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Economy

Eurozone business activity still muted in July, retail sales flat

Business activity in the eurozone was slightly better than predicted in July but growth remained muted and what there was came mostly from a surge in Germany.

Sport

Man City sign Sane

Manchester City have bolstered their midfield ranks after signing Germany international Leroy Sane from Bundesliga side Schalke.

Business Series

Lufthansa downbeat on profits as terror attacks deter travellers

Lufthansa is gloomy about the key summer season after attacks in Europe deterred travellers from booking trips and said it will focus on reducing costs.

Sport

World Champion Sagan signs with Bora for 2017

Slovakian World Champion Peter Sagan has signed a three year deal to race with German team Bora starting in 2017.

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Sport

Hamilton wins in Germany as a superb Meeke breaks tradition at Rally Finland

British triple world champion Lewis Hamilton secured his fourth win in a row and sixth this season after a dominant victory at the German Grand Prix on Sunday.

Germany

Germany: Turkish community holds huge pro-Erdogan rally

In scenes reminiscent of recent rallies in Istanbul and Ankara, members of Germany’s Turkish community have staged a mass show of support for President Recep Tayyip…

Cult

Friedrichshafen expo takes advantage of the great outdoors

Outdoor activities appeal more than ever.

Germany

Bavaria's premier rejects Merkel's 'we can do this' refugee mantra

Around 800 right-wing protesters have gathered in Berlin to vent their anger over Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policy.

Sport

Schweinsteiger hangs up international boots

Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement from international football.

Business Series

Volkswagen profits pulled down again by emissions rigging scandal

Volkswagen has suffered a 12 percent drop in quarterly profit at its main passenger car division as it tries to overcome the toxic emissions rigging scandal.

Germany

Angela Merkel stands by refugee policy after attacks in Germany

The German Chancellor interrupted her summer holidays to defend her open-door refugee policy following recent attacks in Germany.

Germany

German police arrest man "threatening to blow people up" in latest security alert

German police have arrested a 19-year-old Algerian refugee who fled a psychiatric facility threating to “blow people up”.

Germany

Bavarian governor calls for improved security following series of violent attacks

Germans are seeking answers following four violent attacks on civilians in the space of a week.

World

Blood on the streets of Germany: four attacks in eight days

An axe, a gun, a machete, and a bomb: all weapons used on the streets of Germany over the past week.

Germany

Police claim evidence linking Ansbach bomber to ISIL

The German authorities claim to have found a video in which the suspected Ansbach bomber pledges allegiance to ISIL militants.

Sport

Former German FA boss banned for one year

The former chief of the German Football Association and current Fifa executive committee member Wolfgang Niersbach has been banned, with immediate effect, from all football related activity for one…

Germany

Germany increases security at railway stations and airports

Germany’s interior minister says he has ordered increased security at airports and train stations after four violent attacks in less than a week.

Germany

Syrian behind Ansbach attack had 'pledged allegiance to ISIL'

The Syrian who blew himself up near a music festival in southern Germany was acting on behalf of ISIL, the militant group’s Amaq agency claims.

Germany

The four attacks in one week that have shocked Germany

Four attacks in the past week have put Germany in a state of high tension.

Germany

Ansbach on edge after music festival suicide attack

Many people living in the Bavarian town of Ansbach feel on edge after Sunday’s (July 24) suicide bombing.