BERLIN—Cables vital for the rail network were intentionally cut in two places causing a near three-hour halt to all rail traffic in northern Germany on Saturday morning, in what authorities called an act of sabotage without identifying who might be responsible. The federal police are investigating the incident, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said, adding the…
‘Malicious and Targeted’ Sabotage Halts Rail Traffic in Northern Germany
Germany’s ‘Tense’ Gas Situation May Become ‘Very Serious’ If People Continue Using Too Much, Authorities Warn
Germany’s gas situation may become “very serious” if the country does not significantly reduce consumption ahead of winter, the head of Germany’s national network regulator warned Thursday. Federal Network Agency President Klaus Mueller wrote on Twitter that gas consumption in Germany “increased by too much last week,” with German households and small businesses using nearly 10 percent more gas…
German Exports Beat Expectations Despite Cooling Global Economy
BERLIN—German exports rose slightly more than expected in August despite a cooling global economy, rising interest rates and material shortages, the statistics office said on Wednesday. Stronger demand from the United States and China helped push exports to 133.1 billion euros ($132.59 billion) in August, up 1.6 percent from the previous month. Imports also increased…
Germans Panic-Buy Electric Heaters as Authorities Warn of Winter Gas Shortage
German authorities have issued another dire warning about a possible shortage of natural gas over the winter, with fears that German households might be left in the cold, driving sales of electric heaters to soar in a spree of panic shopping. German Economy Minister Robert Habeck told Deutschlandfunk radio on Sept. 30 that the country…
Germany Agrees 200 Billion Euro Package to Shield Against Surging Energy Prices
September 30, 2022
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BERLIN—German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set out a 200 billion euro ($194 billion) “defensive shield,” including a gas price brake and a cut in sales tax for the fuel, to protect companies and households from the impact of soaring energy prices. Europe’s biggest economy is trying to cope with surging gas and electricity costs caused largely…
Gates or Germany? Who ‘Owns’ the WHO’s COVID-19 Response?
September 27, 2022
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Commentary The idea that Bill Gates is somehow the driving force behind the WHO’s vaccine-centric COVID-19 response is very widespread—at least on Twitter. But this notion recently received some unexpected support from a mainstream media source: Politico, the online news service that was started in D.C. in the naughts, launched a Brussels-based European edition in partnership…
Ukraine Refugees Push German Population to All-Time High
BERLIN—Refugees arriving from Ukraine have helped drive Germany’s population to its highest level, the Federal Statistical Office said, with more than 84 million people now living in the European Union’s most populous country. In a report issued on Tuesday, the Federal Statistics Office said that the population had grown by 1 percent, or 843,000 people,…
One of Many | Documentary
September 26, 2022
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World War II veteran PFC George Merz returns to Europe and recounts his stories from Normandy, Bastogne, and Germany. Emotional and thoughtful interviews with George, Christian Gabriel, and Helen Patton, granddaughter of General George Patton, set the stage. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films Follow EpochTV on social…
Germany: Teen Arrested for Alleged Extremist Attack Plans
BERLIN—A teenager accused of planning an Islamist-motivated attack in Germany was arrested Thursday, the federal prosecutor’s office said. The dual German–Kosovar citizen detained in the western town of Iserlohn allegedly was under the influence of an ISIS group follower who posted propaganda on online messaging services, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. The teenager’s…
Germany Nationalizes Biggest Gas Importer Uniper to Avert Collapse of Energy Sector
September 22, 2022
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Germany nationalized Uniper, its largest utility company and importer of natural gas, on Sept. 21, in a move to keep its domestic energy industry afloat and to avert a collapse of the energy sector. The government in Berlin had earlier bailed out its largest gas importer in July with a $14.95 billion rescue loan, in…
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