Tag: Germany

Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Germany diplomacy restricts use of video conferencing Zoom: security flaws

The German foreign ministry has restricted use of the video conferencing service Zoom, saying in an internal memo to employees that security and data protection weaknesses made it too risky to use, newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 12:17 UTC
The 14,7 million Euro coronavirus masks order that never reached Germany

Authorities in Germany have fallen victim to a multi-million-euro fraud involving masks much needed in the coronavirus pandemic, prosecutors said on Tuesday. North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state and one of the hardest hit, paid 14.7 million euros for some 10 million masks in March only to discover they did not exist, according to prosecutors in Traunstein, Bavaria.
Monday, March 30th 2020 - 07:22 UTC
Germany does not discard another huge financial package to prop the economy

Germany's 750 billion euro (US$834 billion) package to soften the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Europe's largest economy will last for about two months, an independent economic think tank told a German newspaper group.
Thursday, March 12th 2020 - 07:41 UTC
Merkel warns that up to 70% of German population could contract coronavirus

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country's population - some 58 million people - could contract the coronavirus. Mrs Merkel made the stark prediction at a news conference on Wednesday alongside Health Minister Jens Spahn.
Monday, March 9th 2020 - 07:49 UTC
Germany's Thyssen and Embraer to build four frigates for the Brazilian Navy

A consortium formed by Germany's Thyssenkrupp AG and Brazilian plane maker Embraer SA signed a deal to deliver four frigates to Brazil's navy between 2025 and 2028, the companies said in a statement.
Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 08:39 UTC
Montreal joins France and Germany “In 2020 there will be no more scooters on the street”

Montreal on Wednesday called a halt to its electric scooter scheme, saying that riders broke rules and almost always parked illegally. The Canadian city launched a pilot project in June with 680 scooters and electric bikes, but authorities judged that the test period had been a “failure.”
Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 08:58 UTC
US and German intelligence services had direct access to secret communications from governments

US and German intelligence services raked in the top-secret communications of governments around the world for decades through their hidden control of a top encryption company Crypto AG, US, German and Swiss media reported on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 11th 2020 - 07:40 UTC
Germany reports outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus

Germany has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus in a backyard in the southwestern part of the country, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday.
Tuesday, February 11th 2020 - 07:36 UTC
Political turmoil in Germany: Chancellor Merkel's handpicked successor is quitting

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Chancellor Angela Merkel's protégée and leader of their conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), will not run for chancellor in Germany's federal election next year, a source in her party said on Monday.
Tuesday, February 4th 2020 - 08:21 UTC
Germany pledges support for Argentina and its foreign debt strategy compliance

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez left Germany more than satisfied after Monday's evening meeting with chancellor Angela Merkel and in the morning with leaders of industry and finance, who pledged investments in Argentina.