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France urges Germany to scrap massive gas pipeline project with Russia
Feb 01, 2021 11:49France has called on Germany to scrap a massive nearly-finished gas pipeline from Russia in protest over the detention of Western-backed opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
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US threatens to sanction European firms helping Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Jan 13, 2021 10:45The US State Department has warned European companies which it suspects are involved in building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that they face the risk of sanctions, according to two sources.
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Kremlin decries US sanctions on Russia-German gas pipeline as ‘cowboy’ attack
Dec 28, 2020 02:52The Kremlin says US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will carry natural gas from Russia to Germany, are a blatant “cowboy-like” attack on the project jointly developed by Russian and European companies.
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At least four injured in Berlin shooting; no political motive
Dec 26, 2020 14:36Several people have sustained injuries during a shooting in the German capital of Berlin, with police reports ruling out any political motive behind the incident.
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German funds for 'White Helmets' may end up in terrorists' hands, Russia warns
Dec 25, 2020 11:12Russia has lashed out at the government of Germany for providing material support for the so-called aid group White Helmets, which is notorious for giving support to foreign-backed militants and Takfiri terrorist groups.
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Europe tightens coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas
Dec 16, 2020 10:35Europe has tightened coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas, with a number of countries entering weeks of lockdown, amid a surge in infections in recent weeks.
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Germany enters partial lockdown to curb ‘exponential growth’ of virus
Dec 14, 2020 12:08Germany has announced plans to go into a partial lockdown from Wednesday, as Europe's largest economy battles a surge in coronavirus infections.
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Iran summons German envoy over EU sympathy for executed propagandist
Dec 13, 2020 10:58Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned Germany’s ambassador to Tehran after the European Union expressed strong sympathy for the former administrator of an anti-Iran website, who was executed earlier for a crime punishable by death under Iranian law.
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Germany braces for tougher lockdown before Christmas
Dec 12, 2020 03:06Germany will have to impose tougher coronavirus restrictions before Christmas to try to get the pandemic under control, ministers and regional leaders said on Friday (December 11), as Baden-Wuerttemberg became the latest state to impose a night curfew.
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German government extends ban on exporting arms to Saudi Arabia
Dec 11, 2020 02:58Germany has decided to extend until the end of next year an embargo on exporting weapons to Saudi Arabia, which was adopted due to the Saudi-led war against Yemen and the 2018 killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.