HAMBURG, Germany—About 110,000 chickens are to be slaughtered after an outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on a farm in north Germany, authorities said on Thursday. The disease was confirmed on an egg-producing farm in Langwege in the Vechta district in the northern state of Lower Saxony, the Vechta district council said. Vechta is a major…
German Coalition Quarrels Over Plan to Help ‘Fragile’ Economy
BERLIN—The economic situation is deteriorating and the outlook is fragile in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, its finance minister said on Wednesday, defending his plans to raise income tax thresholds in response to soaring inflation. The German economy stagnated in the second quarter, with the war in Ukraine, soaring energy prices, the pandemic, and supply disruptions…
Food Price Inflation Soars to Record High In Germany
Food price inflation in Germany soared to its highest level on record in July though the overall pace of price growth eased slightly, according to the country’s statistical agency. Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, also known as Destatis, said on Aug. 10 that food prices jumped by 14.8 percent in the year through July, the fastest pace…
German Economy to Lose $265 Billion in Added Value Due to War, High Energy Prices: Study
BERLIN—Germany’s economy will lose more than 260 billion euros ($265 billion) in added value by 2030 due to the Ukraine war and high energy prices, spelling negative effects for the labor market, according to a study by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB). In comparison with expectations for a peaceful Europe, Germany’s price-adjusted gross domestic…
Firefighters Battle Out-of-Control Blaze at Berlin Ammunitions Dump
BERLIN—More than 100 firefighters on Thursday battled a fire at an ammunitions dump in western Berlin, using water cannons and an army robot to try to contain the blaze that has triggered explosions and was still spreading, officials said. The fire service set up a perimeter zone 1,000 metres (0.6 miles) from the centre of…
‘The Turbine Works:’ Germany’s Scholz Points Finger at Russia in Energy Row
August 3, 2022
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MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR, Germany—German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said Russia had no reason to hold up the return of a gas turbine for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that had been serviced in Canada but has since been stranded in Germany in an escalating energy standoff. Standing next to the turbine on a…
German Exports Surge to Record Level in June, Outlook Still Gloomy
BERLIN—The value of German exports jumped by 4.5 percent in June to hit a record level, though economists cautioned that much of the increase was likely due to soaring prices. Exports rose for a third month in a row, beating forecasts for a 1 percent increase and pushing Germany’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus to 6.4…
Brian Giesbrecht: Climate Change Extremism Is Leading the World to Disaster
Commentary Sometimes, the significance of a cataclysmic event is not immediately apparent. The bombing of Pearl Harbor was an event that shocked the world. Many realized—even as it was happening—that it would bring America into a war it didn’t want to be in. But few predicted what would follow. The end of World War II…
German Retail Sales Post Biggest Year-on-Year Slump Since 1994
BERLIN—German retailers ended the first half of 2022 with the sharpest year-on-year sales drop in nearly three decades, as inflation, the Ukraine war, and the coronavirus pandemic take their toll, data showed on Monday. Retail sales in June decreased 8.8 percent in real terms compared with the same month last year, the biggest drop since…
England Clinch Women’s Euro With 2–1 Extra Time Win Over Germany
LONDON—An extra time strike from forward Chloe Kelly gave England a 2–1 win over Germany in the Women’s European Championship final on Sunday to claim their first ever major title in front of a record crowd on home soil. Substitute Kelly reacted quickest to a loose ball from a corner in the second period of…
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