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US applauds Germany for moving in ‘right direction’ on Huawei oversight, but Berlin doesn’t actually plan to ban it

Posted on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020By Editor

A top US State Department official has praised Germany for strengthening regulations on Chinese company Huawei. However, Berlin decided against caving into pressure and banning the company outright, reports say. … Read More >US applauds Germany for moving in ‘right direction’ on Huawei oversight, but Berlin doesn’t actually plan to ban it

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Belarusian Nobel Literature prize winner & leading opposition figure Alexievich leaves country but insists she’s not fleeing

Posted on September 29, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Belarusian Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich, a key member of the opposition’s Coordination Council, has departed the country for Germany. Her assistant says she has left for personal reasons, and will soon return. … Read More >Belarusian Nobel Literature prize winner & leading opposition figure Alexievich leaves country but insists she’s not fleeing

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Merkel reportedly fears Germany could see nearly 20,000 daily Covid-19 cases, but opposes economy-damaging measures

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020By Editor

Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that Germany could soon see thousands of more coronavirus cases each day, but said she wants to keep the economy open, local media reported. … Read More >Merkel reportedly fears Germany could see nearly 20,000 daily Covid-19 cases, but opposes economy-damaging measures

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Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny confirms Angela Merkel visited him in Berlin hospital, expresses gratitude to Chancellor

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020By Editor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met privately with Russian anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny while he was hospitalized in Berlin. Their meeting was kept secret until it was leaked by Der Spiegel news magazine on Sunday. … Read More >Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny confirms Angela Merkel visited him in Berlin hospital, expresses gratitude to Chancellor

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Russia’s Su-27 Escorted US, German Aircraft Over Baltic Sea, Defence Ministry Says

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020By Editor

Russian fighter jet Su-27 was scrambled to escort two aircraft of the US Navy and the German Navy over the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s National Defence Control Centre (NDCC) said on Monday. … Read More >Russia’s Su-27 Escorted US, German Aircraft Over Baltic Sea, Defence Ministry Says

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Europe’s LOCKDOWN will kill more people worldwide than Covid-19 virus, German minister warns

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020By Editor

Anti-coronavirus measures will have significantly more severe consequences than the disease itself, especially in developing countries, Germany’s Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Muller warned. … Read More >Europe’s LOCKDOWN will kill more people worldwide than Covid-19 virus, German minister warns

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No more ‘foreigners’ & ‘fare dodgers’: Berlin introduces new ‘sensitive language’ guidelines for public employees & shocks public

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020By Editor

The authorities in the German capital have introduced a new set of guidelines for public servants to “raise awareness” about Berlin’s diversity. So far, however, the move has only managed to raise eyebrows. … Read More >No more ‘foreigners’ & ‘fare dodgers’: Berlin introduces new ‘sensitive language’ guidelines for public employees & shocks public

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Nord Stream 2 Completion Should Become ‘Point of Honour’ for Germany, Lavrov Convinced

Posted on September 25, 2020By Editor

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov offered on Thursday to “calm down” and stop speculating on Nord Stream 2 prospects, saying that it should now be a matter of principle for Germany to complete the project. … Read More >Nord Stream 2 Completion Should Become ‘Point of Honour’ for Germany, Lavrov Convinced

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Russian opposition figure Navalny discharged from Berlin hospital, doctors believe ‘full recovery’ from alleged poisoning possible

Posted on September 23, 2020By Editor

Alexey Navalny, a leading Russian opposition figure and anti-corruption campaigner, has been discharged from Berlin’s Charité hospital as his condition continues to improve. The surprise announcement came on Wednesday morning. … Read More >Russian opposition figure Navalny discharged from Berlin hospital, doctors believe ‘full recovery’ from alleged poisoning possible

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Opposition figure Navalny demands Russian authorities return CLOTHES ‘seized’ after alleged August poisoning attempt

Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020By Editor

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, who is being treated in Germany, has demanded that Russian authorities send him back the clothes he was wearing during an alleged attempt to poison him last month in Siberia. … Read More >Opposition figure Navalny demands Russian authorities return CLOTHES ‘seized’ after alleged August poisoning attempt