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9:09pm, 31st July, 2019

U.S. envoy slams Germany after reluctance on Hormuz mission

The U.S. ambassador to Germany launched a scathing attack on Chancellor Angela Merkel's government on Thursday for its reluctance to join a naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Europe's biggest economy must assume more global respo...

Germany sees 20% rise in anti-Semitic crime in 2018, blames far right

9:57am, 14th May, 2019

World

Germany sees 20% rise in anti-Semitic crime in 2018, blames far right

Anti-Semitic crime rose by almost 20% in Germany last year, the interior minister said on Tuesday, blaming most incidents on individuals espousing far-right world views.

Germany's Thyssenkrupp to seek new steel partners, CEO tells paper

11:32am, 12th May, 2019

Business

Germany's Thyssenkrupp to seek new steel partners, CEO tells paper

Thyssenkrupp will still seek partners for its steel operations after abandoning a European merger with India's Tata Steel, Chief Executive Guido Kerkhoff said in comments published on Sunday.

Germany's Merkel should serve full term, says heir apparent

6:00pm, 11th May, 2019

World

Germany's Merkel should serve full term, says heir apparent

The leader of Germany's ruling Christian Democrats (CDU) and heir presumptive to Angela Merkel said she had no ambition to succeed her as chancellor until 2021 ahead of a major test of popularity at this month's European election.

Germany's Thyssenkrupp agrees restructuring approach with labor leaders

3:13pm, 11th May, 2019

Business

Germany's Thyssenkrupp agrees restructuring approach with labor leaders

Management and labor leaders at Germany's Thyssenkrupp have agreed on a way forward after the industrial conglomerate announced a fresh restructuring drive that could lead to the loss of 6,000 jobs.

Less to lose: Germany's poorer East embraces tech revolution

4:46am, 5th May, 2019

Business

Less to lose: Germany's poorer East embraces tech revolution

From the 12th floor of Jenoptik's headquarters, chief executive Stefan Traeger points to his laser factory and the university that provides it with talent. Welcome to "Optics Valley" - a role model for Germany's East in a big year for the r...

Fly me to the moon: Germany eyes slice of lucrative space market

11:32am, 28th April, 2019

World

Fly me to the moon: Germany eyes slice of lucrative space market

BERLIN Reuters) - Facing tough competition from China, the United States and even tiny Luxembourg, Germany is racing to draft new laws and attract private investment to secure a slice of an emerging space market that could be worth $1 trillion a year...

Germany owes Poland over $850 billion in WW2 reparations: senior lawmaker

6:50am, 26th April, 2019

World

Germany owes Poland over $850 billion in WW2 reparations: senior lawmaker

Germany could owe Poland more than $850 billion in reparations for damages it incurred during World War Two and the brutal Nazi occupation, a senior ruling party lawmaker said.

Germany to agree to Brexit delay but France sets conditions as May arrives in Paris

12:23pm, 9th April, 2019

UK

Germany to agree to Brexit delay but France sets conditions as May arrives in Paris

Germany and other European Union powers will accept Prime Minister Theresa May's request for another delay to Brexit but French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to limit Britain's influence as it grapples with its departure.

Germany's new Bauhaus museum set for interactive opening

11:38am, 4th April, 2019

Entertainment

Germany's new Bauhaus museum set for interactive opening

The new Bauhaus museum opens its doors to the public for the first time in the east German city of Weimar on Saturday after three years of construction, giving admirers of the world-famous "form follows function" aesthetic a new place of pilgrimage.

Germany seeks to deter future militants by voiding nationality

8:18am, 3rd April, 2019

World

Germany seeks to deter future militants by voiding nationality

Germans with a second nationality who fight abroad for groups like Islamic State will lose their citizenship, the cabinet agreed in a draft law on Wednesday intended to deter future militants.

