Friday, November 22
Germany is one of the global powerhouses with a history of industrial and economic stability.
Today, Germany is one of the key contributors to the EU, Between Germany and France two countries are holding together a fractured union.
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The capital of Germany is Berlin since the unification of east and west Germany. Prior to that Berlin was the capital of East Germany and Bonn was the capital of West Germany.
A globalised historical city that has an ever-present aroma of the First and Second World Wars. As well as the historically significant Holocaust war memorial museum.
The city’s also known for its art scene and modern landmarks like the gold-coloured, swoop-roofed Berliner Philharmonie, built-in 1963.
While Berlin became the official German capital after the fall of the Berlin wall; the country’s reunification in 1990, Bonn still remains the main home of six ministerial headquarters. Those include defence, agriculture, education, environment, health and economic development.
Bavaria is the area mainly covering the southeast of Germany. The main city in Bavaria is Munich and is home to BMW and Audi.
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a federal state in the southeast of Germany.
With an area of 70,550.19 square kilometres, Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany.
Frankfurt is the main financial city of Germany. It is close to Brussels and is one of the leading cities and global financial centres, like London, New York and Hong Kong.
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Euronews says Germany is scaling back its COVID protection measures as the amended Infection Protection Act came into force on Sunday.
The Independent says Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky invoked the fall of the Berlin Wall in an emotional address before the German parliament on Thursday.
Euronews says Germany has registered a new record-high seven-day incidence for COVID-19 for the second consecutive day.
The Independent says German authorities have seized a massive yacht belonging to billionaire Alisher Usmanov at a shipyard in Hungary.
France24 says Germany accused Russia on Friday of endangering Europe’s security with demands that recall the Cold War.
Euronews says Germany’s leaders on Wednesday announced plans to end most of the country’s coronavirus restrictions by March 20.
Euronews says Germany’s gas reserves have fallen to “worrying” levels, the government admitted on Wednesday, amid tensions with Russia.
Euronews says German investigators have found nearly 400 cases of online hate speech related to last week’s killing of two police officers.
The Guardian says two police officers have been shot dead while on a routine patrol in western Germany.
The EU signals ceasefire with Russia in Ukraine at Paris peace talks. A joint communication as the EU signals ceasefire with Russia.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson has hinted that Germany may be concerned about the imposition of sanctions against Russia because of its dependence on Russian gas.
Ukraine-Russia crisis German Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells Macron that diplomacy can fix the US-Ukraine and Russia standoff, with a united Europe.
France24 says An 18-year-old student opened fire in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday.
Breaking News – A lone gunman opens fire in a German University targetting students and teachers. The gunman is shot dead by the police after…
France24 says The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as France, Germany and Brazil posted new records of infections.
Germans are less worried about the omicron variant than the delta variant and the majority of people in Germany approve of the government’s stricter rules.
Germany will limit private gatherings to ten people and close nightclubs ahead of the new year as the country faces a “massive fifth wave” of COVID-19 due to Omicron.
The Guardian says Germany has become the latest country to reintroduce tight Covid-19 measures.
BBC News says Germany has become the latest country to ban most travellers from Britain, to try to slow the spread of Omicron.
The Guardian says Game over. The delusions of grandeur can now finally be laid to rest. The years of feast are over and the years of famine are at hand.
Olaf Scholz has been voted in as Germany’s new chancellor. He has been described as being very similar to Angela Merkel and its the reason why he was elected so swiftly.
France24 says Olaf Scholz will become chancellor of Germany, turning the page on 16 years with Angela Merkel at the helm as a new centre-left-led coalition takes the wheel of Europe’s top economy.
The Guardian says Vaccination could become mandatory in Germany from February, Angela Merkel has said.
The Daily Express says GERMANY will announce a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated amid soaring COVID-19 cases and Omicron variant fears.
Mohammad Rasoulof’s film about capital punishment has won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. The Iranian director was banned from directing in…
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