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Anti-surveillance activists claim they set fire outside German institute developing Covid-19 tracking app

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020By Editor

Left-wing activists aiming to prevent mass surveillance via the ‘Corona App’ claim they caused a fire outside Berlin’s telecommunications institute, which is developing software designed to track the spread of the disease. … Read More >Anti-surveillance activists claim they set fire outside German institute developing Covid-19 tracking app

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Don’t trust Apple or Google with coronavirus data, says German app developer

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020By Editor

A German app developer has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic gives Silicon Valley tech giants perfect cover to suck up personal data. However, while the government may intervene, the tech firms aren’t known for listening. … Read More >Don’t trust Apple or Google with coronavirus data, says German app developer

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WHO is ‘one of the best investments’: German FM blasts US after Trump cuts health organization’s funding

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020By Editor

Providing money to the “underfunded” World Health Organization is among the best ways to help develop a vaccine against Covid-19, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said after Trump halted the WHO’s funding. … Read More >WHO is ‘one of the best investments’: German FM blasts US after Trump cuts health organization’s funding

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‘Go back to your corona-ridden country’: German officials apologize after French people insulted & spat on in border town

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020By Editor

The coronavirus pandemic has become a tough test of the EU’s unity, and a small German border town is actively failing it. Officials have sounded the alarm over a spike in aggression from the locals towards visitors from France. … Read More >‘Go back to your corona-ridden country’: German officials apologize after French people insulted & spat on in border town

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Too EARLY to talk about positive trend on Covid-19 infection rate despite dropping figures, Germany’s public health chief warns

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020By Editor

Health officials need more time to determine whether a decrease in the daily rate of new Covid-19 patients is a long-lasting trend in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) head has said. … Read More >Too EARLY to talk about positive trend on Covid-19 infection rate despite dropping figures, Germany’s public health chief warns

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Privacy-minded Germans wary as Berlin develops nationwide Covid-19 tracking app & calls for EU-wide system

Posted on April 7, 2020April 7, 2020By Editor

Germany is pushing for the creation of a smartphone app that will monitor Covid-19 cases across the European Union. Its own plan to create a nationwide system has already raised eyebrows. … Read More >Privacy-minded Germans wary as Berlin develops nationwide Covid-19 tracking app & calls for EU-wide system

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Not quite piracy? Berlin senator CORRECTS story of US ‘snatching’ Germany-bound masks

Posted on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020By Editor

A Berlin senator who accused the US of “piracy” by diverting a shipment of protective masks bound for the German capital has backtracked, and now says that no American firm was involved in the mix-up. But the masks remain missing. … Read More >Not quite piracy? Berlin senator CORRECTS story of US ‘snatching’ Germany-bound masks

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US snatches masks from Germany in act of ‘modern piracy’ – Berlin senator

Posted on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020By Editor

With Covid-19 infections climbing, Washington has diverted shipments of vital protective masks from its allies in Germany and Canada to the US. A Berlin senator described the move as “modern piracy.” … Read More >US snatches masks from Germany in act of ‘modern piracy’ – Berlin senator

European States Send Medical Goods to Iran in First INSTEX Transaction

Posted on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020By Editor

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have officially confirmed concluding their first INSTEX transaction with Iran, exporting medical goods to the Middle Eastern country. … Read More >European States Send Medical Goods to Iran in First INSTEX Transaction

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Germany’s health system could buckle if faced with crisis seen in Italy, public health chief warns

Posted on March 29, 2020March 29, 2020By Editor

Germany’s health infrastructure would not be able to cope with the huge influx of Covid-19 patients currently seen in Italy, the head of Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has said. … Read More >Germany’s health system could buckle if faced with crisis seen in Italy, public health chief warns