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Man in Germany goes on trial for castrating 8 men on his kitchen table

The defendant told the court that he castrated, or partially amputated the genitals of, eight men between July 2018 and March 2020.

Germany

Angela Merkel in Greece for talks on last visit post-financial crisis

Relations between Greece and Germany were often thorny during Merkel's tenure due to the financial crisis.

My Europe Series

How migration is fuelling the remarkable rise of cricket in Germany

Germany made history recently by moving a step closer to qualifying for next year's T20 World Cup.

Germany

German man convicted of passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia

Federal prosecutors said the suspect had sent details and floor plans of the Bundestag building in Berlin to Russian military intelligence.

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Health news

Is the world ready for the next pandemic?

At the World Health Summit 2021 in Berlin, experts discussed lessons to be learned from the COVID pandemic, and how to implement them to better prepare for the next ones to come.

Germany

First aider dies of injuries five years after Christmas market attack

An organisation representing relatives of the victims has called for the man's name to be added to a memorial to the attack.

Germany

Germany's newly elected Bundestag meets for first time since election

The German parliament is expected to elect Baerbel Bas of the centre-left Social Democrats as its new speaker.

Health news

COVID-19 pandemic 'far from over', warns WHO chief

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned there will be more pandemics in the future.

Sport

Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich admits he is not vaccinated

Kimmich and four other unnamed Bayern Munich players are yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Europe News

9 EU countries say no to market reform to tackle energy crunch

Led by Germany, the nine countries argue the current energy crisis is temporary and the existing rules are the most competitive and efficient.

Health news

COVID-19: UK resists new restrictions as Romania looks to EU for help

According to AFP, COVID-19 has killed at least 4.9 million people worldwide since the end of December 2019.

Germany

German police guard Polish border over migrant influx from Belarus

Germany has recorded 5,700 illegal entries it says are linked to Belarus.

Germany

German jailed in one of first trials for war crimes against Yazidis

An estimated 7,000 Yazidi women and girls, some as young as nine, were enslaved and forcibly transferred to locations in Iraq and eastern Syria.

World News

At least five people killed as storms sweep across central Europe

A train driver in Germany and four others in Poland have died after storms swept across central Europe.

Euronews Witness

The coal war: the battle to close Germany's lignite mines

Euronews' Hans von der Brelie heads to one of the world’s largest opencast pits, Garzweiler II, to witness for himself the battle to close the country's lignite mines.

Germany

German petrol station worker assaulted after face mask row

A 67-year-old man was hospitalised near Bremen after he was punched and kicked by a customer after an argument about wearing a facemask. The incident comes one month after another German petrol station worker was fatally shot by a man who refused to wear a face mask.

Germany

Germany's would-be coalition planning to form government in December

The three parties started coalition negotiations on Thursday and aim to finish talks in late November.

Culture news

World's biggest book fair opens its doors in Frankfurt

From 20 to 24 October, Frankfurt Book Fair will welcome visitors from all around the world, but in a smaller edition due to the pandemic.

World News

Eleven mafia suspects arrested on suspicion of luxury car tax evasion

Police in Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria conducted raids against suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta mafia organisation.

Germany

Germany proposes joint border patrols with Poland to curb migration

Authorities in Germany say around 4,500 migrants have crossed from Poland without documentation since August.