Slideshow ( 3 images )BERLIN (Reuters) – Centrist Armin Laschet was elected chairman of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) on Saturday, succeeding Angela Merkel and putting…
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Russia's Putin, Germany's Merkel discuss possible joint Covid-19 vaccine production
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the possibility of jointly producing coronavirus vaccines in a phone call, the…
Germany heading towards extension of hard lockdown
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government and the country’s 16 federal states have agreed to extend a strict lockdown until Jan. 31 in an effort…
Locked down Berliners spark blazes with home fireworks
BERLIN (REUTERS) – Banned from setting off fireworks in much of their city, some Berliners instead tried to launch them from their homes on New…
German pilot injects reminder of Covid-19 vaccination with syringe in the sky
FRANKFURT (REUTERS) – German pilot Samy Kramer has traced a giant syringe in the sky, flying 200km to remind people about the start of the…
Lifting of Germany's Covid-19 lockdown early next year unlikely, says aide to leader Merkel
BERLIN (REUTERS, XINHUA) – A broad lifting of anti-pandemic measures in Germany early next year is unlikely, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Chief of Staff Helge Braun…
Germany to close most shops from next week: Draft govt proposal
FRANKFURT (REUTERS) – Germany is planning to close most shops from next Wednesday (Dec 16) until Jan 10 as it tightens coronavirus restrictions and tries…
Merkel to discuss tighter lockdown with German states on Sunday – sources
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a news conference at the end of a EU leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna…
Germany braces for tougher lockdown before Christmas
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will have to impose tougher coronavirus restrictions before Christmas to try to get the pandemic under control, ministers and regional leaders…
Guido Goldman, a U.S. Bridge to Germany, Dies at 83
Guido Goldman, a renaissance man who used his vast wealth and extensive network of friendships in politics and the arts, from Henry A. Kissinger to…