Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the British parliament cannot stop Brexit, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported. Reuters - Published
Pirates have kidnapped eight crew members of a German-owned ship in a raid on the vessel off the coast of Cameroon, the Hamburg-based company that owns the ship said on Friday. Reuters - Published
A charity rescue ship carrying 134 migrants, mostly Africans, remained stranded off the coast of Italy on Friday as a political battle in Rome stopped it from docking and even the medical conditions of..
Reuters reports Germany is planning to ban the use of plastic bags. That's because voluntary agreements with retailers to curb usage haven't produced good enough results. Environment Minister Svenja..
Business Insider reports that since the 1980s, wild boar numbers have exploded across the world. In parts of Germany and in Japan, Eurasian wild pigs contaminated with nuclear radiation are running..
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg showed her support for protesters on Saturday (August 10) who have been living in Germany's ancient Hambach Forest in order to protect it from mining...
Leroy Sane is facing a lengthy lay-off after suffering anterior cruciate ligament damage, Manchester City have announced. The German winger, who limped off in the early stages of Sunday's Community..
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Germany's Thyssenkrupp on Thursday issued its fourth profit warning under current boss Guido Kerkhoff, who faces mounting pressure to turn around the stricken conglomerate. David Pollard reports.
Stock markets enjoyed a tentative recovery on Thursday after better-than-expected Chinese export data. But, as David Pollard reports, shares in Germany's Adidas suffered after its second-quarter..
Europe's shares rose on Wednesday after three days of falls, as deal-making in the chemical sector helped offset losses from mining majors and banks. But amid lingering trade worries German industrial..
European shares join a China-led sell-off as trade war worries lead investors to dump stocks. As Francis Maguire reports, PMI numbers and a Sentix sentiment survey suggest there might not be any..
Instead of changing out of clothes that her boyfriend disliked, 24-year-old Olivia Jackson decided to create an Instagram page called "Clothes My Boyfriend Hates." The London Marketing Manager's page..
Speaking at a press conference ahead of Sunday's Community Shield clash against Liverpool, Man City manager Pep Guardiola talked about the German winger Leroy Sane, who has has been linked with Bayern..
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German race skipper Boris Herrmann, who has offered to sail Greta Thunberg across the Atlantic, said on Thursday the trip will be "massively challenging" for the young climate change activist. Rough..
Matteo Salvini has banned another rescue ship carrying forty migrants from entering Italian waters. The Alan Kurdi is run by German charity Sea-Eye and is heading towards Lampedusa.
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European shares tracked lower after the U.S. Fed dampened hopes of future rate cuts. But as David Pollard reports, the day was dominated by a torrent of earnings reports from some of continent's..
U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday as an ebbing bond rally and news of potential German economic stimulus brought buyers back to the equities market, closing the book on a tumultuous week. Reuters - Published
German car rental firm Nextmove has canceled the bulk of a 100-vehicle order from Tesla worth 5 million euros ($5.54 million) over quality problems with the Model 3, it said on Friday. Reuters - Published
The European Union is united and ready for all scenarios related to Britain's planned departure from the bloc, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Twitter on Friday, after meeting his British.. Reuters - Published
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz will run for the leadership of the Social Democrats, a spokeswoman said on Friday, joining a race to revive the party's popularity sinking since it entered a.. Reuters - Published
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz does not plan to quit his post despite intending to run for the leadership of his Social Democrats, a German newspaper group reported on Friday. Reuters - Published
A meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planned soon, a spokesman for the German government said on Friday, adding that details would be announced later. Reuters - Published
Germany's government expects Britain to crash out of the European Union on Oct. 31 without a deal in place on their future relations, the Handelsblatt business daily reported on Thursday, citing a.. Reuters - Published
Equity markets tanked and oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday after a closely watched bond indicator pointed to the growing risk of a U.S. recession that was heightened by data showing Germany's.. Reuters - Published
Wall Street main indexes slumped more than 2.5% on Wednesday, as a closely watched U.S. bond market indicator pointed to a renewed risk of recession following poor economic data from Germany and China. Reuters - Published
Wall Street was set to open sharply lower on Wednesday, as poor economic data from China and Germany put the focus back on the impact of a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war which is pushing some major.. Reuters - Published
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she believed the idea of a European naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz would be discussed again at informal meetings of European foreign and defense.. Reuters - Published
Germany wants Britain to maintain a close partnership with the European Union after its divorce from the bloc, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
Chancellor Angela Merkel's government still believes the German economy will grow slightly this year despite contracting in the second quarter, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday, adding that the.. Reuters - Published
Stock markets slumped on Wednesday as Germany's economy went into reverse, fuelling fears of global recession and slamming the brakes on a rally for equities after Washington delayed tariffs on some.. Reuters - Published
European stocks fell on Wednesday as Germany's economy went into reverse, reviving fears of global recession and tempering a rally for equities after Washington delayed tariffs on some Chinese imports. Reuters - Published
Data showing Europe's largest economy contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter is a "wake-up call and a warning signal", Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Germany's Bild newspaper on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
Germany's growth outlook remains clouded as manufacturers are hit by escalating trade conflicts, Brexit uncertainty and other geopolitical crises, the economy ministry said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
A slump in exports sent Germany's economy into reverse in the second quarter, data showed, as its manufacturers bore the brunt of a global slowdown amplified by tariff conflicts and uncertainty over.. Reuters - Published
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she was taking Berlin's commitment toward its NATO allies seriously to further increase defense spending toward the agreed target. Reuters - Published
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she did not see any need for a fiscal stimulus package to counter the effects of a slowing economy, but she added that Berlin would continue to pursue a.. Reuters - Published
German prosecutors said on Tuesday they had found no grounds to investigate the world's largest chemicals distributor Brenntag over the 2014 sale to a company in Syria of substances that can be used in.. Reuters - Published
The leader of Germany's surging Greens party, a likely coalition partner in any new government, raised the pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Monday to ditch their balanced budget.. Reuters - Published
Austrian sensor specialist AMS triggered a bidding war for Osram on Sunday, saying it was ready to pay $3.8 billion for the German lighting group's shares, 10% more than finance investors Bain Capital.. Reuters - Published
Apple supplier AMS AG on Sunday said it plans to make an all-cash takeover bid for German lighting group Osram , offering 38.5 euros per share, more than a rival offer from private equity firms Bain.. Reuters - Published
Apple supplier AMS AG said it has made an all-cash takeover offer for German lighting group Osram Licht AG at an offer price of 38.5 euros per share. Reuters - Published
Germany decided to suspend 35 million euros ($39 million) in funds sent to Brazil to finance projects aimed at preserving the Amazon forest due to increasing deforestation, Brazilian media outlets.. Reuters - Published
Germany plans a law to ban the use of plastic bags because voluntary agreements with retailers to curb usage have not yielded good enough results, Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said on Sunday. Reuters - Published
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, on a visit to a German anti-coal protest camp, questioned whether the country should continue to use the fuel to generate power for another 20 years as.. Reuters - Published
An envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that Chancellor Angela Merkel's unwillingness to boost defense spending might give the United States no choice but to move American troops.. Reuters - Published
European efforts to launch a barter-based trade conduit with Iran that would help offset the effects of U.S. sanctions on Tehran suffered a setback when its designated head bowed out at the last.. Reuters - Published
Bayer shares soared as much as 11% on Friday on a report that the German company has proposed to pay up to $8 billion to settle more than 18,000 U.S. lawsuits related to its glyphosate-based weedkiller.. Reuters - Published
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