Germany says coronavirus LOCKDOWN will happen if people continue to socialize & Saturday’s the ‘decisive’ test

Saturday will be the crucial day for German officials to decide whether a strict lockdown is needed to slow the spread of Covid-19 – and the decision will depend on whether people can voluntarily rein in their socializing or not. … Read More >Germany says coronavirus LOCKDOWN will happen if people continue to socialize & Saturday’s the ‘decisive’ test

Bavaria on lockdown: First German state to ‘shut down public life almost completely’ for 2 weeks in bid to stop Covid-19

Bavaria will introduce tight restrictions on movement for two weeks in the hope of containing the Covid-19 pandemic that has seized Europe, making it the first German state to introduce a lockdown. … Read More >Bavaria on lockdown: First German state to ‘shut down public life almost completely’ for 2 weeks in bid to stop Covid-19

US & Germany in Tug of War Over Coronavirus Vaccine Licences – Report

An entity central to the US’ and Germany’s current COVID-19-related aspirations is the German company CureVac, which has branches in two cities in the country, as well as in the US state of Massachusetts. The biopharmaceutical company recently said that work on the much-awaited vaccine is in full swing, with clinical testing due to begin soon. … Read More >US & Germany in Tug of War Over Coronavirus Vaccine Licences – Report

Trump Attempts to Poach German Scientists Developing Coronavirus Vaccine – Report

US President Donald Trump is said to be trying to track down German scientists working on developing a pilot vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in an attempt to obtain an exclusive license in the United States, according to local German media. … Read More >Trump Attempts to Poach German Scientists Developing Coronavirus Vaccine – Report

Merkel is stirring up panic by warning that up to 70% of Germans could contract Covid-19 – Czech PM Babis

The German chancellor’s sinister prediction that most Germans are likely to be infected with coronavirus – if nothing is done – has unnerved the Czech premier who warned that statements like this are spreading panic. … Read More >Merkel is stirring up panic by warning that up to 70% of Germans could contract Covid-19 – Czech PM Babis

Germany Submits Request to Russia on Probe Into Nazi WWII Crimes in Yeysk – Prosecutor

Germany has submitted a request to Russia regarding the probe into the Nazi crimes, committed in Russia’s Yeysk during WWII, including regarding proofs of Helmut Oberlander’s involvement, Senior Prosecutor Thomas Will, the deputy head of Ludwigsburg’s central department for investigation of National Socialist crimes said. … Read More >Germany Submits Request to Russia on Probe Into Nazi WWII Crimes in Yeysk – Prosecutor

Germany Warns Turkey Against Using Migrants as ‘Bargaining Chip’ Ahead of Brussels Talks

Having learned the downsides of open borders the hard way, the European Union does not want to take in the tens of thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers that are camping out on the Greece-Turkey border in search for ways to cross into Europe. … Read More >Germany Warns Turkey Against Using Migrants as ‘Bargaining Chip’ Ahead of Brussels Talks