Tag: Berlin
PSG striker Kean tests positive for coronavirus
STATS Perform/dpa/GNA - Paris Saint-Germain striker Moise Kean, has tested positive for coronavirus.
The 21-year-old will miss Wednesday's Ligue 1 clash with Bordeaux, and...
Five arrested for allegedly running ‘cocaine taxi’ service in Berlin
dpa/GNA - Five suspected drug dealers have been arrested in Berlin for allegedly running a cocaine delivery service in the German capital, investigators...
Footballers stand up against cyber mobbing in video
dpa/GNA - A group of footballers around Germany midfielder Toni Kroos are standing up against cyber mobbing in a video published on Thursday...
Six Nations: France v Scotland postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
dpa/GNA - Scotland's trip to France in rugby's Six Nations tournament on Sunday has been postponed after the hosts went into isolation following...
Germany raids target Islamist group linked to Berlin market attacker
dpa/GNA - Police conducted raids in the German capital and surrounding region on Thursday, targeting an Islamist group that has been linked to...
German parliament debates gender quota for top management
dpa/GNA - The German parliament was debating a draft law on Thursday that would enshrine a quota to ensure that there are more...
Stunning statistics behind golf great Tiger Woods’ career
STATS Perform/dpa/GNA - Tiger Woods was taken to hospital with multiple leg fractures sustained in a vehicle collision in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Well-wishes...
Germany puts hopes in rapid testing as AstraZeneca vaccines pile up
dpa/GNA - Germany is hoping to claw back some degree of normal life with a new testing regime, although Health Minister Jens Spahn...
German government slammed for lack of testing as mutant cases rise
dpa/GNA - The German government's plan to roll out mass testing as the country considers ways to ease out of lockdown has been...
Limited fans can attend PGA Championship amid coronavirus pandemic
dpa/GNA - Golf's second major of the season will be watched by around 10,000 fans per day at the Ocean Course on Kiawah...
Coronavirus contact: leader and team withdraw from UAE Tour
dpa/GNA - Leader Mathieu van der Poel and his Alpecin-Fenix team withdrew from cycling's UAE Tour on Monday after a member of staff...
Germany’s return to school collides with stalling Covid progress
dpa/GNA - Most of Germany's states began sending children back to school on Monday following their longest period of lockdown yet, in a move...
WHO boss after talks with Germany: Money alone won’t vaccinate people
dpa/GNA - The head of the World Health Organization on Monday chastized high-income countries for undermining the international Covax initiative when trying to...
Sahara desert dust forecast to hit Europe in coming days
dpa - Substantial quantities of Sahara desert dust are forecast to hit Europe over the weekend, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) said...
G7 boosts pledges by more than US$4 billion for immunization plans
dpa/GNA - The Group of Seven major economic powers have boosted by more than 4 billion US dollars their financial pledges for the...
Defendant in 2020 serial rape cases in Germany confesses
GNA/dpa - The defendant in a German case concerning a series of rapes of young women in Berlin and the surrounding state of...
Defendant in Berlin shooting trial had possible double identity
dpa/GNA - A person accused of shooting a man in a Berlin park on alleged orders of the Russian state could have operated under...
Air quality in Germany improves in 2020 – not just due to pandemic
GNA/dpa - Air pollution in German cities declined significantly in 2020, and the reductions were not only due to coronavirus restrictions, according to...
Myanmar military arrests six politicians as protests continue
dpa/GNA – Myanmar's military has arrested at least six more members of the country's ousted government of de facto leader Aung San Suu...
Merkel admits slow response to Germany’s second coronavirus wave
dpa/GNA - Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted to shortcomings in Germany's response to the second wave of coronavirus infections during a speech to parliament...
Aid organizations urge German vaccine makers to share research
dpa/GNA - An alliance of aid and human rights organizations has urged German pharmaceutical firms to share their research in order to pave...
German health minister open to using Russia, Chinese vaccines
dpa/GNA, - German Health Minister Jens Spahn has said he is open to the use of coronavirus vaccines from Russia or China in Germany,...
New lockdown puts brakes on German recovery with marginal fourth quarter growth
dpa/GNA - Germany's rebound from an unprecedented slump due to the coronavirus pandemic ground to a near halt in the final quarter of...
Russian doping: corruption and unethical conduct by ex biathlon boss
dpa/GNA - Former biathlon chief Anders Besseberg was rewarded with prostitutes and hunting trips as he acted under "improper Russian influence" to cover...
German supermarket sealed off after Covid-19 patient goes shopping
dpa/GNA - A man is under criminal investigation in Germany after leaving the hospital where he was receiving treatment for Covid-19 to go shopping...
German infection rate falls to lowest point since late October
dpa/GNA - Germany marked a new milestone in its battle to reduce coronavirus cases on Thursday as the seven-day incidence - a key...
Samsung’s fourth quarter net profit jumps on solid chip business
dpa-ANN/GNA - Samsung Electronics Co announced solid fourth quarter performance on Thursday, but warned that the weak dollar and uncertainties about the novel...
German government fears attacks on vaccine facilities and staff
dpa/GNA - The German government says it is preparing for possible attacks on vaccination centres, vaccine transports or even vaccine makers.
Although there are...
German analysts propose new European free trade deal with US
dpa/GNA - The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) is proposing a rapid European initiative for a new free trade agreement with the...
Merkel to face press grilling after Germany extends Covid lockdown
dpa/GNA - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will field journalists' questions in Berlin on Thursday, days after she and the nation's state premiers agreed...