Tag: Germany
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Germany to hold general election Sept 2021 —Official
The German government on Wednesday agreed on the date for the next general election, September 26, 2021, to choose a successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, government spokeswoman Martina Fietz said. The government “proposes to the federal president the date of Sunday, September 26, 2021,for the election of the 20th Bundestag (lower house of parliament),” Fietz…
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I’ve no reason to doubt Germany on Navalny poisoning – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had not yet seen any direct evidence of Russian state involvement in the suspected poisoning of dissident Alexei Navalny, but had no reason to doubt the German assessment. Trump, who said this while speaking during a news conference at the White House on Friday, however, described the suspected poisoning…
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Germany detains Islamic State suspects planning attacks on U.S. forces
German investigators on Wednesday said it had detained five men from Tajikistan suspected of planning Islamist terrorist attacks targeting a U.S. airbase and an unidentified individual, Federal Prosecutors said. The prosecutors said that four of the men were taken into custody in the western state of North Rhine Westphalia early on Wednesday. The fifth was…
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COVID-19: Germany to evacuate citizens from Nigeria
The German Mission in Nigeria is planning to evacuate interested nationals from Nigeria, This is connected to the exploding cases of COVID-19 in the country which hit 111 on Sunday, March 29. Some countries including France and Israel have evacuated some of their nationals from Nigeria with others such as the US preparing to do the…
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Germany sends China thousands of protective suits ahead of evacuation
A German Air Force aeroplane, on Friday, set to bring back German citizens from Hubei. It will also deliver aid for authorities battling to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese province, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said. Maas added that the aid include: 10,000 protective suits. The Luftwaffe aircraft was expected to bring more than…
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Tina Turner wins court case to have poster banned in Germany
The woman on a poster for a Tina Turner musical in Germany looks too similar to the star, a court ruled on Wednesday. As a result, the promotional poster for “Simply the Best – The Tina Turner Story” has been banned. According to the ruling, which can be appealed, the use of the name Tina…