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German government criticized by employers for human rights law that threatens to limit company supply lines

Posted on March 5, 2021March 5, 2021By Editor

German companies have criticized Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition for approving a law that will force employers to take action against foreign suppliers who breach human rights violations, potentially hitting supply chains. … Read More >German government criticized by employers for human rights law that threatens to limit company supply lines

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German police target far-right crime gangs in early morning op, one day after raiding major Islamist group

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021By Editor

German authorities have raided a far-right crime network, in their second major operation in two days. More than 500 officers, including special units, targeted 27 homes and business premises. Ten arrests have been made. … Read More >German police target far-right crime gangs in early morning op, one day after raiding major Islamist group

World

UK, France & Germany urge Iran to reverse ‘dangerous’ decision to suspend agreement on short-notice nuclear inspections

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021By Editor

The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany have called on Iran to return to a protocol allowing international monitors into its nuclear sites. Tehran suspended the pact as part of its campaign against US sanctions. … Read More >UK, France & Germany urge Iran to reverse ‘dangerous’ decision to suspend agreement on short-notice nuclear inspections

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Dutch police announce 23 tons of cocaine seized by authorities in record haul

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021By Editor

A record-setting 23 tons (16,174 kilos) of cocaine destined for the Netherlands has been seized at ports in Germany and Belgium, Dutch authorities announced after a joint operation involving law enforcement in the three countries. … Read More >Dutch police announce 23 tons of cocaine seized by authorities in record haul

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‘Our forests are sick’: German woodland hit by record damage due to fires and pests, says damning new report

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor

Fires, storms, droughts and bark beetle infestations have damaged German forests so badly that they are now in their worst condition in four decades, the country’s Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner said on Wednesday. … Read More >‘Our forests are sick’: German woodland hit by record damage due to fires and pests, says damning new report

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‘Preacher without a face’: ISIS’ ‘chief recruiter’ in Germany sentenced to over 10yrs in prison following years-long trial

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor

A man described as the head of Islamic State’s (IS, formerly ISIS) recruiting network in Germany has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in a high-profile case that took more than three years to try. … Read More >‘Preacher without a face’: ISIS’ ‘chief recruiter’ in Germany sentenced to over 10yrs in prison following years-long trial

Nurses for jabs? Philippines offers to lift cap on health workers traveling abroad…if UK & Germany donate vaccines

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

The Philippines has offered to lift the cap stopping nurses and other healthcare workers from leaving the country if the United Kingdom and Germany send Covid-19 vaccines in exchange. … Read More >Nurses for jabs? Philippines offers to lift cap on health workers traveling abroad…if UK & Germany donate vaccines

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Number of neo-Nazis in German Army who reject post-WWII state almost DOUBLED in 2020 – parliamentary commissioner

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

The number of far-right extremists in the German Armed Forces has grown by almost a third, while the number of military personnel rejecting the post-WWII German state has almost doubled, a commissioner told Germany’s parliament. … Read More >Number of neo-Nazis in German Army who reject post-WWII state almost DOUBLED in 2020 – parliamentary commissioner

Russia-Germany trade turnover falls to lowest level in 16 years

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021By Editor

The volume of trade between Russia and Germany declined by 22.2 percent in 2020, year-on-year, to €44.9 billion ($54.4 billion), according to data from the German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations. … Read More >Russia-Germany trade turnover falls to lowest level in 16 years

Russia

‘Former Bundestag adviser’ Demuri Voronin detained on high treason charges in Russia as prosecutors say he spied for NATO nation

Posted on February 21, 2021February 21, 2021By Editor

A court in Moscow has ordered the arrest of a Russian man on suspicions he has passed sensitive information to the West. Demuri Voronin worked as a consultant in the German parliament, advising on energy policy, reports claim. … Read More >‘Former Bundestag adviser’ Demuri Voronin detained on high treason charges in Russia as prosecutors say he spied for NATO nation