Wirecard scrambles to find missing $2.1 billion as loan crunch looms
Wirecard‘s auditor has refused to sign off its 2019 accounts over a missing $2.1 billion, sending its shares down more than 60% as the German...
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Germany puts far-right regional branch under surveillance
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has put a regional branch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) under surveillance, German media reported on Monday, denting the far-right...
Cyprus among countries considered safe for German tourists, Merkel says (Updated)
Cyprus is among the countries considered to be safe destinations for German citizens, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, during an extensive telephone conversation...
Germany to lift travel ban for EU, Schengen countries and UK from June 15
Germany will lift a travel ban for European Union member states plus Britain, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland from 15 June as long as there...
Germany aims to ease distancing, lift European travel warning
Germany plans to ease social distancing steps from June 29, a week earlier than previously planned, and aims to lift a travel warning for 31...
Merkel urges prudence as Germany’s infection rate remains critical
Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to Germans on Monday to stick to social-distancing rules to slow down the coronavirus pandemic after data suggested the disease was...
Germany classifies Hezbollah as terrorist organisation, conducts raids
Germany has banned Iran-backed Hezbollah activity on its soil and designated it a terrorist organisation, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Police conducted early morning...
Merkel urges Germans to show resilience for long-haul coronavirus battle
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Thursday to show endurance and discipline to get through the coronavirus pandemic that is “still at the beginning”, and called for...
Germany confronted with history once again
By Andreas Theophanous With the spread of Covid-19 in most countries of the world, in addition to the casualties, the health issues and the disruption...
How Germany intends to track down infected people
Germany has proposed using big data and location tracking to isolate people with coronavirus once social distancing measures now in force have slowed its spread,...
German prosecutors urge security review for carnival parades
German prosecutors urged carnival organisers to review their security arrangements on Tuesday after a local man ploughed his car into a parade in the western...
Suspected shisha bar gunman published racist manifesto – German prosecutor (Update)
A man suspected of shooting dead nine people in shisha bars in a German town before killing himself and his mother had posted a manifesto...
Goethe Institute offering prizes for best quotes
Goethe-Institut Cyprus is offering free German language courses and other prizes to participants in a European-wide competition on high and pop culture, it announced on...
Man shoots parents and family in German pub
A 26-year-old man shot his parents and four other members of his family dead with a semi-automatic weapon in southwest Germany before calling the police...
Cyprus, Germany discuss strengthening cooperation
Cyprus and Germany on Wednesday discussed cooperation between the two countries and explored ways of bolstering it on bilateral and European levels. Relations between the...
Angelides to meet German counterpart on Wednesday
Defence Minister Savvas Angelides will brief his German counterpart Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Wednesday about Turkey’s illegal activities in Cyprus` Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the...
Three decades on, Germans remember surprise fall of Berlin Wall
Sascha Moellering witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate on Nov. 9, 1989. But it took about another 10 years for the border between...
Turkey’s operation in northern Syria splits Germany’s migrant communities
Turkey’s military offensive in neighbouring Syria is raising tensions among Germany’s large Turkish, Kurdish and Syrian Arab communities, who are bitterly divided over the operation...
Condor to lay on eight extra flights between Paphos and four German cities
An agreement has been reached by the ministry of tourism and Hermes Airports with the German airline Condor for the launch of eight new flights...
Berlin city rent cap plans hit real estate shares
BERLIN, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Shares in German property companies fell on Monday after media reported the Berlin city government plans a tougher-than-expected cap on...
