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Germany prepares way for its troops to stay in Afghanistan
Berlin: The German government is preparing the way for the country’s troops in Afghanistan the second-biggest contingent in a NATO force to stay in place until next year if needed. Chancellor…
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Iranian diplomat sentenced to 20 years imprisonment over 2018 bomb plot in France
Brussels: A Belgian court on Thursday ordered a jail term of 20 years to Iranian diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, for plotting a thwarted bombing during an Opposition rally in 2018 outside…
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Biden administration reviewing Trump order to withdraw US troops from Germany
Washington: US President Joe Biden-led administration is currently reviewing former President Donald Trump’s order to withdraw US troops from Germany, European Command (USEUCOM) chief General Tod Walters told reporters on…
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Navalny’s arrest adds to tension between Russia and the West
Moscow: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s arrest as he arrived in Moscow after recovering from his poisoning with a nerve agent drew criticism from Western nations and calls for his release,…
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PM Modi assures German Chancellor of India’s commitment to deploy vaccine capacity for world
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a video-teleconference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed key issues of mutual importance including India’s commitment to deploy its capacities…
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Western nations back UN-facilitated Libyan political dialogue
Tripoli: Germany, Italy, the US, France and the UK have reiterated full support for the success of the UN-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) and interrelated economic and security dialogues, according…
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Several EU nations halt UK flights, fearing virus variant
Berlin: The German government said on Sunday it was planning to restrict travel to and from Britain because of the new coronavirus variant. A government spokesman said Germany is working on…
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Germany reports 17,270 new COVID-19 cases
Berlin: Germany has reported 17,270 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the nation’s total to 1,084,743, the federal Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Wednesday. The…
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IOC-Germany announces Rs 1 cr financial help to protesting farmers
Berlin: The Indian Overseas Congress-Germany on Tuesday announced financial help of Rs 1 crore to farmers protesting against the newly introduced agriculture laws. In a statement, IOC-Germany president Parmod Kumar…
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Germany confirms over 14,000 new COVID cases
Berlin: Germany registered 14,611 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, down from 21,695 a day ago, taking the total count to 1,042,700, the Robert Koch Institute said on…
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Charpentier, Doudna win 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Washington: Emmanuelle Charpentier from Germany and Jennifer A. Doudna from USA have been awarded with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday…
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Germany: ‘Migrants could be gassed,’ politician comments; sacked
Berlin: A long-standing member and a former spokesperson of Germany’s far-right political party Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) was sacked after reports emerged that he had discussed the gassing or shooting of migrants. AfD’s Christian…
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Germany: Court lifts ban on Azaan at local mosque
Munster [Germany]: A court in the western city of Munster, Germany lifted a ban on Azaan at local mosque. It held that it is a religious freedom. Now, loudspeaker can…
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Germany: Foreign labs confirm Navalny poisoned with Novichok
Berlin: Specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said Monday. A German military laboratory…
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Germany: Foreign labs confirm Navalny poisoned with Novichok
Berlin: Specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said Monday. A German military laboratory…
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Technology
German study highlights the carbon footprint of video streaming
Berlin: Streaming high-definition video and games can result in significant greenhouse gas emissions, depending on the technology used, according to a German government-backed study released Thursday. The report published by Germany’s…
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4-series for 5G devices in early 2021
Berlin: Qualcomm on Thursday announced its plans to accelerate 5G global commercialisation at scale by expanding its portfolio of 5G mobile platforms to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4-series in early 2021. The…
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Business
Mercedes gets big electric van order from Amazon
Berlin: Amazon says it’s buying 1,800 electric delivery vans from Mercedes-Benz, the biggest such order for the German automaker to date. In announcing the order on Friday, Mercedes said it would…
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Pompeo inks deal for US troop move from Germany to Poland
Warsaw: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sealed a defence cooperation deal with Polish officials that will pave the way for the redeployment of American troops from Germany to Poland.…
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Virus surge makes US weak link in global economic recovery
Frankfurt (Germany): People in China are back to buying German luxury cars. Europe’s assembly lines are accelerating. Now the global economy is waiting for the United States to get its coronavirus…
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Health
Gargling with mouthwashes might lower the spread of COVID: scientists
Berlin: The novel coronavirus can be inactivated using commercially available mouthwashes, according to a study which says gargling with these products may reduce the quantities of viral particles in the mouth…
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Galaxy S20 will soon replace physical ID for German citizens
Berlin: Samsung has partnered with the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Bundesdruckerei (bdr), and Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH to allow its Galaxy S20 series to become the first…
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Trial begins for 2019 Germany synagogue attack suspect
Berlin: The trial of a suspect accused of killing two people after an attack on a synagogue in the German city of Halle last year, began on Tuesday. Prosecutors believe 28-year-old…
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German court lifts COVID-19 lockdown near meat plant
Berlin: A German court has ended a lockdown imposed to tackle a coronavirus outbreak at a meatpacking facility, the media reported on Tuesday. Officials in North Rhine-Westphalia state brought back restrictions…
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Coronavirus cases in Germany rise to 193,499
Berlin: Germany has confirmed 256 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with the total count reaching 193,499, the Robert Koch Institute said on Sunday. The death toll has…
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US will move some troops from Germany to Poland: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that he will send some of the US troops from Germany to Poland. Trump had last week said that the United States will reduce…
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Trump decides to withdraw troops from Germany
Washington: President Donald Trump has decided to withdraw thousands of US troops from Germany, multiple media reports said. There has been American presence in the European nation from the post-World War…
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A true sign of hope: IKEA’s parking lot used for Eid prayer
BERLIN: Folks online praised IKEA store in west Germany after it handed over its car park to a local mosque for socially-distanced mass Eid prayer. With many people practising social…
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COVID-19: Germany infection rate rises as lockdown eases
Berlin: Coronavirus infections are rising in Germany, official data shows, just days after the country eased its lockdown restrictions. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the reproduction rate –…
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75 yrs after Hitler, Nazism is rising: Akash Banerjee
New Delhi: Almost to the day – 75 years ago – a cornered Hitler took his own life and with it came to end an evil reign – however when…
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