Tag: German
French, German foreign ministers to visit Nigeria on Sunday
ABUJA - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius, will begin a two-day official visit to Nigeria from Sunday, a...
Fresh legs to carry German attack against Poland
BERLIN - Germany coach Joachim Loew knew he would have to inject fresh legs into his squad to replace veterans after the World Cup.
But...
German hostages plead for freedom in Philippines
MANILA - Two Germans held captive by Islamist militants in the southern Philippines on Monday for authorities to secure their immediate release.
The hostages, who...
German union calls strikes again at Amazon warehouses
FRANKFURT - Workers at German warehouses of online retailer Amazon.com took strike action again on Monday as labor union Verdi pressed its demands in...
3 abducted members of German family confirmed dead in Yemen
LEIPZIG - Three members of a German family kidnapped in Yemen five years ago have been confirmed dead, a spokesman for the family said...
Volkswagen, German Carmakers Could Gain as Chinese Switch
Volkswagen AG and its German counterparts Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and Daimler AG could benefit as more than 90 million Chinese car owners switch...
German Muslims plan events against hate after attacks
BERLIN - Ali Kizilkaya, Chairman German Central Muslim Council said on Tuesday in Berlin, that Muslim leaders are planning an action day for Friday,...
German August car sales down about 0.5%
FRANKFURT - (Reuters) - Sales of new cars in Germany, Europe's biggest auto market, declined about 0.5 percent in August, an industry source familiar...
Insurgency: Nigeria, German officials discuss modalities for security cooperation
ABUJA - Nigeria and German officials are holding talks in Abuja on modalities for security cooperation in the fight against insurgency.
A one-day discussion...
German workers extend strikes at Amazon warehouses
BERLIN - Workers at German warehouses of online retailer Amazon.com extended strikes on Monday as labor union Verdi pressed its demands in a long-running...
German Institute to offer scholarships to Nigerian youths
ABUJA - The Berlin-based Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) said it has concluded arrangements to launch an international programme to support Nigerian youths.
The Institute...
Ukrainian, German leaders discuss Ukraine crisis on phone
KIEV - Ukrainian Acting President, Alexandr Turchynov, discussed the ongoing crisis in his country with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, during a telephone conversation on...
German Says He Created Heartbleed Bug Accidentally
By CHASE GUMMER
FRANKFURT—The German programmer who has taken responsibility for Heartbleed—an encryption bug affecting millions of passwords—said on Friday that he accidentally inserted the...
ECB split stokes fears of German backlash
By FT
Splits at the heart of the European Central Bank over last week’s rate cut have revived fears in Frankfurt of a German popular...