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German prosecutors search finance & justice ministries as part of money-laundering probe

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German prosecutors have searched the offices of the finance and justice ministries in Berlin, seizing documents related to a probe into possible obstruction of justice by a government agency tasked with tackling money laundering. … Read More >German prosecutors search finance & justice ministries as part of money-laundering probe

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Merkel warns Germans against voting for left-wing government in last speech to parliament as election nears

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her last speech in the Bundestag before stepping down to warn against the rise of a broad left-wing coalition government, as her center-right CDU/CSU bloc falls in the polls. … Read More >Merkel warns Germans against voting for left-wing government in last speech to parliament as election nears

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7 Afghan evacuees to Germany failed security checks, 4 were previously deported as criminals – interior minister

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Four Afghans rescued from Kabul and airlifted to Germany had been previously deported for committing crimes, the country’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer revealed, pledging to prevent an unchecked influx of migrants to Europe. … Read More >7 Afghan evacuees to Germany failed security checks, 4 were previously deported as criminals – interior minister

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German environmental NGO launches legal action against car makers and oil firm over climate impact

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German climate NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), alongside Greenpeace, launched legal action on Friday against a string of car manufacturers, as well as oil firm Wintershall Dea over concerns about their environmental impact. … Read More >German environmental NGO launches legal action against car makers and oil firm over climate impact

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‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’: German health minister says 90% of intensive care patients haven’t received Covid-19 jab

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Germany’s health minister has warned that Covid-19 is becoming the “pandemic of the unvaccinated” as 90% of the country’s intensive care patients are those who refused a potentially life-saving shot. … Read More >‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’: German health minister says 90% of intensive care patients haven’t received Covid-19 jab

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Millions of Europeans will receive Russian gas through Nord Stream 2 ‘in near future,’ Moscow says, calling for end to ‘obstacles’

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The vast Nord Stream 2 pipeline will soon be pumping supplies from the gas fields of Siberia to consumers in Western Europe now that construction has been complete, despite American efforts to block the project, Moscow has said. … Read More >Millions of Europeans will receive Russian gas through Nord Stream 2 ‘in near future,’ Moscow says, calling for end to ‘obstacles’

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6 charged in Germany over daring Dresden Green Vault heist, jewels worth €100mn still missing 2 years after theft

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German prosecutors have charged six men over the largest heist ever recorded in the country, at Dresden’s Green Vault museum in 2019, when the robbers stole some €113.8 million ($135 million) worth of historical jewellery. … Read More >6 charged in Germany over daring Dresden Green Vault heist, jewels worth €100mn still missing 2 years after theft