Germany

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Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe. Covering an area of 357,022 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi), it lies between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west.

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Chelsea train ahead of Bayern clash Chelsea make final preparations at their Cobham training ahead of their trip to Germany to play Bayern Munich in the Champions League last-16. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 03:55Published 34 minutes ago

Nuno Espirito Santo says ‘holidays must wait’ after Wolves book last-eight spot Boss Nuno Espirito Santo has told Wolves to put their holidays on hold afterthey booked a Europa League quarter-final showdown with Sevilla. RaulJimenez’s early penalty clinched a spot in the last.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:43Published 15 hours ago

Commerzbank sees 2020 loss from Wirecard, virus Commerzbank expects a writedown on loans to collapsed payments firm Wirecard and fallout from the coronavirus crisis to result in a loss for the year, compounding the challenges already facing.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:12Published 2 days ago

Watch: Huge explosions rock Lebanon's Beirut; buildings & cars totalled A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 03:32Published 3 days ago

Baloch activists hold anti-Pak protest for human rights violations in Balochistan The Baloch Republican Party (BRP) held a protest demonstration in Hannover city of Germany against recent brutal killings of five abducted Bugti tribesmen by the Punjab Police in Rajanpur, some 400 kms.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:24Published 4 days ago

Thousands of Germans protest against coronavirus restrictions Demonstration ended by police over non-adherence to health rules. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:27Published 5 days ago

Thousands protest in Berlin against coronavirus measures Germany has been easing lockdown measures since late April but social-distancing rules remain in place, as does a requirement to wear masks on public transport and in shops.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published 6 days ago

German economy shrinks by record 10.1% The German economy contracted by 10.1% in the second quarter, its steepest plunge on record, as household spending, business investment and exports collapsed during the COVID-19 pandemic, preliminary.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:45Published 1 week ago

Hidden cellar found in German probe into Madeleine McCann disappearance Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have finished theirsearch of a garden in Germany and discovered the remains of a cellar, localmedia reported. Prosecutors said the two-day.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:57Published 1 week ago

US says it will withdraw nearly 12,000 troops from Germany US says it will withdraw nearly 12,000 troops from Germany Credit: Euronews English Duration: 01:39Published 1 week ago

Pentagon details troop withdraw from Germany The U.S. military unveiled details of its plans on Wednesday to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany following a decision by President Donald Trump. The U.S. said it plans to keep nearly half of.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:31Published 1 week ago

Germany investigates Wirecard's fraud case Prosecutors are investigating one of the largest accounting fraud cases in the country's recent history after the online payment services company crumbled into insolvency last month, admitting that.. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:50Published 1 week ago

German Veterinary University Trains Dogs to Sniff Out COVID-19 A pilot study by the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover in Germany has found success in the use of dogs to sniff out COVID-19. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:12Published 1 week ago

German garden search continues amid Madeleine McCann probe German police investigating the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCannin Portugal in 2007 are searching a garden plot on the outskirts of Hannoverin northern Germany for a third day in a row... Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:20Published 1 week ago

Is Europe At The Start Of A Second Wave Of COVID-19? CNN reports fresh outbreaks of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 are sweeping across Europe as they have in Asia. Amid renewed lockdown measures, the virus is sending a clear message: no country is safe.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:38Published 1 week ago

German farm quarantined in coronavirus outbreak More than 170 people at a Bavarian cucumber farm - many of them migrant workers from eastern Europe living at close quarters - have tested positive for the new coronavirus. David Doyle reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:54Published 2 weeks ago

Seven people killed in plane crashes in Germany and Switzerland A microlight plane crashed into a building in the German town of Wesel, while another deadly incident involved a small aircraft in the Swiss Alps. View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published 2 weeks ago

Nazi concentration camp guard Bruno Dey, 93, convicted in Germany Prosecutors argued that while he was "no ardent worshipper of Nazi ideology'', Bruno Dey aided the killings that took place in Stutthof as a "small wheel in the machinery of murder".View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:37Published 2 weeks ago

German and British Foreign officials rescue fallen flag Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas had to right a fallen German flag - which had toppled over in the high winds outside Chevening House after today's press.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:37Published 2 weeks ago

Dominic Raab meets with Heiko Maas Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas have met at Chevening House, London, today, where Mr Raab commended the shared efforts of the two nations in tackling the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 03:05Published 2 weeks ago

