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This handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows (R to L) Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz at al-Salam Palace in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on 24 September, 2022

German chancellor Scholz in Saudi Arabia on Gulf energy hunt

German chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived Saturday in Saudi Arabia at the start of a two-day Gulf tour, in the hope of sealing new energy deals with the fossil fuel exporters

Brass musicians play their instruments as they arrive in front of a beer tent during the opening of the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese fair grounds in Munich, southern Germany, on 17 September, 2022

Germany's famed Oktoberfest opens after two-year pandemic hiatus

Oktoberfest, Germany's famed beer festival which draws millions of visitors from around the world, opened Saturday in Munich after a two-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic

Industrial facilities of the PCK oil refinery are pictured in Schwedt/Oder, Germany, on 9 May, 2022

Germany takes control of Russian-owned refinery

Rosneft Deutschland accounts for about 12 per cent of Germany’s oil processing capacity and is one of the largest oil processing companies in the country

Soldiers march past a sign of the Taiwan flag on Dongyin island of Matsu archipelago in Taiwan on 15 August, 2022

U.S. considers China sanctions to deter Taiwan action, Taiwan presses EU

Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it had discussed China’s recent war games and the “great challenges” China poses to Taiwan and the region with the United States, Europe and other like-minded partners, ...

Ukraine's prime minister Denys Shmygal

Ukraine PM visits Berlin, seeking more weapons

Ukraine's prime minister Denys Shmygal on Sunday voiced hopes that Germany would become a leading player helping Kyiv to build up its air defences, as he sought more heavy weapons for Kyiv from Berlin

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomes Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany on 4 September, 2022

Ukraine PM visits Berlin, seeking more weapons

Shmygal will be starting his day with talks on Sunday morning with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, whose offer to travel to Kyiv in April was rebuffed, sparking a row

Germany to lower tax on gas to help consumers

Germany to lower tax on gas to help consumers

The discounted sales tax will apply as long as the gas surcharge is being applied

A view of aluminium kept at a foundry of German automotive supplier G.A. Roeders at the company's plant in Soltau, Germany on 5 August, 2022.

Germany plans 10b-euro inflation relief tax package

Germany will offer tax relief worth 10 billion euros ($10.2 billion) to help workers cope with soaring inflation

Arrest

German diplomat in Brazil arrested, accused of killing husband

Brazilian police said they arrested a German diplomat Saturday for allegedly killing his Belgian husband at their home in Rio de Janeiro, then attempting to cover up the crime

The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos, near Istanbul, Turkey on 3 August, 2022

Ukraine grain deal may pave way for ceasefire: Ex-German chancellor Schroeder

Schroeder, chancellor from 1998 to 2005, has criticised the war in Ukraine but refused to condemn Putin

England's Chloe Kelly celebrates scoring their second goal in Women's Euro final against Germany

England clinch Women's Euro

An extra time strike from forward Chloe Kelly gave England a 2-1 win over Germany in the Women's European Championship final on Sunday to claim their first ever major title in front of a record crowd ...

Lucas Gilinger, and his wife Livia Gilinger busy in painting the shuttle train of CU

German artist-couple make CU shuttle trains their canvas

A German artist-couple has embarked on an ambitious project in making the CU shuttle trains a whole lot prettier to look

Uwe Seeler

West Germany football icon Uwe Seeler no more

“Hamburg mourns Uwe Seeler. He was the first top scorer in the Bundesliga. He has now died surrounded by his loved ones,” said a statement by the municipality of Hamburg, the city where he spent his ...

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 1' gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, on 8 March 2022

Europe on edge as Russia shuts down Nord Stream for ‘maintenance’

Europe fears Russia could extend scheduled maintenance to restrict European gas supply further, throwing plans to fill storage for winter into disarray and heightening a gas crisis that has prompted ...

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 1' gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, 8 March 2022.

Canada to return repaired Nord Stream 1 turbine, expand sanctions on Russia

Canada will return a repaired turbine to Germany that is needed for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline and could help to ensure continued flows of energy until Europe can end its dependency on Russian ...

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