Germany

The French and German Governments have donated towards the United Nations World Food Programme (UN/WFP) humanitarian projects in the North East. A statement on Thursday by the two Embassies of the two European countries in…

At least 42 people have died in western Germany and many more are missing following severe floods, police say. The worst of the flooding has been in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, where buildings…

Germany on Monday halted the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after reported blood clotting incidents in Europe, saying that a closer look was necessary. “After new reports of thromboses of the cerebral veins in…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders are expected Tuesday to extend a shutdown in Europe’s top economy as coronavirus deaths continue to mount despite tough restrictions in the run-up to the holidays. After Germany’s…

German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Wednesday warned the United States was facing a “very explosive situation” and a possible systemic crisis after President Donald Trump prematurely declared election…

‎Germany’s national disease control agency recorded an increase in coronavirus infections of 2,297 on Saturday, the highest in a 24-hour period since April.‎ ‎The increase is still far from the levels seen at the country’s peak…

A German football team lost 37-0 to their local rivals after fielding only seven players who socially distanced throughout the match. Ripdorf fielded the minimum number of players on Sunday because their opponents SV Holdenstedt…

On Sunday 13 September, millions voters went to the polls in towns and cities across North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, to vote for Lord Mayors, Mayors, Councillors and the Integration Councils. Many…

A 27-year-old mother, Christiane K., allegedly poisoned five of her six children in Germany before trying to take her own life by throwing herself in front of a train. The bodies of the children aged 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8 were…

Germany on Thursday recorded its highest number of new daily coronavirus infections in three months, the government’s infectious diseases institute said. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) recorded 1,045 new infections within the past 24…