Dominic Raab hosts German foreign minister at Chevening House Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab hosts German minister of foreign affairs Heiko Maas at Chevening House in Kent. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:51Published 2 weeks ago

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Russia says to react if Germany takes action on killing of Chechen ex-rebel Moscow will react if Berlin takes new actions against Russia over the killing of a Georgian national in the German capital last year, Russia's ambassador to Germany said on Thursday, Interfax news.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
Former Pope Benedict leaves Vatican to visit ailing brother in Germany Former Pope Benedict travelled to his native Germany on Thursday to visit his ailing older brother, the Vatican said. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
U.S. lawmakers offer bill to block Trump from German troop withdrawal U.S. congressional Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to block President Donald Trump's plan to remove 9,500 troops from close ally Germany by prohibiting funding for a withdrawal of U.S... Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020

Germany should not rule out Russia sanctions over Berlin murder: Merkel ally Germany should consider sanctions against Russia over the murder of a former Chechen rebel in Berlin last summer, a lawmaker from Chancellor Angela Merkel conservative bloc said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
German prosecutors accuse Russia of ordering murder of former Chechen rebel in Berlin German federal prosecutors accused Russia on Thursday of ordering the killing of a former Chechen rebel in Berlin last summer and indicted a Russian man for the murder, which has severely strained.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
Russian ambassador in Berlin summoned by German foreign ministry: RIA Russia's ambassador to Germany was on Thursday summoned by the German Foreign Ministry, the RIA news agency reported, citing Russia's embassy in Berlin. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020

Germany expects EU sanctions against Russia to be extended Germany expects European Union leaders this week to pave the way for an extension of EU sanctions against Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine crisis, a senior government official said on.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
Germany bans big events until October despite COVID decline Germany will extend a ban on large events until at least the end of October to try to avoid a new wave of coronavirus infections, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Germany's SPD eyes Scholz as chancellor candidate for 2021 election Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) will ask Finance Minister Olaf Scholz to be their chancellor candidate at an election next year when conservative Angela Merkel's fourth and last term ends, the weekly.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Germany approves 6 billion euro warship contract, 2.8 billion to Airbus: source The German parliament's budget committee on Wednesday approved a 6 billion euro ($6.73 billion) contract to buy four MKS 180 warships from Dutch shipyard Damen, a source said. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020

