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‘Global reset’ needed to fight future pandemics, as creation of WHO research hub announced

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

A “global reset” is needed to fight future pandemics, Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn told a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on Wednesday as the UN agency announced the creation of a new research hub in Berlin. … Read More >‘Global reset’ needed to fight future pandemics, as creation of WHO research hub announced

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Italian-German Europol operation detains 31 mafia suspects over drug trafficking and money laundering

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

Europol has announced the arrests in an international operation with German and Italian authorities, as officers targeted members of the ’Ndrangheta mafia group over allegations of drug trafficking and money laundering. … Read More >Italian-German Europol operation detains 31 mafia suspects over drug trafficking and money laundering

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Islamic group Ansaar banned by Berlin: Minister says they financed terrorism under the guise of humanitarian aid

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

German police have conducted raids on offices and locations belonging to Ansaar International, after Berlin outlawed the organization on the grounds that it had financed Islamist terrorism around the world. … Read More >Islamic group Ansaar banned by Berlin: Minister says they financed terrorism under the guise of humanitarian aid

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Politically motivated crimes are ‘on the rise’ in Germany; far-right offenses hit record numbers in 20 years – Interior Minister

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

Germany has seen its highest number of politically motivated crimes in a decade in 2020, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said, calling it a “very worrying” trend and adding that more than a half of them were far-right offenses. … Read More >Politically motivated crimes are ‘on the rise’ in Germany; far-right offenses hit record numbers in 20 years – Interior Minister

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German cabinet eases Covid-19 lockdown measures for those who’ve had their vaccine

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

Germany’s justice minister has announced that the government has signed off on a roadmap out of lockdown for citizens who’ve either been fully vaccinated or have recently recovered from the virus. … Read More >German cabinet eases Covid-19 lockdown measures for those who’ve had their vaccine

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German police detain man for using neo-Nazi acronym during three-year hate mail campaign

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

Frankfurt’s prosecutor general announced on Tuesday that a 53-year-old man had been arrested for using the acronym of a neo-Nazi gang to send hate mail to politicians during a three-year campaign. … Read More >German police detain man for using neo-Nazi acronym during three-year hate mail campaign

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Most severe sexual abuse’: German police bust darknet child-porn platform boasting 400,000 users worldwide

Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021By Editor

German police have raided one of the world’s largest child-porn platforms, a darknet site called ‘Boystown’, arresting several suspects believed to be its administrators. The site had some 400,000 users at the time of its closure. … Read More >Most severe sexual abuse’: German police bust darknet child-porn platform boasting 400,000 users worldwide

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Germany’s Oktoberfest canceled once again due to Covid-19

Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021By Editor

The world’s largest beer festival, Oktoberfest, held annually in Munich, has been canceled for a second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Bavarian authorities have announced. … Read More >Germany’s Oktoberfest canceled once again due to Covid-19

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‘Blind destructive rage’: At least 93 police officers injured, more than 350 protesters arrested during chaotic May Day in Berlin

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021By Editor

May Day celebrations in Germany’s capital devolved into rioting, with burning barricades and scuffles between protesters and police. Nearly 100 officers were injured in the skirmishes, local security officials said on Sunday. … Read More >‘Blind destructive rage’: At least 93 police officers injured, more than 350 protesters arrested during chaotic May Day in Berlin

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Streets set on fire as police and May Day protesters battle in Berlin (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021By Editor

Dozens of separate protests took place in Berlin, drawing demonstrators from across the political spectrum. Police had their hands full, as some of these groups started fires and smashed cars. … Read More >Streets set on fire as police and May Day protesters battle in Berlin (VIDEOS)