Category: Germany

Storms Cause Widespread Damage in Switzerland, Germany

BERLIN—Heavy summer storms caused widespread damage and flooding Tuesday in Germany and Switzerland, where an airport hangar partially collapsed in the southern town of Magadino. Swiss police said several planes were damaged but nobody was hurt when the hangar roof gave way amid heavy rain and strong winds overnight. Trees were blown onto roads and…


Germany Knife Attack Victims Were All Women: Police

WUERZBURG, Germany–Authorities in Germany were investigating on Saturday what prompted a man to go on a rampage with a knife in the town of Wuerzburg on Friday, killing three women and seriously injuring five other women. Officials said the suspect, whose rampage was halted when police arrested him, was a 24-year-old Somali immigrant who had…


3 Killed, 5 Seriously Injured in Germany Knife Attack

WUERZBURG, Germany—Three people were killed and five seriously injured in a knife attack in southern Germany on Friday by a 24-year-old Somali immigrant, described by officials as having been placed under compulsory psychiatric treatment in recent days. Police stopped and arrested the attacker in the town of Wuerzburg by firing a bullet through his thigh….


Germany Clicks at Euro 2020 With 4-2 Win Over Portugal

MUNICH—Germany finally clicked into gear at the European Championship, with a little help from defending champion Portugal. The Portuguese became the first team to score two own-goals in one game at the continental tournament, giving the Germans a 4-2 victory on Saturday and ending fears of another group-stage exit. Cristiano Ronaldo put Portugal in the…


Australia Hails Hydrogen in Partnerships With Germany, Japan Amid G-7 Talks

Australia has locked in separate commitments with Germany and Japan to continue pursuing hydrogen as a potential low emissions technology of the future. As part of talks during the G-7 summit, Australia co-signed the Australia-Germany Hydrogen Accord and built on previous commitments made with Japan to invest in hydrogen initiatives. Hydrogen has been put forward…


Germany Demands J&J Make up Likely Millions of Lost COVID-19 Vaccine Shots for July

Germany’s health ministry has demanded that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson provide more doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for the month of July following a shortfall of doses expected in June after millions of vaccine shots were discarded due to possible contamination concerns. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration told J&J to…


German Official Rebukes Hungary for Blocking EU Criticism of China

BERLIN/BRUSSELS—Hungary’s decision to block a European Union statement criticizing China’s Hong Kong policy was condemned on Friday by a senior Germany official, who said the bloc’s foreign policy was being undermined. “Hungary again blocked an EU statement on Hong Kong. Three weeks ago it was on the Middle East. Common foreign and security policy cannot…


German Judge Declares Mask Mandates Illegal and Harmful to Children

Commentary As reported in The Epoch Times recently, the Oklahoma Legislature recently passed a Bill banning mask mandates in schools. In Germany, mask mandates in schools have also been under the microscope, in particular in an extraordinary judgment given last month. On April 8, the Weimar District Court banned two schools in that district from…


Scientist Discovers What May Cause COVID-19 Vaccine-Linked Blood Clots

A German team of researchers this week said they may have discovered what causes rare blood clots in some COVID-19 vaccine recipients. Rolf Marschalek, a professor at Goethe University in Frankfurt who has been involved in studies looking into the rare clotting condition caused by the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, said his researcher showed the issue may…


Germany Recognizes Colonial Killings in Namibia as Genocide

BERLIN—Germany has reached an agreement with Namibia that will see it officially recognize as genocide the colonial-era killings of tens of thousands of people and commit to spending a total of €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion), largely on development projects. The accord announced Friday is the result of more than five years of talks with Namibia…