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Beethoven’s DNA unlocked

Scientists have revealed clues about the iconic composer's health problems. A genetic liver condition, coupled with excessive drinking and a hepatitis B infection, were likely...

Watch: Protesters gather outside major American airbase in EU

Demonstrators descended on the Ramstein military installation in Germany, calling for an end to arms deliveries to Ukraine. Several hundred people gathered on Sunday outside...

German foreign minister admits blunder

Annalena Baerbock clarified a remark made at the European Council about “fighting a war against Russia”. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has conceded that her...

Western state media form safe space

Broadcasters launched Public Spaces Incubator to foster ‘fact-based communication’ free of hate and propaganda. Public broadcasters from Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany have launched a...

Consumption ‘killer’ in Germany revealed

Inflation and high economic uncertainty have dented private spending, an official report indicates. Retail sales in Germany fell sharply in December in a sign of...

Germany apologises after African Union accuses it of insult

The Foreign Ministry made a botched joke about Russia’s foreign minister visiting the continent “not to see leopards”. Germany’s attempt to mock the trip of...

Germany approves Leopard tank deliveries to Ukraine: Numbers, suppliers and timeframe explained

The “extremely dangerous decision” by Berlin takes the ongoing conflict to a “new level of confrontation,” Moscow says. The German government has changed its stance...

Germany is rewriting history to blame Russia for its own bad decisions

Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck complains that “Putin has cut off” Berlin’s gas supplies as he looks for alternatives. The German town of Brunsbuttel, near Hamburg,...

German intelligence ‘concerned’ over Ukrainian losses – media

The battle over the strategic city of Artyomovsk has inflicted heavy losses on Ukraine, Der Spiegel has said, citing German intelligence. Germany’s Federal Intelligence Agency...

Watch: Greta Thunberg arrested in Germany

Police hauled the Swedish climate activist away from a coal mine demonstration. The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested in western Germany on Tuesday....

Germany orders Holocaust survivor institutionalised over Covid-19 shot

Composer Inna Zhvanetskaya has reportedly gone into hiding to prevent authorities from forcibly imprisoning and vaccinating her. Soviet-born composer Inna Zhvanetskaya is reportedly in hiding...

German defense minister to resign – media

Christine Lambrecht – who has received many “special impressions” from the Ukraine conflict – is reportedly ready to quit. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has...

German property market plummets – report

A decade-long boom in deal-making has been slowed by a worsening economic environment, BNP Paribas says. The real estate sector in Germany dropped in the...

Number of Germans rejecting military service skyrockets – media

The figure has increased almost fivefold since the Ukraine conflict began, a news agency reports, citing officials. The number of Germans rejecting military service has...

Hunt underway for Nazi treasure

German soldiers are believed to have hidden millions of euros worth of loot near a Dutch village. Amateur sleuths in the Netherlands are combing the...

German defense chief slammed over ‘inappropriate’ message on Ukraine

Opposition MPs called for the resignation of German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht over her “embarrassing” New Year’s Eve message. Germany’s defense minister, Christine Lambrecht, has...

Nazi concentration camp secretary appeals conviction

Irmgard Furchner was found guilty last week of being an accessory to the murder of more than 10,000 people. A 97-year-old German woman who worked...

Majority of Germans against sending tanks to Ukraine – poll

45% of respondents in a YouGov survey spoke against the handover of German Leopard 2 battle tanks to Kiev. Nearly half of Germans do not...

Eco-activists decapitate landmark Christmas tree in Berlin

The protesters sawed off the top of the 15-metre fir in Berlin. German climate protesters lopped off the top of a Christmas tree at Berlin’s...

New German infantry fighting vehicle ‘riddled with defects’ – Der Spiegel

Exercises involving the Puma armored carrier were reportedly “a total failure”. Germany’s Puma armored infantry fighting vehicles, which had been expected to join the NATO...