Merkel: Germany, like U.S., thinks Russia has violated nuclear arms treaty

4:30am, 2nd April, 2019

World

Merkel: Germany, like U.S., thinks Russia has violated nuclear arms treaty

Germany, like the United States, believes that Russia has breached the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.

Germany releases 11 detained after weapons suspicions prove unfounded

9:28am, 30th March, 2019

World

Germany releases 11 detained after weapons suspicions prove unfounded

Eleven men who were detained overnight on suspicion of planning major attacks with stockpiled weapons were released on Saturday after no evidence of a cache of weapons or explosives was found, a prosecution spokesman said.

Germany says Britain's rejection of no-deal Brexit 'sign of reason'

5:38pm, 13th March, 2019

UK

Germany says Britain's rejection of no-deal Brexit 'sign of reason'

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas welcomed MPs' vote on Wednesday to reject leaving the European Union without a deal in any scenario as "a sign of reason."

Germany says will not analyse Ethiopian Airlines black box

1:20pm, 13th March, 2019

World

Germany says will not analyse Ethiopian Airlines black box

Germany's Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) will not analyse the black box from an Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet that crashed soon after take-off from Addis Ababa on Sunday, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Venezuela opposition leader says government is threatening Germany

1:42am, 7th March, 2019

World

Venezuela opposition leader says government is threatening Germany

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said in an interview that the expulsion of the German ambassador by Caracas was a threat against Germany, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Thursday.

Lawsuit against Germany over Namibian genocide is dismissed in New York

5:27pm, 6th March, 2019

World

Lawsuit against Germany over Namibian genocide is dismissed in New York

A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to require Germany to pay damages over genocide and property seizures by colonists in what is now Namibia more than a century ago.

Germany likely to extend halt on Saudi arms exports, source says

7:31am, 1st March, 2019

UK

Germany likely to extend halt on Saudi arms exports, source says

The German government on Friday said it would decide before the end of March whether to extend its halt on weapons shipments to Saudi Arabia, making it likely the embargo will continue beyond the current deadline of March 9.

Germany's SPD climbs in polls after welfare rethink

8:51am, 17th February, 2019

World

Germany's SPD climbs in polls after welfare rethink

Support for Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) has hit its highest level in almost six months, a poll showed on Sunday, a week after the center-left party outlined new welfare plans aimed at winning back working class voters.

Ireland backstop clause not a 'trick' to keep UK in EU: Germany

6:20am, 8th February, 2019

World

Ireland backstop clause not a 'trick' to keep UK in EU: Germany

The Irish backstop clause in Britain and the European Union's Brexit transition plan is not a "trick" to keep UK trapped in the bloc, Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Friday.

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U.S. envoy slams Germany after reluctance on Hormuz mission

Germany sees 20% rise in anti-Semitic crime in 2018, blames far right

Germany's Thyssenkrupp to seek new steel partners, CEO tells paper

Germany's Merkel should serve full term, says heir apparent

Germany's Thyssenkrupp agrees restructuring approach with labor leaders

Less to lose: Germany's poorer East embraces tech revolution

Fly me to the moon: Germany eyes slice of lucrative space market

Germany owes Poland over $850 billion in WW2 reparations: senior lawmaker

Germany to agree to Brexit delay but France sets conditions as May arrives in Paris

Germany's new Bauhaus museum set for interactive opening

Germany seeks to deter future militants by voiding nationality

Merkel: Germany, like U.S., thinks Russia has violated nuclear arms treaty

Germany releases 11 detained after weapons suspicions prove unfounded

Germany says Britain's rejection of no-deal Brexit 'sign of reason'

Germany says will not analyse Ethiopian Airlines black box

Venezuela opposition leader says government is threatening Germany

Lawsuit against Germany over Namibian genocide is dismissed in New York

Germany likely to extend halt on Saudi arms exports, source says

Germany's SPD climbs in polls after welfare rethink

Ireland backstop clause not a 'trick' to keep UK in EU: Germany

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

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