BERLIN—A German civilian was shot on his was to Kabul airport but is not in a life-threatening condition and will soon be flown out of Afghanistan, a German government spokeswoman said on Friday. “A German civilian suffered a gunshot wound on his way to Kabul airport. He is receiving medical attention, but his life is…
German Civilian Wounded by Gunshot on Way to Kabul Airport, Berlin Says
Reflection and Rebuilding in Berlin
On the four-hour train ride from Frankfurt to Berlin, my daughter, the friends we had come to visit and I used our phones and the helpful Marco Polo guidebook we had purchased at the Frankfurt station to plan the two brief days we would be there. By the time we pulled into the station, we…
Tesla’s Musk Hopes to Make First Cars at Berlin Plant in October
BERLIN—Tesla hopes to make the first cars at its “Gigafactory” in Gruenheide, near Berlin, in October or soon afterwards, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday. Tesla has pushed back the expected opening of the gigafactory to late 2021, blaming German bureaucratic hurdles. The plant has also faced local public resistance due to environmental concerns….
Germany to Provide $35 Billion in Aid for Flood-Hit Regions
BERLIN—The German government agreed Tuesday to provide 30 billion euros ($35 billion) to help rebuild regions hit by devastating floods last month. Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of Germany’s 16 states approved the state flood aid package, which still needs parliament’s endorsement. “This is significantly more than we had for previous floods,” Merkel told…
Shots Fired Outside Berlin Store, Four Injured, One Arrested
BERLIN—Shots were fired in a violent clash at a store car park in northern Berlin on Friday, leaving four people injured, the Berliner Zeitung reported. One person was subsequently arrested, the newspaper added later. The injured included three men and a woman, local media reported, adding that police had questioned eyewitnesses and cordoned off the…
19 Injured as Bus Heading to Sweden Crashes Near Berlin
Police say 19 people have been injured, nine of them seriously, after a bus en route from Belgrade to Stockholm crashed on Friday south of Berlin. The injured included people from Serbia, Sweden, Germany, and Israel, German news agency dpa reported, quoting Brandenburg state police. Police said the bus swerved off the highway near Schoenwald,…
Germany, Slovakia Arrest 2 in Raids on Trafficking Ring
BERLIN—Two suspects were arrested in Germany and Slovakia in raids Monday on a group accused of smuggling Vietnamese into Germany and other European countries for large fees that they had to work off in massage parlors, brothels, and other places, authorities said. Police in Berlin arrested a Vietnamese woman who lives in the German capital,…
Berlin State Hospitals Pause AstraZeneca Shots for Women Staff Under 55
BERLIN—Berlin’s state hospital groups Charite and Vivantes have stopped giving women under the age of 55 shots of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, spokeswomen for the hospitals said on Tuesday. The moves follow reports of rare but serious blood clots, bleeding, and in some cases death after vaccination, mainly in young women. “From the Charité’s point of…
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