Berlin, Sep 19 (EFE).- The authorities of Berlin warned Tuesday that they have run out of places to accommodate more refugees and asylum seekers beyond the approximately 32,000 already housed in public facilities. According to information from the Social Affairs Administration of the Berlin Senate, reproduced by various local media, the reception quota in the … Read more
Berlin, Mar 8 (EFE).- The German government on Wednesday warned against jumping to conclusions after new media reports suggested a pro-Ukrainian group may have carried out an act of sabotage against the Nord Stream gas pipeline last year. “I’m following this information with great interest,” Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, told the local Deutschlandfunk radio … Read more
Berlin, Mar 2 (EFE).- German chancellor Olaf Scholz Thursday called on China not to send arms to Russia and urged the Asian giant to lobby Moscow to end its invasion of Ukraine. “Use your influence in Moscow to press for the withdrawal of Russian troops, and do not supply weapons to the aggressor Russia,” Scholz … Read more
Frankfurt, Germany, Feb 17 (EFE).- A strike on Friday paralyzed air traffic at seven major airports in Germany, including the European Union’s busiest, Frankfurt. Over 2,300 flights have been canceled, with some 300,000 passengers expected to be affected by the 24-hour, multi-sector strike by ground staff, air traffic controllers and public sector workers called by … Read more
Berlin, Dec 20 (EFE).- A 97-year-old woman who was a secretary at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II was on Tuesday convicted by a German court of complicity in the murder of over 10,500 people. Irmgard Furchner, also found guilty of the attempted murder of another five people, was given a two-year suspended … Read more
Berlin, Dec 7 (EFE).- German police have arrested 25 alleged members of a far-right group suspected of planning an armed coup to overthrow the government, prosecutors said Wednesday. The suspects are members and supporters of a terror cell founded in November last year with the aim to overthrow “the existing state order in Germany and … Read more
Doha, Nov 23 (EFE).- The German national team covered their mouths for the pre-match photo on Wednesday as the fallout from Fifa’s decision to prohibit the captains of several European national teams competing at the World Cup in Qatar from wearing armbands with the anti-discrimination message “One Love” continued. Germany were taking on Japan in … Read more
