Germany

Limestones with ancient inscriptions found by German-Egyptian team

Cairo – A team of Egyptian and German archaeologists has unearthed parts of limestones with inscriptions that could be 4,000…

7 years ago

Proportion of renewable electricity reaches 38 per cent in Germany

Berlin - The proportion of electricity that is generated from renewable sources in Germany reached 38 per cent in the…

7 years ago

Merkel pledges more cash to underwrite private investments in Africa

By Michael Fischer, dpa Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to increase the extent to which the government…

7 years ago

Activists begin blockade of controversial German coal mine

Aachen, Germany - Anti-coal activists in Germany began a blockade of a controversial brown coal mine on Saturday, occupying an…

7 years ago

German states, industry leaders gather for national steel summit

Essen, Germany - Steel industry leaders and politicians are meeting in the western German city of Saarbruecken later on Monday…

7 years ago

World Economic Forum: Germany tops in innovation

Geneva - No other country in the world is as capable of innovation as is Germany, according to an analysis…

7 years ago

Merkel: Germany to intensify economic cooperation with Chile

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday during a visit by Chilean President Sebastian Pinera that she…

7 years ago

50,000 people attended an anti-coal demonstration in Germany

By Elke Silberer and Christoph Driessen, dpa Aachen, Germany  - According to report made known to Oil and Gas Republic,…

7 years ago

Germany’s Lufthansa pledges 600 new jobs after summer of delays

By Eckart Gienke, dpa Hamburg (dpa) - German airline Lufthansa pledged to create an additional 600 jobs to help improve…

7 years ago

No more diesel: Porsche is first German maker to ditch dirty fuel

If you drive a Porsche diesel, you could be driving one of the last of its kind. The German maker…

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German forest clearance restarts as energy company probes cyberattack

Dusseldorf (dpa) - The clearance of activists' tree houses from a woodland in western Germany has restarted in earnest after…

7 years ago

German solar energy prize awarded

The annual award honours projects aimed at a resolute and decentralized energy transformation. Bonn (dpa) - Electro-mobility pioneer Guenther Schuh…

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Germany pushes for ‘comprehensive modernization’ of WTO

Berlin (dpa) - A German Economics Ministry official on Saturday called for a "comprehensive modernization" of the World Trade Organization…

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Sonnen sets up the biggest solar battery manufacturing plant in Australia

Sydney  – German solar battery firm sonnen is setting up a major manufacturing plant in South Australia that will build…

7 years ago

Germany pledges extra 100 million euros for Lake Chad region

By Sebastian Engel and Michael Fischer, dpa Berlin (dpa) - Germany has pledged an extra 100 million euros (116 million…

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Explosion and fire at German oil refinery injures 9

By Kathrin Zeilmann, dpa Berlin (dpa) - An explosion and blaze at an oil refinery complex in southern Germany injured nine…

7 years ago

New car pollution standard comes into force across EU

Brussels (dpa) - Stricter emissions tests for all new cars in the European Union went into force on Saturday. It comes…

7 years ago

Report: Volkswagen managers to start driving electric cars

Hanover, Germany (dpa) - German carmaker Volkswagen wants to increase the number of electric and hybrid cars in its own…

7 years ago

Germany eyes Azerbaijan energy sector, Merkel calls for stronger economic ties

By Ruppert Mayr, dpa Baku (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday called for stronger economic ties with Azerbaijan,…

7 years ago

German Chancellor to visit Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to tour three West African countries next week, paying visits to Senegal,…

7 years ago

Merkel, Putin signal rapprochement at summit focusing on Ukraine

By Peter Spinella, dpa Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin signalled rapprochement on Saturday…

7 years ago

German industry stresses need for faster modernization of bridges

Berlin (dpa) - Following the collapse of a motorway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa that caused some 40…

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Newspapers reach almost 40 million readers a day in Germany

Frankfurt (dpa) - Print newspapers in Germany lost more readers in the last 12 months than in the previous year,…

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German test cities present public transport plans to clean up air

By Sascha Meyer, dpa Berlin (dpa) - Five sites in Germany are due to present plans to make public transport…

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Germany ‘on track for golden decade’ as economy picks up speed

By Andrew McCathie, dpa Berlin (dpa) – The German economy shifted into a higher gear in the second quarter, defying…

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Jobs in Germany’s key manufacturing sector hit new high

Berlin (dpa) – Employment in Germany's key manufacturing sector has hit a new high following the nation's long run of…

7 years ago

Germany’s Merkel in Spain for informal talks with PM Sanchez

Madrid (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in the city of San Lucar de Barrameda in southern Spain for…

7 years ago

German government to invest €500 million in the country’s rail network

The German government has earmarked 500 million euros for the energy transition in rail traffic. Berlin (dpa) - The German…

7 years ago

Bremen airport temporarily shut down due to security breach

Bremen, Germany (dpa) - Bremen airport has been temporarily shut down due to a security breach, a federal police spokesman…

7 years ago

Berlin pushes back against China’s business plans in Trump era

By Andrew McCathie, dpa China is now Germany's fourth-biggest foreign investor, and US trade tensions threaten to push Beijing to…

7 years ago