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‘A poison for social cohesion’: German govt’s wealth report shows disparity between rich & poor is ‘solidifying’

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Low-income families in Germany have ever fewer chances of climbing out of poverty, the German government’s latest poverty and wealth report confirms, in what Berlin’s critics describe as a testament to inequality. … Read More >‘A poison for social cohesion’: German govt’s wealth report shows disparity between rich & poor is ‘solidifying’

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More than a dozen detained by German police after Israeli flags are burned outside synagogues amid violence in East Jerusalem

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German police have arrested 16 men after Israeli flags were burned outside synagogues in Bonn and Munster, and a fire was set at a memorial for a Jewish house of prayer destroyed by the Nazis in Dusseldorf. … Read More >More than a dozen detained by German police after Israeli flags are burned outside synagogues amid violence in East Jerusalem

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BioNTech says ‘no evidence’ it needs to change its Covid-19 jab formula despite new mutation variants

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German pharmaceutical firm BioNTech has said there is no need to change its Covid-19 vaccine despite the increasing prevalence of new variants which carry mutations that may make current shots less effective. … Read More >BioNTech says ‘no evidence’ it needs to change its Covid-19 jab formula despite new mutation variants

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German state of Saxony officially designates anti-Islam & anti-immigrant Pegida movement ‘extremist’

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Germany’s security service in the eastern state of Saxony has officially classified the anti-Islam and anti-immigrant Pegida group as a “proven extremist organization.” The movement came to the fore amid the 2015 refugee crisis. … Read More >German state of Saxony officially designates anti-Islam & anti-immigrant Pegida movement ‘extremist’

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Germany appears to have ‘broken’ 3rd wave of Covid, says health minister, as 900k vaccine shots administered in one day

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Germany’s health minister has suggested that country has beaten the third wave of Covid-19, which prompted authorities to bring in new restrictions on social distancing, as the pace of vaccinations increases. … Read More >Germany appears to have ‘broken’ 3rd wave of Covid, says health minister, as 900k vaccine shots administered in one day

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France, Germany, Italy, Spain & UK urge Israel to halt West Bank settlement expansion plans that ‘threaten prospects for peace’

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The governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK have called on Israel to drop its plans to illegally build hundreds of new houses in an area of the occupied West Bank which would isolate a Palestinian neighborhood. … Read More >France, Germany, Italy, Spain & UK urge Israel to halt West Bank settlement expansion plans that ‘threaten prospects for peace’

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Germany opens up AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination for all adults and shortens dose interval, health minister announces

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Adults of all ages in Germany can now receive AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, and recipients of that jab can get their second dose as soon as four weeks after their first, German Health Minister Jens Spahn has said. … Read More >Germany opens up AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination for all adults and shortens dose interval, health minister announces