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Merkel says she’s ‘happy’ after receiving AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as blood clot concerns persist

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has received her first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 just days after her government agreed a new age limit on the beleaguered jab over blood clot concerns. … Read More >Merkel says she’s ‘happy’ after receiving AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as blood clot concerns persist

Gas supplies via Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline may start this summer – State Duma

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

Russia may complete construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline already in summer, said Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Energy Pavel Zavalny. The pipeline aims to boost gas supplies to Germany and other European states. … Read More >Gas supplies via Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline may start this summer – State Duma

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German health officials warn urgent action needed as Covid situation ‘is coming to a head’

Posted on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021By Editor

German Health Minister Jens Spahn has called on regional administrations to introduce stricter measures to contain a dangerous third wave of Covid, warning officials know from last year “what happens when we don’t act quickly.” … Read More >German health officials warn urgent action needed as Covid situation ‘is coming to a head’

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WATCH: Police and demonstrators scuffle in Berlin as thousands protest court ruling overturning city’s rent cap

Posted on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021By Editor

Riot police and protesters have clashed in Berlin following a ruling by Germany’s constitutional court that the capital’s state government could not impose a controversial rent freeze due to existing federal legislation. … Read More >WATCH: Police and demonstrators scuffle in Berlin as thousands protest court ruling overturning city’s rent cap

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‘No credible civilian need for enrichment at this level’: European states warn Iran over plan to enrich uranium up to 60%

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021By Editor

The governments of the UK, Germany, and France have spoken of their “grave concern” after Tehran announced it would increase uranium enrichment up to 60% following Israel’s alleged attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility. … Read More >‘No credible civilian need for enrichment at this level’: European states warn Iran over plan to enrich uranium up to 60%

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German grocery chain offers employees €50 voucher as Covid-19 ‘vaccination bonus’

Posted on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021By Editor

A chain of grocery stores in northern Germany has decided to encourage its employees to take a Covid-19 shot by offering those who voluntarily take the jab a shopping voucher worth €50 ($59). … Read More >German grocery chain offers employees €50 voucher as Covid-19 ‘vaccination bonus’

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US to send 500 extra troops to Germany ‘as early as fall’, Pentagon chief says, as Berlin praises ‘strong signal of solidarity’

Posted on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021By Editor

The American military presence in Germany will be increased by 500 soldiers, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said, reversing the policy of former President Donald Trump. … Read More >US to send 500 extra troops to Germany ‘as early as fall’, Pentagon chief says, as Berlin praises ‘strong signal of solidarity’

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Soviet victims of Nazis were long ‘forgotten group,’ German president Steinmeier says ahead of Buchenwald liberation anniversary

Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021By Editor

Germany should pay more attention to Soviet POWs and forced laborers victimized by the Nazis, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a speech commemorating those slain and persecuted at the Buchenwald concentration camp. … Read More >Soviet victims of Nazis were long ‘forgotten group,’ German president Steinmeier says ahead of Buchenwald liberation anniversary

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Back into quarantine? German govt plans new harsh Covid-19 restrictions in draft law – reports

Posted on April 11, 2021April 11, 2021By Editor

Night-time curfews, sweeping business closures and severe limits on public gatherings are all part of the German government’s new bill aimed at “standardizing” Covid-19 measures to stop the third wave, German media report. … Read More >Back into quarantine? German govt plans new harsh Covid-19 restrictions in draft law – reports

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NATO has an open door policy, but Ukraine unlikely to walk through it any time soon, German officials say amid Donbass escalations

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

Despite Kiev claiming that only NATO membership will end the risk of supposed Russian aggression in the Donbass, there are currently no plans for the country to join the US-led military bloc, the German government has announced. … Read More >NATO has an open door policy, but Ukraine unlikely to walk through it any time soon, German officials say amid Donbass escalations