Germany

German forces to aid Afghan evacuations: parliamentary sources

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is planning to deploy soldiers to Afghanistan to help with the evacuation…

European powers scramble to evacuate from Afghanistan

European powers present in Afghanistan moved Sunday to evacuate their nationals and local staff as the Taliban were on the…

Germany to end free Covid tests to boost jab take-up

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany will end free coronavirus tests in October, regional leaders and the federal government agreed on…

German train drivers call strike in escalating wage dispute

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German train drivers voted to go on strike from Tuesday over a wage dispute, their union…

Germany plans Covid booster shots from September: draft text

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany plans to start offering Covid-19 booster shots to the elderly and at-risk from September 1,…

One dead, 16 hurt in blast at German chemical park

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AFP) -- One person died and 16 people were injured Tuesday following an explosion at a chemical park…

Several hurt in blast at German chemical site

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Two people were seriously injured Tuesday in an explosion at a chemical park in Leverkusen, western…

Merkel worried by Germany’s ‘exponential’ virus growth

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she was concerned about Germany's rising Covid-19 infections, urging…

Flood-battered Germany approves major relief package

by Deborah COLE BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved a huge emergency aid package Wednesday for flood-stricken…

Flooding death toll hits 169 in Germany, tops 200 in Europe

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The death toll from devastating floods in Germany reached 169 on Tuesday, local officials said, bringing…

Flood death toll rises to 165 in Germany

  BAD NEUENAHR-AHRWEILER, Germany (AFP) -- The death toll from Germany's worst floods in living memory rose to 165 on…

Europe picks through rubble from deluge as death toll soars to 150

  by Jean-Philippe LACOUR with Deborah COLE in Berlin Agence France Presse Troops and firefighters scrambled through the night Saturday…

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