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Germany suspends treason investigation into news website

Germany has suspended a treason investigation into the Netzpolitik news website while an expert decides whether articles it published earlier this

Germany

Chinese artist and activist denied six-month visa to Britain

Dissident Chinese artist and free speech activist Ai Weiwei has arrived in the German city of Munich. Ai told reporters that his application for a

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German registration centre for migrants

Germany

Jewish athletes gather in Berlin for Maccabi Games

14th European Maccabi Games - a major Jewish sporting event - are being staged in Germany for the first time on the site of the 1936 Berlin Olympics

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France

French farmers block border routes in row over 'cheap' imports

French farmers fighting what they call unfair competition have mounted blockades at the country’s borders – targeting lorries bringing in foreign

Germany

Duisburg marks five years since Love Parade tragedy

The German town of Duisburg has held a memorial service to mark five years since a deadly stampede at the Love Parade techno festival. Twenty-one

Greece

German tourists head for Greece in droves and aeroplanes

Angela Merkel is not the most popular individual among Greeks as we speak. However, the Greek islands are popular with German tourists and despite

Germany

Germanwings crash families demand apology and payout from Lufthansa

In a letter published the the Bild newspaper victims' families say the firm has ignored them and offered a payout that deeply insulted them and above all their children.

Sport

Judge requests new investigation into Jan Ullrich's drink driving case

Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich appeared in a Swiss court on Tuesday to face drink driving charges after he caused an accident last year

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Bavarian folk dance festival in Munich

Iran

Iran and Germany move to revive economic ties

Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel visits Tehran to boost trade ties in anticipation of sanctions being lifted after a landmark nuclear deal, but Israel remains a sticking point to closer cooperation.

Culture news

Medieval artwork saved from the Nazis on show in Berlin

A unique exhibition of Medieval artworks saved from the Nazis is currently on display at the Bode Museum in Berlin. Assembled by affluent German art

Economy

German Parliament approves talks for third Greek bailout

German MPs voted by 439 in favour to 119 against, with 40 abstentions.

Germany

#Merkelstrokes: the German Chancellor is confronted by a crying refugee

The Twittersphere has lit up with criticism of Germany’s Chancellor after she was confronted on television by a young refugee whose family had been

Germany

Merkel mocked online over refugee girl's tears

German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew mockery online on Thursday for stroking the back of a Palestinian girl facing possible deportation after she had

Greece

Germany's Schaeuble casts doubt on chance of Greek bailout success

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble questioned whether Greece will ever get a third bailout programme on Thursday, a day after the Greek

Germany

Nosferatu: creator's skull taken from tomb

The authorities in Germany say the skull of FW Murnau, the director of 1920’s silent vampire classic “Nosferatu”, has been removed from his tomb. The

Sport

Marquez makes it six in a row at the Sachsenring

Yamaha are clearly the team to beat this season in MotoGP as both their riders have been in great form with thirteen podium finishes out of eight

Business Planet

Schweinfurt: European home of electric bikes

This week in Business Planet, we’re in Schweinfurt in Germany, the European home of the electric bike. How to make the most of the e-bike boom? What

World

Summer holidays: making the most of the big break

School’s out for summer! The words every student longs to hear as the academic year drags on. It means weeks of down-time and relaxation; long days