Russia’s natural gas production is projected to reach a record high in 2022, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. The agency’s most recent quarterly report forecasted that Russia would produce 763 billion cubic meters of gas in 2022, constituting the country’s highest annual gas production in thirty years. However, exports of natural…
Germany: 2 Police Officers Shot Dead During Traffic Stop
BERLIN—Two police officers were shot dead on a rural road in western Germany while on a routine patrol early Monday, police said. The shooting happened during a traffic check near Kusel at about 4:20 a.m., police in Kaiserslautern said in a statement. The officers radioed that shots were being fired, spokesman Bernhard Christian Erfort told…
Germany: Pesticide Misuse Suspected in Deaths of 2 Children
BERLIN—Prosecutors in Germany said Thursday that misuse of pesticides may have led to the deaths of two young children whose bodies were found in their home near Frankfurt this week. First responders arriving at the house in the town of Karlstein early Monday were unable to revive the five-year-old girl and her four-year-old brother. Tests…
Germany to Deliver 5,000 Helmets to Ukraine
Germany will deliver 5,000 military helmets to Ukraine following a request from the country’s embassy, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said in Berlin on Wednesday. She said that it was “a very clear signal” that Germany stands by Ukraine’s side. Defense Ministry spokesman Arne Collatz said he couldn’t give a timeline for the delivery. Germany has…
Germany Extends COVID-19 Curbs as Infections Threaten Infrastructure
BERLIN—Germany on Monday extended its current pandemic measures as the experts panel appointed by the government has warned the Omicron coronavirus variant could bring critical infrastructure in Europe’s biggest economy to a breaking point. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he had agreed with the heads of the federal states to extend restrictions such as limiting private…
4 Wounded in Germany University Shooting; Gunman Dead
BERLIN—A lone gunman opened fire during a lecture at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday and wounded four people, some of them seriously, police said. Police said that the perpetrator was dead, but didn’t give details of how that happened. They had earlier asked people on Twitter to avoid the Neuenheimer Feld area, home…
Tesla Berlin Factory to Elect Works Council on February 28
BERLIN—Tesla’s Berlin factory will elect its first works council on Feb. 28, Germany’s largest union IG Metall said on Thursday, expressing concern that it was too soon for the election to result in a truly representative body. Only one in six of the roughly 12,000 workers expected at the plant have been hired so far,…
Tesla Berlin Factory to Elect Works Council on Feb. 28
BERLIN—Tesla’s Berlin factory will elect its first works council on Feb. 28, Germany’s largest union IG Metall said on Thursday, expressing concern that it was too soon for the election to result in a truly representative body. Only one in six of the roughly 12,000 workers expected at the plant have been hired so far,…
Nearly Home: Teen Pilot Lands in Germany on Global Flight
EGELSBACH, Germany—Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford landed in Germany on Wednesday on the penultimate stop of her bid to become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo. Hopefully one day away from sealing the record, the Belgian-British 19-year-old said that she’s looking forward to getting home after “a long five months.” Rutherford is due…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Visit Berlin Factory in Mid February
BERLIN—Elon Musk will visit Tesla’s factory in Berlin in mid-February, the chief executive said on Twitter Tuesday, following speculation on Twitter that he would be in Germany this month. “I obv can’t comment on every rumor, but this isn’t true. Am headed to Berlin mid Feb, not this week,” Musk said in a tweet in…
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