Aug 27 How nations are going back to school — or not By Associated Press Governments around the world are taking different strategies toward the new school year, depending on how many infections they're seeing, the state of their health care systems and political considerations. Continue reading
Aug 20 France sticks to school openings despite jump in infections By Associated Press France's president insisted that the country will send millions of students back to school starting Sept. 1 despite seeing the biggest weekly spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the height of its outbreak in the spring. Continue reading
Aug 12 Germany’s foreign minister says country ready to help Lebanon, but reforms necessary By Zeina Karam, Associated Press Minister for Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas spoke after a tour of Beirut's devastated port, where thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate exploded Aug. 4, obliterating the facility, killing at least 171 people and wounding thousands in the capital city. Continue reading
Jul 06 German government split over police racial profiling study By Associated Press The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance recommended that federal and state police in Germany commission a study of racial profiling in policing. Continue reading
Jul 03 Germany is first major economy to phase out coal and nuclear By Frank Jordans, Associated Press German lawmakers have finalized the country's long-awaited phase-out of coal as an energy source, backing a plan that environmental groups say isn't ambitious enough. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 6:22 Trump pushes plan to reduce forces in Germany despite bipartisan opposition By Nick Schifrin President Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the White House Wednesday -- the first time he has hosted a foreign leader since the pandemic began. Trump reiterated his administration’s plan to base 2,000 American troops in Poland after… Continue watching
Jun 23 German region in new lockdown after slaughterhouse outbreak By Frank Jordans, Geir Moulson, Associated Press German authorities on Tuesday slapped new lockdown measures on a western region that has had a surge of coronavirus infections linked to a slaughterhouse. Continue reading
Jun 18 German lawmakers to probe security agencies over far-right killing By Associated Press German lawmakers plan to investigate possible mistakes made by security agencies in their handling of two neo-Nazis suspected of killing a regional politician last year. Continue reading
Jun 14 Thousands form human chain in Berlin against racism By Associated Press Thousands of people formed a human chain through Berlin on Sunday in a message against racism, discrimination and social inequality among other causes. Continue reading
May 19 German court nixes law allowing foreign telecom monitoring By Associated Press Germany's highest court has ruled that regulations allowing the foreign intelligence service to monitor the communications of reporters working abroad and others violate the constitution and must be changed. Continue reading