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Russian ‘hybrid warfare’ targeting German troops in NATO: Merkel
Sep 15, 2018 09:04Germany says it is boosting military cyber capabilities to respond to Russian “hybrid warfare” techniques, targeting “NATO forces deployed in Eastern Europe”.
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Ryanair crew strike in Germany strands 1000s of passengers
Sep 12, 2018 03:45Thousands of Ryanair passengers faced travel disruption Wednesday as German pilots and cabin crew walked off the job, in the latest flare-up of a bitter Europe-wide battle for better pay and conditions.
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Rival rallies held over refugees in German’s Chemnitz
Sep 08, 2018 04:05Thousands of far-right and left-wing supporters have held rival rallies over refugees in the German city of Chemnitz.
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German Chancellor Merkel accuses AfD far-right party of stoking ethnic tension
Sep 06, 2018 14:44German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized the country’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party of using violent protest rallies over a mortal stabbing blamed on refugees to inflame ethnic tension.
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Iran drops request to transfer money from Germany
Sep 05, 2018 07:53German media outlets say Iran has retracted its request to have 300 million euros in cash at a Hamburg-based bank repatriated.
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Debate sparked in Germany on whether to surveil far-right party
Sep 04, 2018 12:11A debate has been raised in Germany on whether to put the far-right, extremist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party — which has seats in the parliament — under surveillance over its suspected ties to anti-Islamic and racist groups.
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Eight injured, 1,800 evacuated after refinery explosion causes huge fire in Germany's Bavaria
Sep 01, 2018 10:38Eight people have been injured in a blaze at an oil refinery in Bavaria while another 1,800 people living close by have been temporarily evacuated.
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Germany to increase Palestine aid funding to UNRWA to counter US cuts
Aug 31, 2018 14:18Germany says it will sharply boost its funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in a bid to partly compensate for US aid cuts.
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France, Germany mull over independent financing system to sidestep US bans
Aug 28, 2018 03:19France and Germany are seeking to develop a European financing mechanism independent of the US with the aim of sidestepping US sanctions against countries, including Iran, and asserting the continent’s “sovereignty.”
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EU needs payment systems independent of US to save JCPOA: Germany
Aug 21, 2018 23:16German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says European countries need to adopt payment systems independent of the United States if they seek to keep a historic nuclear deal signed with Iran alive after Washington's withdrawal from it.