Tag: Germany

Tuesday, November 12th 2024 - 10:09 UTC
German Consul in Asunción killed in multiple-car crash

Germany's Consul General in Asunción (Paraguay) Kristin Blumenröther was killed Sunday in a multiple-car crash on the Luque-San Bernardino road known as Ecovía in which her husband and one of the children also perished. The couple's other child survived the accident and is hospitalized. The Paraguayan administration of President Santiago Peña extended its condolences to Blumenröther and the German Government.
Tuesday, August 13th 2024 - 07:32 UTC
UK, Germany, France call for end of immediate fighting in Gaza and release of Israeli hostages

A joint statement from the leaders of United Kingdom, Germany and France called for an immediate end to fighting Gaza, the release of Israeli hostages and the prevention of further escalation, especially on the part of Iran and its allies.
Wednesday, April 17th 2024 - 09:49 UTC
German and French economies slowing down in 2024, IMF report

Europe's strongest economy is expected to grow by 0.2%, 0.3 percentage points less than it estimated in its January outlook, according to the latest report from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, on Germany. This is also the weakest among the G7 group of industrialized nations.
Monday, April 8th 2024 - 23:54 UTC
Argentina's Milei considers military aid for Ukraine

President Javier Milei has announced plans to embark on a diplomatic tour across Europe in mid-June, including a potential meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski and discussions regarding military aid to Ukraine.
Wednesday, January 17th 2024 - 10:45 UTC
“Remigration,” an EU and German 'non word' applied to promote extreme right wing policies against migration

Germany has increased its vocabulary of “non words”, with the term “remigration”, quite extensive to the rest of the European Union combating illegal migration. However a jury of linguists in Marburg in Hessen, argue the term is being used as a “euphemistic cover vocabulary” by extreme right wing parties.
Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Chancellor Olaf Scholz attempts some German humor

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz released a photo of himself wearing an eye patch on Monday after he fell while jogging. Scholz, an avid jogger, sustained bruises and grazes to the right side of his face.
Wednesday, August 9th 2023 - 09:43 UTC
German economy in recession: industrial output down 1,5% in June

Germany's industrial output fell for a second consecutive month in June, figures published this week show, with a drop of 1.5% far wider than the previous month's slip of 0.1%.
Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 10:45 UTC
Germany's far-right wants to dissolve the EU

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has announced that it will “seek the orderly dissolution of the EU and find in its place a new European economic and interests community, a federation of European nations,” it was reported.
Wednesday, June 14th 2023 - 10:33 UTC
Church abuses in Germany: court orders Cologne Archdiocese to pay victim €300,000

A German regional court on Tuesday ordered the Archdiocese of Cologne to pay €300,000 (roughly US$325,000) in damages to an abuse victim for crimes committed in the 1970s. A far higher sum than Germany's Catholic Church dioceses have paid in voluntary, symbolic compensation payments in the past.
Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 16:07 UTC
Germany recruiting skilled labor, particularly nurses in Brazil

German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil and Brazilian Labour Minister Luiz Marinho signed a declaration of intent for “fair immigration” to promote the exchange of skilled workers.