German abattoir stops work, schools to close after 400 coronavirus cases Some 400 workers have tested positive for the new coronavirus at an abattoir in northern Germany, prompting the closure of local schools and an urgent investigation, officials said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Illegitimate children of Jews evicted by Nazis are German citizens, court rules A U.S. woman born to a Jewish father stripped of his German citizenship by the Nazis in 1938 cannot be denied naturalisation for being an illegitimate child, Germany's Constitutional Court has ruled. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Exclusive: Amid Brexit impasse, Germany urges no-deal preparations - document The German government is urging other EU states to prepare for a no deal Brexit, according an internal document that casts doubt on Britain's optimism over chances of an early agreement on its future.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020	Brexit talks to enter 'hot phase' from September: German government document Negotiations on the future relationship between Britain and the European Union will enter a hot phase from September, a German government document reviewed by Reuters showed. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
German minister, on Trump's troop pullout plan, says security not a commodity Security is not a commodity to be traded, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Tuesday in reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to cut the number of U.S. troops in.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020	Germany looks at buying new maritime patrol aircraft: document Germany's Defence Ministry has stopped refurbishing the military's maritime patrol aircraft in favour of conducting a market study of possible replacements, a confidential ministry document reviewed by.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
France says working with partners to pressure Iran at IAEA on inspector access France said it was working with Britain and Germany to see the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog board of governors push Iran this week to cooperate fully and immediately to grant its inspectors access to sites.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020	Exclusive: CureVac becomes second company to test coronavirus vaccine in Germany - sources Unlisted biotech firm CureVac, which is due to receive German state backing, will become the second coronavirus vaccine developer to launch human trials of an experimental immunisation in the country,.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
No details yet on Trump's Germany pullout, NATO chief says NATO is seeking details on U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to cut U.S. troops numbers in Germany, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, after the proposed reduction caught.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020	Germany has no detailed information about U.S. troop withdrawals: Maas Germany has not received any detailed information from the United States about troop withdrawals, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday during a visit to Warsaw. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
Far-right suspect goes on trial for killing German politician A suspected far-right sympathiser went on trial in Frankfurt on Tuesday for shooting dead a pro-immigration politician last year in a case that raised questions about whether Germany is doing enough to.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020	Trump says U.S. to pull some troops from Germany over NATO spending feud President Donald Trump said on Monday he would cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany to 25,000, faulting the close U.S. ally for failing to meet NATO's defense spending target and accusing it of.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
U.S. troops are in Europe to defend transatlantic security, German ambassador says U.S. troops are in Europe to defend transatlantic security and to help project U.S. power further afield, German Ambassador Emily Haber said on Monday after President Donald Trump announced plans to.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020	Trump says U.S. pulling some soldiers out of Germany President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States will bring the number of troops it stations in Germany down to 25,000. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
Sun-seeking Germans touch down in Mallorca in cautious tourism revival Hundreds of sunseekers from Germany landed on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Monday, the first tourists allowed into the country since borders were shut in March to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020	Germany puts regional branch of nationalist AfD under surveillance Germany's domestic intelligence agency has put a regional branch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) under surveillance, denting the nationalist party's efforts to establish itself as a credible.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
Germans off to sunny Spain as Europe loosens border lockdown European nations eased border controls on Monday as coronavirus cases declined after three months of lockdown, with German tourists heading for Mallorca and French bargain-hunters streaming into.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020	Spain's first two tourist flights from Germany touch down in Mallorca Spain's first two tourist flights landed in Palma de Mallorca after setting off from Germany on Monday, Spanish airport operator Aena said. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
Germany, preparing EU presidency, wants more reciprocity with China Germany has signalled it will push for a tougher EU line towards China, adding language to a draft document that would see a stronger demand for "reciprocity" - seen as code for access for European.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020	Sunseekers and cigarette runs: Europe starts to reopen borders European nations eased border controls on Monday as coronavirus cases declined after three months of lockdown, with Germans heading abroad on holiday and French people streaming into Belgium to buy.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
Astrazeneca wins coronavirus vaccine deal with Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said on Saturday it signed a contract with Italy, Germany, France and the Netherlands to supply Europe with a vaccine against the coronavirus, with deliveries starting.. Reuters - Published on June 13, 2020	Italy, Germany, France and Netherlands sign contract with Astrazeneca for COVID vaccine Italy, Germany, France and the Netherlands have signed a contract with Astrazeneca to supply European citizens with a vaccine against the coronavirus, Italy's health minister said on Saturday. Reuters - Published on June 13, 2020
Germany in close contact with Turkey over travel warning: minister Germany is in close contact with countries outside Europe, including Turkey, over whether travel warnings in place due to the coronavirus pandemic can be lifted, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020	Canary Islands aim to allow German tourists in with COVID-19 tests The Canary Islands are planning to welcome thousands of German tourists later this month before Spain's borders officially reopen, but want the visitors to be tested for the coronavirus, a source in.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise 555 to 185,416, RKI says The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 555 to 185,416, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020	Outgoing U.S. ambassador to Germany defends troop withdrawal plan The United States is planning to withdraw troops from Germany because Americans are against "paying too much" for other countries' security, the outgoing U.S. ambassador said late on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020
Germany voices concern over Israeli annexation plan but does not mention sanctions Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday expressed serious concern to Israel about its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, but he stopped short of threatening sanctions. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020	Germany to ease restrictions on seasonal workers for harvest time Germany will from next week lift entry restrictions for seasonal workers from European Union and Schengen countries introduced to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Agriculture Minister Julia.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020
Germany to advise against Britain travel over quarantine: spokesman Germany will continue to advise against travel to Britain even after it lifts travel bans to much of Europe on June 15 because of London's requirement that new arrivals all enter two weeks of.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020	Germany extends corona travel warning for non-European states Germany will extend its travel warning for non-European countries until the end of August but lift border controls to all its neighbours by mid-June, ministers said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020
Germany to end border controls with France, Austria, Denmark on June 15 Germany will lift border controls with Switzerland, France, Austria and Denmark on June 15, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday, adding the government would reconsider if the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020	Germany to extend virus-related travel warnings for non-European countries until Aug 31: sources Germany plans to extend its travel warnings for non-European countries until Aug. 31, government sources told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that Berlin was also strongly advising against any cruises due.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
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