Germany

WWII bomb goes off in Poland during defusal op

by Stanislaw WASZAK / Anna Maria JAKUBEK WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- A massive World War II bomb exploded during a…

Biggest North Pole mission back from ‘dying Arctic’

by Yannick PASQUET Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Researchers on the world's biggest mission to the North Pole returned…

Virus cases top 4,000 a day in Germany, a first since April

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- New cases of coronavirus infections in Germany have soared past 4,000, official data showed Thursday, reaching…

First African swine fever case found in Germany

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany on Thursday confirmed a first case of African swine fever, threatening to severely hit the…

Mother allegedly suffocates five children to death in Germany

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A 27-year-old German woman is suspected of smothering five of her children as she was feeling…

Germany’s first ‘green’ bonds attract strong demand

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany on Wednesday launched its first "green" bond offering to finance environmental initiatives as it pivots…

Naval drills in tense eastern Mediterranean ‘not helpful’: Berlin

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany on Wednesday criticised naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean as "not helpful" in easing tensions…

Germany records highest daily infection toll since April

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany has recorded 1,707 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the…

Daimler strikes $2.2 bn diesel settlements in US

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Daimler has approved settlements worth $2.2 billion over emissions cheating software in its diesel vehicles in the…

German diplomat killed in Beirut blast

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A German diplomat was killed in the huge explosion in Beirut, the first confirmed German fatality,…

Dozens of police injured in Berlin protests against virus curbs

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Some 45 police officers were injured in a wave of weekend demonstrations in Berlin including protests…

Japan secures 120 million doses of potential corona-vaccine: pharma group

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Japan has signed a deal to secure 120 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine, German…

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