-
US leads global wave of nations stealing, seizing and diverting coronavirus equipment
Apr 08, 2020 09:27Western governments have resorted to seizing, diverting, outbidding and outright stealing equipment from each other in a desperate bid to stem the tide of the coronavirus epidemic.
-
Germany’s Merkel: Coronavirus EU’s biggest test since foundation
Apr 07, 2020 03:51German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the coronavirus pandemic is the “biggest test” that the European Union has faced since its foundation, adding that it is important that the bloc “emerges strong” from the economic crisis caused by the disease.
-
IranAir suspends flight to Germany after surge in coronavirus cases
Apr 03, 2020 09:41Iran flag carrier Homa, known internationally as IranAir, has suspended all flights to Germany where authorities are struggling to curb surging cases of a new coronavirus pandemic.
-
UK, Germany and France use INSTEX to circumvent US sanctions on Iran
Apr 01, 2020 01:47The UK, Germany and France have circumvented US-led sanctions imposed on Iran to send it medical equipment. The trio used a special purpose vehicle called INSTEX to achieve this.
-
G7 countries oppose fellow-member US’s attempt to label coronavirus as Chinese
Mar 26, 2020 02:58The latest meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) countries has ended in disarray because of attempts by the United States to include language in a draft final statement that linked the new coronavirus to China.
-
Munich streets nearly deserted as Bavaria enforces full lockdown
Mar 21, 2020 11:37Munich's iconic Marienplatz was filmed empty of people on Saturday, as the newly introduced anti-coronavirus measures, such as the restriction of leaving one's home, came into full effect at midnight, as Bavaria tightened the lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
-
German chancellor calls COVID-19 ‘biggest challenge since WWII’
Mar 19, 2020 03:02German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the country has faced “since the Second World War”.
-
No military solution to Libyan conflict: Germany’s Merkel
Mar 11, 2020 06:45German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there is no military solution to the conflict in war-torn Libya, stressing that an immediate ceasefire is necessary for a political process to continue.
-
Concerned Berliners flock to supermarkets amid coronavirus panic buying
Mar 06, 2020 06:41Berliners reacted on Thursday to the race for groceries that has been ongoing since last week amid the coronavirus threat and recent outbreak in Germany.
-
Merkel's party suffers worst ever result in Hamburg state elections
Feb 24, 2020 05:53Voters handed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives their worst-ever result in Hamburg on Sunday, punishing them for flirting with the far-right in an eastern state and descending into a messy leadership battle.