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Germany mulls banning Telegram app, accused of aiding hate speech

As Germany starts debating whether to make the Covid vaccine mandatory, it is also considering banning the messenger app Telegram, a hotbed for conspiracy theorists.

26/01/2022

Germany

Heidelberg shooting: German police say attacker got weapons in Austria

Police say the German man — who was a biology student at the university — purchased the two weapons used in the attack from a weapons dealer and the third from a private individual, both in Austria.

26/01/2022

Germany

Debate on making COVID-19 vaccine mandatory begins in Germany

Lawmakers will decide whether to make three shots compulsory for everyone over 18 - or not.

26/01/2022

Germany

Trial begins of 22-year-old German woman who joined IS group in Syria

The young woman is charged with complicity in crimes against humanity after being repatriated with her two children.

25/01/2022

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Germany says EU’s proposed switch to nuclear is “risky and expensive”

Germany rejects the EU’s proposal for fuel switch, claiming nuclear power is dangerous and hydrogen power is unrealistic.

24/01/2022

Germany

Gunman dead after killing 1, injuring 3 at university in Germany

The 18-year-old suspected gunman was a biology student at the university, said Siegfried Kollmar, the regional chief of police.

24/01/2022

Germany

German navy chief quits over 'ill-considered' Ukraine-Russia comments

Vice-admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach said Ukraine would never regain Crimea from Russia, and described as 'absurd' Western views that Putin may invade Ukraine.

23/01/2022

Germany

Merz confirmed as Germany's CDU leader as party moves on from Merkel

Some 95% of party delegates voted for Merz, already assured of leading the CDU after being backed by party members in December.

22/01/2022

Germany

Ukraine says Germany is 'encouraging Putin' over refusal to send arms

Kyiv has criticised Berlin after Germany's defence minister ruled out sending weapons and its navy chief — who has since resigned — said Ukraine would never regain Crimea.

22/01/2022

Germany

US warns of 'massive consequences' if Russia invades Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued the warning in the event of any Russian military incursion into Ukraine or any hybrid attacks on the country.

20/01/2022

Germany

German Green party leaders investigated over 'corona bonuses'

The Greens say the party leaders have repaid the bonuses and are cooperating with the investigation.

20/01/2022

Germany

Ex-pope knew about sexual abuse as archbishop of Munich, says report

A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Munich diocese has faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of several cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s.

20/01/2022

Art

Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov makes it to Germany after ban

Serebrennikov said last Friday he had "no idea" why he had been allowed travel to Hamburg after being confined to Moscow for years.

18/01/2022

Germany

East German Stasi kept records on Scholz during 1970s, 80s

East Germany's secret police kept extensive records on Chancellor Olaf Scholz when he was a senior member of the West German Social Democratic Party’s youth wing in the 1970s and 80s, German tabloid Bild reported.

13/01/2022

Culture news

Berlin International Film Festival to go ahead in-person

The festival will go ahead without its usual parties and receptions – though attendees should expect mask mandates and a reduced capacity.

13/01/2022

Germany

Ex-colonel given life jail term over torture and murder in Syria

Anwar Raslan was found guilty of crimes against humanity for his role in murder and torture committed by Bachar al-Assad's government.

13/01/2022

Germany

Germany faces a 'gigantic task' to meet CO2 reduction goals - minister

Germany's new climate minister said the country is currently on track to halve its emissions by 2030 - far off the government's target of 65%.

12/01/2022

Germany

German police carry out raids over negligence during deadly floods

The searches were focused on an opencast mine near the western village of Erftstadt.

11/01/2022

Germany

Concern in Germany over radical elements at COVID restrictions protest

Experts claim "the danger is coming from radicalisation within the movement".

11/01/2022

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Children in Cologne given COVID jabs in aeroplane

Cologne/Bonn Airport offered an unusual vaccination experience, by converting a Airbus A300 Zero G plane into a vaccination center for children aged 5 to 11. After getting their jab, children and parents were given a tour of the plane's cockpit and a chance to take photographs.

09/01/2022

Germany

Germany appoints first-ever commissioner dedicated to LGBT+ issues

Green MP Sven Lehmann will be in charge of preparing a "national action plan" to promote acceptance and protect diversity.

07/01/2022

Germany

Ryanair to close base at Germany's Frankfurt Airport

The budget airline complained the airport had "chosen to increase prices even further, making Frankfurt uncompetitive with European airports”.

07/01/2022

Germany

Frank-Walter Steinmeier set for second term as Germany's president

All three parties in Germany's coalition have now endorsed Steinmeier to serve for another five years until 2027.

04/01/2022

Germany

Police officer bitten amid violence over COVID restrictions in Germany

It happened as the officer was attempting to check protesters' identities.

04/01/2022

Health news

Cannabis start-ups blooming as Germany eyes legal recreational use

German start-ups growing cannabis for medical use - legal in the country since 2016 - are booming. What impact will a move to recreational use have?

03/01/2022

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Berlin nightclubs support vaccination campaign

The Berlin club scene began supporting the vaccination campaign in the German capital on Monday, opening its doors to welcome vaccinators.

03/01/2022