Tag: Germany

Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Germany and France blast the “digital oligarchy” for shutting out Trump from social media platforms

Germany and France surprisingly backed United States President Donald Trump after he was banned from social media platforms including Twitter and Facebook extending Europe's battle with big technology.
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Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:22 UTC
An emotional Merkel admits 2020 has been her most difficult of her 15-year leadership

Angela Merkel said in her last New Year's address to the nation as German chancellor that 2020 was by far the most difficult of her 15-year leadership, yet the start of vaccinations against COVID-19 made 2021 a year of hope.
Tuesday, December 22nd 2020 - 07:49 UTC
Following EU approval of Pfizer vaccine, Germany will begin immunization of the elderly on December 27

Germany will begin its first coronavirus vaccinations in care homes for the elderly on Dec. 27, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Monday. He welcomed the approval of the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech by the European Medicines Agency as a milestone in the fight against the pandemic.
Monday, December 21st 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Merkel suggests Christmas greetings with loved ones on video

Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to avoid visiting family members over Christmas and to use video calls instead for greetings, the way service members stationed abroad do, as the country battles COVID-19.
Friday, December 18th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Cemetery in Germany temporarily stores the bodies of Covid-19 victims in metal containers

A cemetery in the German city of Hanau has started to temporarily store the bodies of people who have died from COVID-19 in a metal shipping container because hospital mortuaries are already full.
Thursday, December 17th 2020 - 09:03 UTC
Merkel implores Germans to reduce social contacts during Xmas; lockdown until January 10

Chancellor Angela Merkel banged the podium in frustration as she implored Germans this month to reduce social contacts to curb the spread of COVID-19. At one point in her unusually passionate address to parliament, during which she was heckled, she brought her hands together as if in prayer. At others, she shook her fist.
Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Date for Angela Merkel's exit, after next year's September 26 elections

Germany will go to the polls to elect a new parliament and chancellor on September 26 next year as Angela Merkel's looming retirement leaves the country's political future wide open.
Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Germany ready to begin Covid-19 vaccination in mid-December

Germany could start administering shots of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next month, Health Minister Jens Spahn was quoted as saying.
Monday, November 16th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Macron favors Europe's own independent and sovereign strategy, no matter how governs in US

Europe still needs its own independent and sovereign defence strategy, even if it is dealing with a new U.S. government which may result in friendlier ties, French President Emmanuel Macron told the “Revue Grand Continent” publication.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Johnson announces lockdown as of Thursday, coordinated with France, Germany and Belgium

Britain on Sunday became the ninth country with more than 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases. According to data compiled by the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, as of early Sunday, Britain had 1,014,794 infections and 46,645 deaths.