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‘Understandable & more than legitimate’: Germany backs ‘peaceful’ US protests

Posted on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020By Editor

Berlin has voiced its support for what it calls “legitimate” and “understandable” protests that are raging across the US. Germany also expressed hope that protests don’t “turn violent” – which they already have. … Read More >‘Understandable & more than legitimate’: Germany backs ‘peaceful’ US protests

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Pompeo gaslights Germans with Huawei privacy concerns… casually forgets NSA spied on Merkel

Posted on June 1, 2020June 1, 2020By Editor

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned the US’ European allies against using Huawei tech, insisting privacy-loving Germans shouldn’t stand for such (alleged) spying. Never mind that time the NSA wiretapped Merkel. … Read More >Pompeo gaslights Germans with Huawei privacy concerns… casually forgets NSA spied on Merkel

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‘Who’s NECKst?’ Hundreds rally in London & Berlin to support protests in US over George Floyd’s death (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 1, 2020June 1, 2020By Editor

Protests over George Floyd’s death have gone international, with hundreds of people taking to the streets of London and Berlin to decry rampant police brutality in the US. … Read More >‘Who’s NECKst?’ Hundreds rally in London & Berlin to support protests in US over George Floyd’s death (VIDEOS)

US may introduce new sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 as gas project approaches final stage

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

American senators are reportedly seeking to impose additional sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 underwater pipeline, meant to deliver Russian gas to Germany, as previous attempts to stop the $10 billion project failed. … Read More >US may introduce new sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 as gas project approaches final stage

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‘These are American policies’: US ambassador to Germany clashes with MP who said envoy ‘issued threats like a hostile power’

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020By Editor

The outgoing US ambassador to Berlin, Richard Grenell, has lashed out at a lawmaker who called out his “hostile” stance towards Germany. The envoy said he merely followed Washington’s policies and defended American interests. … Read More >‘These are American policies’: US ambassador to Germany clashes with MP who said envoy ‘issued threats like a hostile power’

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‘Don’t complain, toe the line’: US envoy snaps at Germany for criticizing Open Skies Treaty pullout

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020By Editor

Berlin should pile pressure on Moscow instead of criticizing America’s withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty, a US envoy told the German foreign minister, as the two NATO allies clashed over Washington’s move to ditch the accord. … Read More >‘Don’t complain, toe the line’: US envoy snaps at Germany for criticizing Open Skies Treaty pullout

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Police in Hamburg use WATER CANNONS to disperse demonstrators against anti-lockdown protest (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020By Editor

Police have deployed water cannons to break up a sparse crowd demonstrating against a sanctioned anti-lockdown rally in Hamburg, Germany, that saw dozens turn out while minding social distancing rules. … Read More >Police in Hamburg use WATER CANNONS to disperse demonstrators against anti-lockdown protest (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Paper gold trade is now bigger than ALL of Germany’s reserves

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020By Editor

The price of gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) steadied on Tuesday at the equivalent of $1,733 per ounce after retreating on the news of a potential coronavirus vaccine by drug maker Moderna. … Read More >Paper gold trade is now bigger than ALL of Germany’s reserves

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France & Germany suggest €500 BILLION fund to help Europe recover from Covid-19 epidemic

Posted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020By Editor

France and Germany have agreed on establishing a joint European recovery fund amounting to €500 billion (US$543 billion) that will be given out as grants to the economic sectors and regions most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic … Read More >France & Germany suggest €500 BILLION fund to help Europe recover from Covid-19 epidemic

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500,000 Germans apply to take part in Stuttgart lockdown protest, but police RESTRICT rally to 5,000 due to ‘social distancing’

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020By Editor

The city of Stuttgart has reluctantly agreed to let a demonstration go ahead on Saturday, ordering that masks be worn on public transport and people stay apart, after dissent over the lockdown swept across Germany last weekend. … Read More >500,000 Germans apply to take part in Stuttgart lockdown protest, but police RESTRICT rally to 5,000 due to ‘social distancing’