Germany busts major darknet paedo network

The authorities took down three forums that were being used to distribute imagery and videos of child sexual abuse. The German Federal Criminal Police (BKA)...

Alleged coup plotters planned to kill German chancellor – NYT

Police conducted massive raids last week, detaining 'right-wingers' who had allegedly sought to depose the government in Berlin. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s life would have...

Ex-Austrian Vice Chancellor Strache: Merkel’s Words About Goals of Minsk Agreements are Frightening

On 7 December, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a German newspaper that the 2014 Minsk agreements "were an attempt to give Ukraine extra...

Serbia slams German ‘absurdity’

Top officials in Belgrade and Berlin have clashed over Kosovo tensions. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has dismissed Belgrade’s plan to request the deployment of...

Coup foiled in Germany – security services

Authorities have detained 25 people, including ex-police and military personnel, who allegedly wanted to reinstate a monarchy. SWAT deployments, more than 130 searches and a...

Germans banned from using effective fertilizers in shift toward ‘green’ farming

The new rule in North Rhine-Westphalia is a “step backwards,” the region’s minister of agriculture says. Farmers in Germany’s most populous state must severely rein...

Controversy rages over Japan World Cup goal

Germany were sent packing from Qatar after Japan's shock triumph against Spain. Japan’s stunning FIFA World Cup win against Spain has been overshadowed by a...

Japanese victory condemns Germany to shock World Cup exit

The four-time champions have failed to get out of the group stage in Qatar. Japan mounted a stunning comeback win against Spain as both teams...

Fans in Qatar troll Germany after armband protest

The Germans had staged a ‘covered mouth’ protest earlier at the World Cup. Football fans in Qatar took a swipe at Germany during their match...

Germans salvage draw but World Cup hopes in the balance

Niclas Fullkrug’s goal rescued a point against Spain but Germany’s fate will be decided in the last round of group games in Qatar. Germany salvaged...

KFC sorry for urging Germans to mark Nazi attacks on Jews with ‘extra cheese’

The fast food chain has apologized for its “insensitive” push notification for the anniversary of Kristallnacht. The German branch of the US fast food chain...

China buys stake in Hamburg port – media

The German government has approved the controversial sale to shipping giant Cosco. Germany has agreed to allow Chinese shipping group Cosco to buy a stake...

More German soldiers refusing to fight amid Ukraine conflict – AFP

With NATO growing ever more involved in Eastern Europe, the number of conscientious objectors has nearly quadrupled this year. Nearly four times as many German...

Electric cars in Germany may fall victim to the energy crisis – Der Spiegel

Internal combustion engines might now be more economical than electric ones. The current energy crisis in Europe could put the brakes on electric mobility in...

Anti-NATO and Anti-EU protests growing across Europe

Tens of thousands of citizens across Italy, France, Germany and Belgium took the streets recently to voice opposition to Brussels and Washington bureaucrats. Protest marches...

German lawmaker ‘danced’ on Holocaust monument – ambassador

Israel’s top envoy to Berlin has blasted Holger Winterstein over a photo showing the MP standing on a memorial to murdered Jews. German lawmaker Holger...

German army has ammo for only two days of war – media

The problem has been known “for years” but is being aggravated by the Ukraine crisis. The German Army (Bundeswehr) has enough ammunition for only one...

Thousands Rally in Berlin to Protest Gov’t Policies, Call for Lifting Russian Sanctions

Several thousand protesters assembled outside the Reichstag, a historic government building in Berlin that houses the lower house of the German parliament, to show...

Poland Slaps Germany With $1.3 Trillion Bill for WWII, Including For Crimes Against Jews by Poles

Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (Polish acronym PiS) announced last month that it would be demanding 6.2 trillion zlotys ($1.3 trillion US) from...

Thousands of German stores on brink of closure – Spiegel

Energy costs in the country have increased by nearly 150% since the beginning of the year. Over 15,000 German stores are facing bankruptcy due to...

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