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Inflation rises in Germany as Russia-related energy crisis escalates
Jul 07, 2022 14:08Inflation has risen in Germany due to the rising cost of energy prices, exacerbated by Russia’s ban on gas supplies to Europe, with politicians and senior officials already warning that energy needs to be conserved ahead of the cold season this autumn.
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German trade union chief warns Russian gas cut-off may cripple country's major industries
Jul 04, 2022 12:13The head of a confederation of trade unions in Germany has sounded the alarm that the looming cut-off of Russian natural gas would cripple major industries in the European country.
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German journalist faces detention for reporting on Ukrainian crimes in Donbass
Jul 04, 2022 12:02An independent German journalist is facing a criminal probe in her home country for reporting on crimes committed by Ukrainian forces against civilians in the eastern Donbass region of the war-ravaged country.
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Germany's Scholz: ‘Stick together’ to weather economic hardship
Jul 03, 2022 08:29Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on Germans to "stick together" amid the rising cost of living in the country, which is becoming a pandemic across Europe.
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German senator warns of hot water rationing amid rising gas scarcity
Jul 02, 2022 08:11German city of Hamburg will ration hot water of private homes and limit maximum heating temperature in case of a sharp gas shortage, its environment senator has said as Germany braces for possible outages of Russian gas imports.
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Tehran rejects G7’s anti-Iranian statement as baseless, one-sided, unfair
Jun 29, 2022 05:48Tehran has vehemently denounced as “baseless, one-sided, and unjust” an anti-Iranian statement by the Group of Seven industrialized states.
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US announces $200 bln infrastructure plan to tackle China
Jun 27, 2022 13:26US President Joe Biden has announced plans for a range of infrastructure projects as part of a huge G7 plan designed to take on China's massive global projects.
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'Alarm stage': Germany enters Phase 2 of emergency gas plan
Jun 23, 2022 14:03Germany entered Phase 2 of its three-stage emergency gas plan on Thursday due to reduced supply from Russia and high prices but is not yet triggering a clause that lets utilities pass on soaring gas costs to customers, the Economy Ministry said.
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Kremlin: Western arms in Ukraine ‘useless’ as leaders of Germany, France, Italy visit Kiev
Jun 16, 2022 14:45Russia says Western-provided weapons in Ukraine are “useless” in fending off its advances, as leaders of Germany, France, and Italy visit Kiev.
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Germany permits Israeli regime to kill its citizens with impunity
Jun 13, 2022 15:13Germany is allowing the Israeli regime to get away with the killing of six of its citizens in an air attack on a high-rise building in Gaza eight years ago.