German industrial orders rise first time in six months
German factory orders rose more strongly than expected in June, official data showed Tuesday, boosting hopes that a recovery in Europe鈥檚 top聽economy聽could be gaining momentum...
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IT WAS the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel who taught us: 鈥榃e learn from history that we do not learn from history.鈥� What an all-encompassing pithy remark, for all time to come! It was right yesterday, is right today and will unfortunately remain right tomorrow. If Sheikh Hasina had believed in it, she could have remained a venerated...
German chip maker Infineon to cut 1,400 jobs
German chip maker Infineon said Monday it will slash 1,400 jobs and relocate 1,400 more due to a tough market environment, as it announced falling profits and downgraded its outlook...
German keeper's heroics knock Canada out
Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger saved two penalties in the shoot-out and scored the winning kick to knock holders Canada of the Olympic women's football on Saturday, taking Germany into the semi-finals along with Spain, the United States and Brazil.
Volkswagen profit dips on slowing Chinese demand
German automaker Volkswagen pledged Thursday to focus on cutting costs following a drop in second-quarter profits as the group grappled with lower demand in China and restructuring expenses...
German court upholds plan to shrink parliament
Germany鈥檚 highest court on Tuesday largely approved plans to shrink the country鈥檚 parliament, despite objections from smaller parties who say the reform is...
Eurozone economy grows more than expected in Q2
The eurozone economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter despite Germany鈥檚 poor performance, official data showed Tuesday, easing fears over the region鈥檚 recovery...
Govt to take聽foreign technical assistance for judicial probe: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that foreign technical assistance would be taken for the judicial probe committee, formed by the government aims at...
German investor morale records first drop in a year
German investor confidence fell for the first time in a year in July,聽a key survey said on July 16, as the prospects for Europe鈥檚 largest聽economy聽seemed to darken once again...
Thomas Muller ends Germany career following Euro 2024
Germany striker Thomas Muller said Monday he was drawing a line under his 14-year career with the national team following the conclusion of Euro 2024.
Euro 2024 highs and lows
Ahead of the Euro 2024 final on Sunday between Spain and England, AFP Sport looks at some of the highs and lows of this summer鈥檚 football festival in Germany...
Fascism at the gates
TWO recent events have shattered complacency about the specter of a fascist takeover globally that a number of us have been warning about for some time now. In Europe, far-right parties scored impressive gains in the elections to the European Parliament in June. In Germany, the Alternative for Germany and other like-minded parties...
Spain reach final the hard way
Spain鈥檚 jubilant celebrations in reaching the Euro 2024 final were understandable after taking the hardest road to get there and handling the hairpin bends with panache...
Bangladesh, Germany sign two deals to conserve Sundarbans
In a significant step towards the Sundarbans management and environmental conservation, Bangladesh and Germany signed two agreements on Tuesday...
Monodrama 鈥榃olfed Down鈥� staged at BSA
German theatre artiste Laurie Cannac performed a monodrama based a European fairy tale titled Wolfed Down at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital on Tuesday...
BP takes hit on cut to oil refining in Germany
British energy giant BP on Tuesday said it would take a financial hit of up to $2 billion after recently announcing it planned to reduce oil refining in Germany...
German exports down sharply in May
German exports fell more sharply than expected in May, official data showed Monday, highlighting the challenges that Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy聽faces to...
Pedri to miss rest of Euro due to knee injury
Spain midfielder Pedri is set to miss the rest of Euro 2024 after suffering a knee ligament sprain in Friday's quarter-final victory over Germany.
Emotional Nagelsmann lauds returned belief
An emotional Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann said Saturday the team's 鈥榖elief in ourselves has returned鈥� despite a 2-1 extra-time elimination by Spain in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals.
Spain is a winning horse: De la Fuente
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente lavished praise on his young side after Friday's 2-1 extra-time win over hosts Germany took them to the Euro 2024 semi-finals.
'Shattered' Germany set sights on World Cup
The hosts may have bowed out of Euro 2024 at the quarter-finals on home soil, but Julian Nagelsmann has given Germany their swagger back after a difficult decade.
Merino extra-time goal sends Spain past Germany to Euro semis
A Mikel Merino goal in the final minute of extra time took Spain to a 2-1 win over Germany and into the Euro 2024 semis.
German coalition pulls back from brink with budget deal
Germany鈥檚 ruling coalition struck a 2025 budget deal Friday after tough talks that nearly toppled the government, with chancellor Olaf Scholz vowing the country would remain...
German industrial orders decline again in May
German factory orders fell for a fifth consecutive month in May, official data showed Thursday, the latest sign that the recovery in Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy聽was struggling to gain momentum...
Rodri the rock behind Spain's sparkling Euros
Germany's hopes of winning Euro 2024 on home soil rest with inflicting a very rare defeat on Spain's midfield maestro Rodri in Friday's blockbuster quarter-final.
Belief returns for Kroos and Germany before Spain showdown
Host nation Germany face Spain in Friday's Euro 2024 quarter final in Stuttgart riding a wave of belief not seen in the proud football nation for almost a decade.
Turkey summon German envoy in row over Demiral's nationalist gesture
Turkey on Wednesday summoned Germany's ambassador over a row that erupted due to Turkish defender Merih Demiral making an alleged ultra-nationalist gesture as he celebrated scoring in the win against Austria at Euro 2024.
Germany-Spain clash won't be my last game: Kroos
Retiring Germany veteran Toni Kroos said he was confident Friday's blockbuster Euro 2024 quarter-final against Spain would not be the last game of his career.
Showdowns, young guns and own goals as Euro heads into quarter-finals
Euro 2024's quarter-finals kick-off on Friday with a blockbuster match between hosts Germany and Spain as the tournament heads towards its decisive final week. Here AFP looks at the state of play with some of the Euro's heavy hitters facing off in the least eight:
Sane says Kroos control can help Germany 'hurt' Spain
Germany winger Leroy Sane said his side could 鈥榟urt鈥� Spain in Friday's Euro 2024 quarter final, thanks to the impressive return of midfielder Toni Kroos.