringing back hundreds of people every flight who have fled the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan.

27/08/2021

Germany

'A matter of honour': US base in Germany rallies to help Afghans

The large US military base in western Germany has been transformed into a huge transit camp for Afghan evacuees.

27/08/2021

Germany

German election polls: Who is leading the race to replace Merkel?

It's exactly a month until Germany's pivotal election.

26/08/2021

Germany

'Window of opportunity for evacuations is closing': German minister

Berlin's efforts to bring nationals home along with Afghans who supported Germany may soon come to an end.

26/08/2021

Germany

Leopard attacks model during photoshoot in Germany

The 36-year-old photo model has not been named, but authorities are investigating the leopard's owner and the conditions in which such animals are kept.

26/08/2021

Germany

Nord Stream 2 pipeline must follow EU rules, says German court

The operator of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline has failed in its bid to be exempted from certain EU rules.

25/08/2021

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'Misleading' ballot box claims appear online ahead of German election

Multiple videos have been shared on social media ahead of next month's elections in Germany, claiming to show the ballot boxes can be broken into. The German state electoral commission says the clips are "misleading".

25/08/2021

Germany

German parliament to hold discussion on migration and relief plans

As the countdown begins for next month's general election, German lawmakers will discuss issues such as the migrant crisis and natural disasters that are dominating the election campaign

25/08/2021

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US Germany base transformed in evacuee hub

Child evacuees from Afghanistan were on Tuesday entertained by U.S. soldiers at an air base in Germany where they are currently being hosted.

25/08/2021

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Germany's Merkel vows party will fight as polls worsen

Merkel's Union bloc has been sagging in polls for weeks.

24/08/2021

Germany

Germany: SPD ahead of Merkel's CDU in polls for first time in 15 years

The change comes just a month before the country's federal election.

24/08/2021

Germany

Seven people treated after a suspected poisoning in Germany

“We are shocked by the apparent crime that took place at our university,” the university's president, Tanja Bruehl, said in a statement.

24/08/2021

Germany

Merkel's CDU kicks off election campaign amid falling poll numbers

Angela Merkel has led Germany for the past 16 years and now is campaigning for the person she hopes will become her successor.

21/08/2021

Germany

Merkel tells Putin: Germany will 'stay on the case' over Navalny

The German Chancellor met the Russian President in Moscow on the first anniversary of the Kremlin critic's poisoning.

20/08/2021

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Environmentalists protest against German government’s climate policies

Global environment movement Extinction Rebellion blocked roads in Berlin leading to the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture building as demonstrators carried banners and placards that read: "Prioritize climate," "Protect our Earth, "One planet, one chance"

19/08/2021

Germany

‘Priests bless guinea pigs’: Vatican’s same-sex unions stance slammed

"This bothers and annoys me," said Germany's health minister Jens Spahn. "But it does not lead to me turning away from my belief or the church."

18/08/2021

Germany

Criticism as German plane leaves Kabul with just seven people on board

Just seven people were on board the A-400M aircraft -- which could take up to 150 people -- as it left Kabul on Monday night.

17/08/2021