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The German States Defend Relaxation Against Merkel
Several German prime ministers have resisted Chancellor Angela Merkel's criticism and threats over what she sees as a lax application of corona measures.
Merkel threatened in an interview Sunday evening with federal intervention…
Germany Declares France A High-Risk Zone
Germany has declared France a high-risk zone due to the high number of corona infections.
Chancellor Angela Merkel had already announced the decision of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German equivalent of the RIVM.
The step…
Merkel Alludes to A Step-By-Step Plan to Phase Out Lockdown
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has hinted at a four-step plan to phase out the lockdown.
She described this at a meeting of her CDU party as "four opening steps with no yo-yo effect," reports the Bild newspaper, speaking to…
Germany Lockdown Extended Until the End of January
The lockdown in Germany will be extended until January 31.
The national government and federal states have agreed on this, reports the newspaper Bild, based on unknown sources.
A much stricter lockdown has been in effect in…
New Corona Measures for German Schools Off the Table
The German government is abandoning some of the corona measures it wanted to take in schools, such as smaller classes and a mandatory mask for more students.
That report news agency Reuters, which was given access to a draft…
Berlin: Russian Retaliation for Navalny Sanctions Unjust
Russian sanctions against Germany in connection with the poisoning case of Kremlin critic Aleksej Navalny are not in place, a spokesman for the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov…
A Massive Shrinkage is Expected at The German Airline Lufthansa
The German airline Lufthansa sees the pace of aviation recovery from the corona crisis gloomy and is therefore going to cut costs even more deeply.
Lufthansa announced in a new restructuring program that it would no longer put at…
German Government: Evidence That Navalny Was Poisoned With Nerve Gas
There is "unequivocal evidence" that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been poisoned with a nerve agent from the Novichok group. A spokesman for the German government said this on Wednesday.
Navalny is in a coma in a…
Merkel Receives Greta Thunberg and Other Activists
German Chancellor Angela Merkel received well-known young climate activists on Thursday, including Swedish Greta Thunberg (17).
The young people believe that too little progress is being made in the fight against climate change.…
Germany Has Banned Spain With Mallorca for Coronavirus Risk
Germany is banning almost all of Spain, including the trendy holiday island of Mallorca, because of the corona.
The German authorities have declared the country, except for the Canary Islands, a risk area because the number of…