Tag: Germany
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A Day with My Brother
Bochum is one of the larger universities in northern Germany, located in a curious region that combines the pastoral with the industrial.
October 3, 2021 -
The legacy of a rhombus
The “Merkel-raute” was noticed during a photoshoot for Stern magazine in 2002 for the first time
October 2, 2021 -
Able manager of the status quo
Merkel, who grew up in East Germany, where Putin was a KGB operative, refused to be intimidated by the orchestrated machismo
September 29, 2021 -
Germans start voting for new Parliament marking end of Merkel era
According to the latest opinion poll results, the latecomer Social Democratic Party, with Finance Minister Olaf Scholz as its Chancellor candidate, tops the list by only 1 to 4 percentage points.
September 26, 2021 -
German social democrats catch up with CDU/CSU in election race
With the worst results in the history of the ZDF-Politbarometer, senior partner in the current government CDU/CSU lost four percentage points and dropped to 22 percent.
August 28, 2021 -
Germany records sharp increase in new Covid cases
The country's vaccination campaign slowed down considerably recently and Germany's virologist Christian Drosten issued a clear warning to unvaccinated people."Those who do not get vaccinated will get infected, and perhaps as early as this winter"
August 18, 2021 -
Three-horse race
The Christian Democrat Helmut Kohl (1982-1998) was mocked by the German left as a provincial wannabe but the wily powerbroker became a towering figure of European, even world, politics, presiding over German reunification, deepening and enlarging of the European Union, and the introduction of the Euro.
August 9, 2021 -
German gymnasts fight sexualisation of sport through their outfits
These women used the Games to make a statement & made Olympic history
July 27, 2021 -
Germany floods death toll exceeds 100
The district of Ahrweiler alone currently estimates about 1,300 missing people, while around 3,500 are being treated in care facilities
July 17, 2021 -
Germany reclassifies Spain as Covid risk area
The new travel warning does not affect travel to Spain directly yet, Xinhua news agency quoted the AA as saying on Friday.
July 10, 2021 -
Delta variant to make up 80% of new cases in Germany
To date, 3,736,959 cases have been officially registered in Germany since the onset of the pandemic early last year.
July 2, 2021 -
Germany to lift travel warnings for high risk areas
Single Covid-19 vaccine dose has already been administered to 54.5 percent of Germany's adult population, and 30.3 million Germans have been fully vaccinated.
July 1, 2021 -
3 people dead in Germany knife attack
Bavarian State Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann said the police have found records that the suspect was treated in a psychiatric institution
June 26, 2021 -
Merkel: A leader the world must cherish
But by the end of the Schroder period, the country needed healing, which Merkel provided.
June 20, 2021 -
Delta variant gaining ground in Germany
If people in Germany remain cautious despite the falling case rates, it could be a "good summer", Health Minister Jens Spahn said
June 19, 2021 -
Ronaldo’s brace powers Portugal to win, France pip Germany
"We didn't deserve a 3-0 defeat. With a bit of luck it could have been a point each, but it was an experience of a lifetime," said Hungary goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.
June 16, 2021 -
Trends in Germany
It’s the last test of German public opinion before September’s national election, and of the popularity of the far right.
June 13, 2021