Tag: Germany

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Hate speech: Germany insists in regulating online social networks, despite Facebook's promises

  

  Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:16 UTC

  Bayer's weed killer Roundup settlement delayed as new questions arise

  

  Bayer has agreed to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used weed killer Roundup caused cancer after a US judge questioned its plan to deal with future claims.

• Wednesday, July 8th 2020 - 06:35 UTC

  Britain prepared to leave the EU in terms similar to Australia, Johnson tells Merkel

  

  Britain is prepared to leave the European Union on the same terms as Australia has with the bloc if it cannot agree on a future trading deal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Germany's Angela Merkel in a telephone call on Tuesday.

• Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 07:09 UTC

  Germany makes up skirting a criminal offence punishable with up two years in prison

  

  Germany is making up-skirting, surreptitiously taking photographs or filming under a person's clothing, a criminal offense punishable with fines or up to two years in prison.

• Wednesday, July 1st 2020 - 08:53 UTC

  The most powerful EU member takes the rotating presidency of the block

  

  The European Union’s most powerful member, Germany, takes over the bloc’s rotating presidency as of Wednesday amid a raft of challenges — from COVID-19 and the economic devastation it has wrought, to Brexit, trade with China and tensions with the United States.

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 06:39 UTC

  Air cooling system in German abattoir helped spread coronavirus among hundreds of workers

  

  The air cooling system used in a German slaughterhouse helped spread the coronavirus among hundreds of workers, a hygiene expert said on Wednesday, a day after the mass outbreak triggered renewed lockdowns in the area.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 06:51 UTC

  Controversy in Germany over the term “race” in the country's Constitution

  

  A row has broken out in Germany over the term “race” in the country's Constitution as American George Floyd's killing in United States police custody spills over into national politics.

• Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 07:53 UTC

  Germany considers “unacceptable” Trump's decision to withdraw 9,500 troops

  

  Germany’s coordinator for transatlantic ties has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany. Trump has ordered the U.S. military to remove 9,500 troops from Germany, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.

• Friday, May 29th 2020 - 07:33 UTC

  German economy to shrink 6,6% this year but rebound 10,2% in 2021

  

  The German economy is likely to shrink by 6.6% this year as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic before growing by 10.2% in 2021, the Ifo Institute said on Thursday in its latest update.

• Tuesday, May 26th 2020 - 07:42 UTC

  German government rescues Lufthansa taking a 20% stake in the company

  

  The German government and the management of flagship carrier Lufthansa, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, have reached a preliminary deal on a 9 billion euro (US$9.8 billion) bailout, two people close to the matter said.