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German Covid-19 infection rate at new high as vaccinations slow

Germany's coronavirus infection rate climbed to its highest recorded level yet on Monday as what officials have called a pandemic of the unvaccinated gathers pace

Multiple people injured in knife attack on high-speed German train

The train was travelling between Regensburg and Nuremberg at the time of the attack

Germany sees second straight Covid-19 case record, mulls response

Germany recorded its second consecutive daily record for new Covid cases as infections pick up, and its disease control center said unvaccinated people face a very high risk of infection

Germany reports record number of fresh coronavirus infections

The Robert Koch Institute, or RKI, said 33,949 new cases had been registered in the last 24 hours, up from 28,037 daily cases a week ago.

1 in 5 students prefer new destinations like Ireland, Turkey, Spain: Study

Western Union's study on overseas education shows over 50% students prefer specialised courses over varsity reputation

Germany remains EU's main migrant destination with 100,000 Annual Requests

Germany remains the most popular European destination for migrants, with more than 100,000 asylum bids recorded for nine years in a row, media said Sunday.

Scholz seals initial coalition deal to be next German chancellor

The agreement includes a plan to exit coal in 2030, eight years earlier than planned, as well as an action plan for climate protection

Germany rallies to beat Romania in FIFA World Cup European qualifier

Thomas Muller's late decider helped Germany bounce back to beat Romania 2-1 on home soil in Group J of FIFA World Cup European qualification

Former Germany captain Philipp Lahm opposed to biennial World Cup

Former Germany captain Philipp Lahm is opposed to FIFA's plans to implement a biennal World Cup.

Majority of Germans want Scholz to form coalition with Greens, FDP: Poll

A continuation of the current grand coalition between SPD and CDU/CSU was the least favoured option with 22 per cent,according to the survey conducted among just over 1,200 people.

TCS signs a 5-year IT transformation deal with German bank NORD/LB

TCS will work to simplify and transform bank's application estate across businesses-financial markets, wholesale and retail banking

World's largest Imax screen to open in Germany ahead of 'No Time to Die'

The screen, located at the Traumaplast Multiplex in Leonberg, is wider than a Boeing 737 airliner at nearly 70 feet high and around 125 feet across.

The chancellor's legacy

Repair work needed on Germany's external relations

Germany embarks on tricky search for post-Merkel government

Social Democrats' narrow win over Merkel's bloc leaves German govt in limbo

Angela Merkel's bloc stumbles badly in Germany; horse-trading ahead

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats and outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right bloc both laid claim Sunday to lead the country's next government

Angela Merkel's conservatives narrowly lose to rivals in German polls

The centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) were on track for 26.0% of the vote, ahead of 24.5% for Merkel's CDU/CSU conservative bloc, projections for broadcaster ZDF showed

Germany votes in tight polls to find heir to 'eternal' chancellor

In office so long she was dubbed Germany's "eternal chancellor", Merkel has been in power since 2005 but plans to step down after the election, making the vote an era-changing event

German millionaires rush assets to Switzerland fearing a Left turn

If the Centre-Left Social Democrats (SPD), hard-Left Linke and environmentalist Greens come to power, the reintroduction of a wealth tax and tightening of inheritance tax could be on political agenda

France, Germany nominate WHO chief Tedros for a second term

Germany and France said they and other European Union countries have nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia for a second term as director-general of the World Health Organisation. This marks the first time that a candidate for the top job at the UN health agency has not been nominated by the home country. Tedros, who goes by his first name, has been in the global spotlight over the organisation's response to the coronavirus pandemic over the last 19 months - an epochal crisis that eclipsed all else throughout his term that began in 2017. The election for the next WHO director-general, which carries a five-year term, takes place at the agency's next annual assembly meeting in May. Tedros has run afoul of the Ethiopian government of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed over his outspokenness about killings and other human rights abuses in his home region of Tigray. Tedros was formerly a top official in the Tigray People's Liberation Front, once a dominant mem

European stocks slip on Evergrande woes, weak German business morale

Retail stocks were the top decliners in Europe