Tag Archives: Germany

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed Monday that a joint gas pipeline project between Germany and Russia won’t advance if Russia invades Ukraine, stopping short of explaining how it will be achieved if Germany has reservations for that decision as a deterrence against Moscow. With visiting German …

COMMENT | Ren Ke & Zhang Yuan – XINHUA | After 16 years in office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel goes off duty after a new German federal government is formed after the Bundestag election. No matter which party will govern after the election, China policy is one of the top …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | German flag carrier Lufthansa has repaid the financial aid granted by the German government during the worst phase of the COVID-19 crisis and has transferred a final tranche of one billion euros (1.14 billion U.S. dollars) to the government’s Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF), also known …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua |  Unlike before the Bundestag elections, about 59 percent of German citizens were now in favor of a governing coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and the liberal party FDP, according to the Politbarometer published by public broadcaster ZDF on Friday. By contrast, …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua |  Germans will elect the members of the country’s 20th Bundestag (lower house of Parliament) on Sunday. In total, 6,211 candidates from 47 political parties will compete for at least 598 seats. A new government will be formed after the election. The current German Chancellor, Angela …

Frankfurt, Germany | Xinhua | BMW and Daimler, two of Germany’s auto giants, have been sued by activists on charges that they fall short on their commitments to a more ambitious goal of emission reduction. The lawsuit was filed by German non-governmental organization Deutsche Umwelthilfe e. V. (DUH, Environmental Action Germany …

Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke | The UN Refugee Agency, the UNHCR, has received €2.2 million (Shs9bn) from the German government to support refugees and the host communities in Uganda. The money will enable the UNHCR provide much needed healthcare, water, hygiene and sanitation facilities as well as education services to refugees …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has received a combined USD 5.6 million (about Ushs20 billion) from Sweden and Germany, as contribution towards the emergency needs of the refugee community in Uganda. The government of Sweden provided USD 1.2 million (4.3 billion shillings), while USD 4.4 million (Ushs15.7 billion) to …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The departure of 2014 world champion coach Joachim Loew triggers a new era for the German national team. After Loew’s 15 years on the German bench, a well thought-over restart is required to initiate the country’s return to football’s top level after two disappointing majors: the …

Portugal 🇵🇹  2 German 🇩🇪 4 Munich, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT |  Germany recovered from a goal down to lay down a real marker at UEFA EURO 2020, putting four past holders Portugal to leave Group F on a knife-edge going into Wednesday’s section finale. Germany went on the attack from the off …