Special forces evacuated German spy chief from Ukraine -Focus magazine
BERLIN – The head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service was in Ukraine when Russia invaded and had to be taken home overland in a gruelling …
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Cutting Russia off SWIFT technically difficult – German govt spokesperson
BERLIN – Suspending Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system would be technically difficult to arrange and would have a massive impact on transactions …
German storms cause insurers losses of $1.6 billion
BERLIN – German insurers will have to pay around 1.4 billion euros ($1.57 billion) for nearly a million property units damaged in winter storms that …
Rosatom’s application to buy stake in German reprocessing plant withdrawn – German minister
BERLIN – An application by Russian state nuclear power company Rosatom for permission to buy a stake in a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Lingen …
German parties agree relief for households as energy prices soar
BERLIN – Germany’s coalition parties agreed on Wednesday a roughly 13 billion euro package of measures to help households cope with surging energy prices, including …
German consumer morale darkens on COVID, inflation – GfK
BERLIN – German consumer morale is projected to deteriorate in March as a sharp increase in COVID infection rates in early February and high inflation …
German economy grows at fastest rate for six months in February -PMI
BERLIN – Improving demand for services pushed business activity across Germany’s private sector to a six-month high in February, and while manufacturing lagged due to …
Nord Stream 2 on table for Russia sanctions – German foreign minister
MUNICH – All options are on the table regarding sanctions on Russia in the event it attacks Ukraine, including the Nord Stream 2 pipeline intended …
G20 finance chiefs to discuss Ukraine this week – German official
BERLIN – Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 leading economies will discuss the Ukraine crisis this week but it is unclear whether they will …
German Finance Minister expects G20 to address international financial stability
BERLIN – Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies will address international financial stability at their meeting this week and reference to the …
German Chancellor Visits Ukraine As Fears Of Imminent Russian Invasion Grow
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz traveled to Ukraine’s capital on Monday to discuss concerns that Russia is preparing to invade the country, DW News reported. “Germany …
Strong domestic demand boosts German industrial orders in December
BERLIN -German industrial orders grew more than expected in December, data showed on Friday, with a boost from stronger domestic demand a cause for optimism …
Opel to hire temporary workers at German plant amid Omicron absences – Wirtschaftswoche
BERLIN – Opel plans on hiring several hundred temporary workers to help deliver its new Astra model, a spokesperson told German paper Wirtschaftswoche on Thursday, …
Russia to target German media in response to German ban on RT TV
MOSCOW -Russia will retaliate against Germany for banning the German-language service of Russian broadcaster RT, and the response will impact German media accredited in Russia …
German manufacturing bottlenecks ease in January, Ifo says
BERLIN – The number of German manufacturing companies reporting bottlenecks and problems procuring intermediate products and raw materials eased to 67.3% in January from 81.9% …
German National Sentenced to 23 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A German national was sentenced in federal court today for methamphetamine trafficking and illegally possessing firearms. Manuel Poludenyj, 36, of Springfield, Mo., …
Anti-Vaccine Activists Suspected In Assassination Plot Against German Premier
German authorities suspect anti-vaccination activists of plotting violence against state Premier Michael Kretschmer for his support of COVID-19 mitigation measures, DW reported. Police performed several …
Facebook Suspends Accounts Linked To German Anti-Lockdown Group
Facebook removed a network of accounts linked to a German anti-lockdown movement, the company said Thursday as it announced a new initiative to combat “coordinated …
Long Island’s Hidden Past: Nazis land on beach near Coast Guard Station in Amagansett
As fog rolled in, off the ocean in Amagansett on June 13, 1942, a German U-boat crept slowly toward the Long Island coast line into …