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German coronavirus situation 'remains tense' amid rise in infections

Germany has begun exiting lockdown but health officials warned that the situation remains tense amid a rise in infections.

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Germany 'super election year' starts with state and regional ballots

On Sunday two German states with a combined population of over 15 million people will elect new regional governments. It's the start of the so-called 'super election year' culminating with federal elections in September.

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Own wurst enemy: Burglar's sausage bite helps police finally trace him

German police say they have solved a nine-year-old burglary using DNA on a half-eaten piece of sausage.

Germany

Former press officer for Angela Merkel convicted of spying for Egypt

Federal prosecutors said he had begun spying in July 2010 on instructions from the Egyptian embassy in Berlin.

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German MP resigns amid claims he used pandemic to enrich himself

It was claimed that a company run by Löbel had earned commissions of €250,000 for brokering face mask contracts between manufacturers and German authorities.

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German supermarkets begin selling rapid COVID-19 tests

Europe recorded one million new COVID-19 cases last week, an increase that ended a six-week decline in infections.

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Germany hopes for opening-up by late May

Merkel's chief of staff says Germany can return to full normality in the summer if vaccine manufacturers keep to their delivery pledges and no new coronavirus mutation upends vaccination plans.

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Germany: Experts warn COVID taking heavy toll on youth mental health

While not as at risk to the disease as adults, youths may be more vulnerable to the collateral mental health effects of the pandemic, warned experts.

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Germany charges man with passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia

A German man has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing information on properties used by the German parliament to Russian military intelligence.

Germany

Are you coronamüde? Learn these brand new German (COVID-related) words

It's mostly thanks to coronavirus that another 1,200 words have been added to the German language this year. Here's some of the best.

Germany

Blow for smugglers as Hamburg makes Europe's biggest cocaine seizure

The cocaine was found in more than 1,700 tin cans that had been filled with putty, Hamburg's customs office said.

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German court sentences 'IS recruiter' to 10.5 years in prison

A German court in Celle sentenced former imam Abu Walaa to 10.5 years in prison on Wednesday for being a member of the Islamic State terrorist organisation and recruiting for them.

Syria

‘Historic verdict’: Germany jails Syrian for Assad regime torture

Human rights campaigners hope the landmark ruling will set a precedent for other cases.

Netherlands

German man arrested over three high-profile money heists

The 60-year-old man is alleged to have participated in the robberies in Cologne and Frankfurt between 2018 and 2019.

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Children return to primary schools and nurseries in parts of Germany

The move comes despite signs that the decline in COVID-19 case numbers is flattening out again and even rising in some areas.

USA

US deports former Nazi concentration camp guard, 95, to Germany

Friedrich Karl Berger, 95, who moved to Tennessee in 1959, admitted to being a former concentration camp guard. He denies being an alleged "accomplice" in the deaths of camp prisoners.

Germany

German police investigate three parcel bombs sent to food companies

Investigators in Germany believe there may be a connection between three mail bombs sent to food and drink companies this week.

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Germany marks one year since far-right extremist attack in Hanau

The families of the nine victims have repeatedly questioned the authorities over the shootings in Hanau, which heightened concerns of far-right extremism in Germany.

Germany

New CDU chief Armin Laschet criticises COVID incidence rate policy

The head of Germany's CDU appeared to criticise the government's COVID measures, stating that life should not be dictated by virus incidence rates.

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EU concerned by Germany's border closures

Truck drivers are allowed to cross the border, but only with a coronavirus test that’s less than 48-hours old. Those who do not have it can get tested directly at the border crossing.

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