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Montevideo, May 4th 2024 - 21:33 UTC

Tag: Germany

  • Monday, July 25th 2022 - 08:47 UTC

    July 1942: Nazi Germany begins the systematic extermination of Polish Jews

    These train tracks led into the Treblinka extermination camp. The Nazis later tried to disguise their crimes

    In July 1942, Nazi Germany ordered the systematic extermination of the Jewish population in the Polish capital of Warsaw. Jews had been confined to the Warsaw Ghetto from November 1940, life was terrible. In the Ghetto to the northwest of the city some 450,000 men, women, and children lived crammed together behind the high walls. Around 100,000 people had died of hunger or disease, or been killed in summary executions. But the worse was to come on 22 July 1942.

  • Saturday, June 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

    Uruguay rounds-up successful appearance at leading MICE fair

    Uruguay's swift handling of the COVID-19 crisis has positioned the country as one of the safest destinations worldwide, Monzegliio explained

    Uruguay's appearance at the leading IMEX fair in Frankfurt yielded “a very positive balance,” according to tourism officials who represented the country at the global event, which is focused on the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Congresses and Exhibitions) sector.

  • Tuesday, May 24th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

    Eichmann audios recorded in Argentina to be released

    An Israeli documentary to be released shortly features voice recordings of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, who was captured by the Mossad in the early 1960s in San Fernando, north of Buenos Aires, Argentina, it was reported.

  • Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 10:56 UTC

    Argentina a reliable partner, German Chancellor says

    The war in Ukraine means agrifood and energy opportunities for Argentina, Fernández said

    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Wednesday said Argentina was “a reliable partner” upon welcoming President Alberto Fernández in Berlín on the second stop of the South American leader's new European tour.

  • Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

    Germany's largest gas importer accepts Moscow terms and pays in Euros/Rubles

    “We will pay the invoice amount, which will continue to be in Euros, into the accounts at Gazprombank in accordance with the planned procedure”, VNC said

    Despite the rules agreed by the European Commission, one of Germany's largest natural gas importers, VNG, has opened an account with Gazprombank for payments for Russian gas under Moscow's new terms, in Euros then converted into Rubles helping the Russian currency to recover its value.

  • Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

    Germany fast-track building its first LNG terminal, operational by end of year

    Construction of the LNG import terminal has been fast-tracked, with German Economics Minister Robert Habeck hoping to complete this at “Tesla speed”

    Germany has begun construction on its first LNG import terminal, and in the meantime, has rented four mobile floating tankers as it scrambles to rid itself of the need for Russian natural gas, reports Charles Kennedy from oilprice.com

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:48 UTC

    Brazil once again sidelined from G7 Summit

    The G7 Summit will take place from June 26 to 28, 2022, at Elmau Castle in the Bavarian Alps.

    As host Germany announced the guest countries for this year's G7 Summit, Brazil was once again left out of the list for the third consecutive time, while South Africa, India, Indonesia, and Senegal are to be welcome, it was announced.

  • Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 21:32 UTC

    Germany to allow pride flag on certain occasions

    The iconic rainbow flag will not be allowed to fly on national holidays

    Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has authorized the hoisting of the rainbow flag on public buildings, sparking an unprecedented controversy: how many more minority flags can fly next to the black-red-gold and also that of the European Union?

  • Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 21:58 UTC

    German family of 17 deported from Paraguay due to lack of COVID-19 vax

    It was the Ministry of Health who decided the group should not be allowed through

    Paraguayan authorities have deported a German family of 17 people who were all unvaccinated against COVID-19. They had sold all their assets to settle in the South American country, where other groups of European nationals have been reported to have migrated to avoid immunization mandates.

  • Friday, March 4th 2022 - 12:02 UTC

    Ukrainian invasion triggers dramatic change in German post war policy

    Scholz’s response to the Russian invasion, a €100 billion fund is being proposed for the renewal of Germany’s (increasingly dilapidated) armed forces.

    By Ed Turner, Reader in Politics, Co-Director, Aston Center for Europe, Aston University - If you’d asked experts just a fortnight ago what the key features of Germany’s approach to foreign and defense policy were, there would have been several strands. Alignment with the west, and of course membership of the EU and Nato would have been a feature.