The sun is shining above the Earth’s horizon as the International Space Station orbits over the Canadian province of Quebec. Credit: -/NASA/dpa Germany will by Sunday have already used up the natural resources that should theoretically have lasted the country…
Germany Sees Third Consecutive Diesel Price Record After Rule Change
Gas prices high enough to make your head spin: Diesel is currently more expensive in Germany than ever before. Credit: Jens Kalaene/dpa Germany has recorded a third consecutive day of record diesel prices after the government introduced a new measure…
Dutch Police Arrest Two After Plundering of German Cemetery
Two men suspected of damaging more than 150 graves and burial sites while stealing metal near the German city of Dusseldorf were arrested by Dutch police after crossing the border, officials said on Sunday. Officers found several urns and copper in…
German Digital Minister: Solution needed for AI Energy Consumption
German Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger (R) and his Indian counterpart Ashwini Vaishnaw meet at the AI Summit in New Delhi. Credit: Jörg Ratzsch/dpa German Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger believes rising electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence (AI) can…
Germany Overtakes US as Top Buyer of Brazilian Coffee
The employee of a café shakes a bag of coffee beans. …
Berlin Seeks 1 Million Trees by 2040 as Climate Adaptation Law Passed
Hundreds of thousands of additional trees are to be planted in Berlin over the next 15 years after the state government on Monday passed a climate adaptation law with a large majority. Only the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) voted…
German Lawmakers Query Covid-19 Mask Procurement
Margaretha Sudhof, special investigator into the procurement of coronavirus masks, arrives at the Budget Committee in the German Bundestag. Credit: Michael Kappeler/dpa German lawmakers have “more open than answered questions” over the former health minister’s procurement of expensive coronavirus masks,…
German Government Aims to Accelerate Expansion of Hydrogen Network
Lars Klingbeil, German Minister of Finance, speaks in the Bundestag during the budget debates on the introduction of the draft federal budget for 2025. Credit: Michael Kappeler/dpa The German Economy Ministry said it aims to accelerate the expansion of…
Germany to Loosen Rules on ‘Safe Countries of Origin’ for Migrants
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and Lars Klingbeil, German Minister of Finance, Vice-Chancellor, take part in the meeting of the Federal Cabinet in the Federal Chancellery. Credit: Kay Nietfeld/dpa The German government is preparing a bill to simplify the…
Germany Announces Additional €10 million for WHO
Germany is increasing its support for the World Health Organization (WHO) by €10 million ($11.2 million) in response to the United States’ announced withdrawal from the organization, Health Minister Nina Warken announced on Sunday in Geneva. Germany had already contributed…