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German Catholics to bless gay couples despite a Vatican ban

Some Catholic priests in Germany are defying the Vatican by blessing same-sex couples in a move set to increase tensions between conservatives and progressives.

Belarus

Belarus: Alexander Lukashenko hits back at Germany complaint

President Alexander Lukashenko charged that “heirs of fascism” were in no position to judge him.

Italy

Mass arrests of suspected mafia members announced in Italy and Germany

More than 800 police and tax officers were involved in the fresh raids in Italy and Germany, which saw millions of euros' worth of assets seized and 31 people arrested in connection with 'ndrangheta drug operations.

Germany

German police arrest man suspected of neo-Nazi hate mail campaign

The letters were allegedly signed with the acronym of a far-right extremist group that was responsible for a string of violent crimes in Germany between 1998 and 2011.

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Germany

Germany's Oktoberfest cancelled for the second successive year

The health situation remains too "uncertain" for the "most comprehensive gathering of all" to be held in the autumn, Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder said at a press conference.

Germany

Gemany agrees to repatriate Nigerian bronzes looted in colonial times

In an historic move Germany has agreed to repatriate hundreds of Benin Bronzes in the Humboldt-Forum museum in Berlin to Nigeria next year.

Sport

Ex-German footballer given suspended sentence for sharing child porn

The former international defender admitted some of the charges against him as his trial began in Dusseldorf.

Germany

German police arrest disability hospital worker over four deaths

The four victims were found dead in separate hospital wards by police on Wednesday night. A fifth resident was seriously injured.

Germany

Germany puts anti-lockdown activists under surveillance

The country's domestic security agency can now monitor people and groups within the so-called 'Querdenker' movement.

Germany

Bomb squad scrambled to German forest for sex toy

A suspected WWII hand grenade found in a Bavarian forest was actually a rubber sex toy, German police have said.

Germany

Angela Merkel defends 'tough' emergency COVID-19 measures

Germany's parliament passed new nationwide rules to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Germany

Angela Merkel denies lobbying for Wirecard on 2019 trip to China

Wirecard collapsed last June amid a major accounting scandal that left a €1.9 billion hole in its books.

Germany

Germany to buy 30 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V this summer

The agreed purchase will be made pending the vaccine's approval by the European Medicines Agency, a German minister has said.

Germany

German top court dismisses injunction against EU COVID recovery fund

The challenge mostly targeted the issuance of an EU common bond to raise money for the €750-billion recovery fund.

Denmark

Denmark loans 55,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Germany

The Danish Foreign Ministry said they were still deciding what to do with the remaining 145,000 unwanted doses of AstraZeneca.

Russia

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to be transferred to hospital

France said further EU sanctions on Russia could be imposed while the White House warned of "consequences" if jailed dissident Alexei Navalny's health deteriorates any further.

Germany

Germany commemorates 80,000 COVID-19 victims with national ceremony

Chancellor Angela Merkel and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attended a morning mass on Sunday morning before taking part in a televised ceremony.

Travel News

What is vaccine tourism and is it ethical?

It has been called the "travel trend of 2021" But is it fair to travel to get a jab?

Germany

Merkel bids for powers to impose a nationwide COVID lockdown

If MPs pass the legislation, restrictions will be automatically introduced in regions with a spike in COVID-19 infections.

Germany

Germany's COVID-19 cases top 3 million amid calls for tighter rules

The number of confirmed cases in Germany passed the three-million mark as federal and state politicians struggled to agree on tougher coronavirus rules.

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