Tag: German

German Police Find Melted-Down Gold After Theft of Celtic Coins, Seek Rest of Treasure

BERLIN—Investigators looking into the theft of hundreds of ancient gold coins from a German museum have found lumps of gold that appear to have resulted from part of the treasure being melted down, but still hold out hope of finding the rest intact, officials said Thursday. Four suspects were arrested on Tuesday over the Nov….


6 German Tourists Arrested for Suspected Rape of German Teen in Hotel on Spanish Island of Mallorca

BARCELONA, Spain—Spanish police have arrested six German tourists for allegedly raping an 18-year-old German woman on Spain’s Mallorca island, authorities said Friday. Police on the Mediterranean island said the alleged gang rape occurred in a hotel room in the popular tourist spot of Playa de Palma early Thursday. Five were arrested within hours and a…


Global Affairs Says It Is Seeking Information on Death of Canadian in Germany

Global Affairs has confirmed the death of a Canadian citizen in Germany, after police in the Kempten district said a woman was pushed to her death last week by an American man at a popular tourist attraction. In response to a query from The Canadian Press about the reported killing of 21-year-old Eva Liu, a…


The Monsun Gruppe & the Bose Treasure

This film is not unavailable in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, or Afghanistan because of territorial licensing. At the end of World War II, the Monsun Gruppe of the German Kriegsmarine, which was based in Penang, assisted Indian revolutionary Subhash Chandra Bose in transporting a substantial treasure to Soviet Russia. This film reveals the…


German Court Says It Won’t Hear Case Against Madeleine McCann Suspect

BERLIN—A German court said Thursday that it has decided not to hear a sex offenses case against a man who also is a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, arguing that the region where it is located isn’t the last place he lived in Germany and so it isn’t responsible. Prosecutors in…


German Pensions to Rise Again, but Slower Than Inflation

BERLIN—German retirees’ pensions will rise significantly this summer for the second consecutive year, the government said Monday, though the increase will still fall short of the current inflation rate. The Labor Ministry said pensions will increase by 4.39 percent in the former West Germany on July 1 and by 5.86 percent in the formerly communist…


German Minister to Make Official Visit to Taiwan in Decades-Long First

Germany will send its federal minister to visit Taiwan next week for talks on research cooperation, an official said on Friday, marking the first high-level visit by a German minister to Taiwan in over two decades. Education and Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger will meet with Taiwanese officials during her two-day trip to Taiwan to discuss…


German Department Store Chain to Shut 40 Percent of Its Outlets

BERLIN—Germany’s last major department store chain announced Monday that it plans to close two-fifths of its branches, months after it filed for insolvency protection for the second time in less than three years. The long-troubled Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof plans to shut 52 of its current 129 stores in two phases, with the first closing down…


Three Men Killed in Southeast BC Avalanche Were From Germany: News Agency

Three victims of a deadly avalanche in southeastern British Columbia have been identified as German citizens. The German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur says the mayor of the municipality of Eging, east of Munich, has confirmed the three men were from Germany and two were residents of his small Bavarian town. Mayor Walter Bauer told the news…


Tesla Scales Back German Battery Plans, Won Over by US Incentives

BERLIN—Tesla Inc. has begun assembling batteries in Germany but will focus cell production in the United States in light of Inflation Reduction Act incentives, the company said, making it one of the first firms to declare a strategy shift prompted by the package. The U.S. electric-vehicle maker is also preparing to produce cell components such…