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Germany confirms Russia Today financed islamist portal in Berlin
The Odessa Journal
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For almost 2.5 years, the ultra-left internet portal Red operated from Berlin, supporting terrorist groups and opposing Israel. Authorities in Germany, the USA, and the EU stated that Russia provided financial and personnel support to it. This was...
Germany pledges N1.7bn for 2nd phase of North-East recovery project
Daily Trust
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July 11, 2025
The German government has renewed its commitment to rebuilding conflict-affected communities in the Northeastern part of the country with the launch of over N1.7bn (€20m) second phase of the UNICEF-WFP resilience and peacebuilding programme. In a...
German Luxury Cars That Won't Break The Bank
CarBuzz
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July 11, 2025
In the automotive world, the words “German” and “luxury” tend to go together, but not without also adding “expensive” and “out of reach” to the mix. A perfect example would be a BMW M5. But as we went about researching this article, we found a...
Planned new German gas power plants must be switched to hydrogen – industry and NGO alliance
Clean Energy Wire
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July 10, 2025
A group of environmental NGOs and hydrogen industry companies have called on the German government to ensure that new gas-fired power plants that are planned as backup for the electricity system will eventually be converted to run on green...
Germany's Bundestag postpones vote on judicial appointments
Deutsche Welle
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July 11, 2025
On Friday, Germany's Bundestag postponed a vote on appointing three new Federal Constitutional Court judges following a request by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party to postpone the vote for just one candidate. The...
German railway lacks strategy to escape “permanent crisis” – federal auditors
Clean Energy Wire
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July 11, 2025
Germany’s federal auditors have called on the government to tackle the fundamental problems of the national railway operator Deutsche Bahn “systematically and holistically”, arguing that “ever-increasing financial resources” alone are not a...
German backpacker found nearly two weeks after disappearing in remote Western Australia
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
German CDU Slams Move To Exclude AfD From State Jobs
The European Conservative
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July 11, 2025
A controversial new policy in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate has drawn sharp criticism from both the conservative CDU and the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD), after the regional government moved to bar AfD members from working in...
Germany's Puma launches V-S1 sneaker inspired by Football Heritage
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Bold silhouettes inspired by the world’s favorite sport are taking over the streets. Starting the lineup, PUMA’s new V-S1 is a low-profile, future-forward design pulled straight from the pitch and reworked for the city.The recently introduced...
German Chancellor says he’s confident EU-US trade deal will come soon
Euronews
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July 9, 2025
Published on 09/07/2025 - 14:41 GMT+2 Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was “cautiously optimistic” that the European Union would secure a trade deal with the US within the next few days, or “by the end of the month at the latest”. Merz...
Germany Plans Purchase Of Additional 15 F-35 Fighter Jets
Bharat Shakti
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July 11, 2025
Germany will buy 15 additional F-35 fighter jets, Politico reported on Friday citing several people familiar with the matter, a move that would increase the country’s planned fleet of the U.S.-made jet to 50. The report comes amid tensions between...
German Wholesale Price Inflation Rises In June
RTTNews
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July 11, 2025
Germany's wholesale price inflation accelerated in June largely reflecting higher prices of food and beverages, data from Destatis showed on Friday. Wholesale prices grew 0.9 percent on a yearly basis in June, following April's 0.4 percent...
Germany should stick to renewables expansion targets to incentivise electrification – report
Clean Energy Wire
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July 11, 2025
The new German government should refrain from lowering expansion goals for renewable energy, because an ambitious development would help lower electricity prices and system costs, incentivising the switch to electric appliances like heat pumps and...
Germany ready to fund 2 US Patriot systems for Ukraine, Norway to provide 1, Zelenskyy says
Yeni Safak
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said Germany is ready to pay for two Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine and Norway will cover the cost for one more. Speaking at a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia...
Germany's business elite and the illusion of meritocracy
Deutsche Welle
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July 11, 2025
Populist leaders like Donald Trump frequently claim they are protecting ordinary people from the elites. But do these elites really exist — the kind that pull the strings behind the scenes? And what actually determines who holds power in the...
Germany Rose chosen to participate in The Rose of Tralee has links to Tipperary
Tipperary Star
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July 11, 2025
The 'Germany Rose' has recently been chosen to represent the country in the annual Rose of Tralee competition, and she has links to County Tipperary. Sarah Ann Fritz was chosen to represent Germany in the competition in a selection contest held in...
German debt level will rise to 74% of GDP by 2030, Scope says
WKZO - Michigan
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s debt is expected to increase to 74% of gross domestic product by 2030 from 62.5% last year due to the increase in spending on defence and infrastructure, according to a report from the European rating agency Scope seen...
Germany has no plans to buy additional F-35 fighter jets, defence ministry says
The Gazette - Colorado
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany has no plans to procure additional F-35 fighter jets, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Friday, denying a Politico report that the country planned to grow its planned fleet to 50. So far, Germany has ordered 35 of...
German state bank NRW issues €100m digital bond on Polygon blockchain
Ledger Insights
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July 11, 2025
State development bank NRW.BANK has issued its first digital bond, a two-year €100 million issuance on the Polygon blockchain. The bond is a ‘crypto security’ under Germany’s Electronic Securities Act (eWpG), which means it used a crypto registrar...
Business selling antiques and much more preparing to open in downtown Aiken
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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AIKEN — Shoppers will be able to purchase antiques and a variety of other merchandise at a new business scheduled to make its debut soon in downtown Aiken. LilianHaus is seeking vendors and has room for more than 40 of them to set up booths at 101...