German business morale falls again in August
German business confidence fell further in August, a closely-watched survey showed Monday, as Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy聽struggles to emerge from a weak period...
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Charismatic German coach Daum dies
German coach Christoph Daum, who led Stuttgart to the Bundesliga title in 1992, has died from lung cancer at the age of 70, the German Football League confirmed on Sunday.
3 killed in knife attack in German, one held
German police have detained a person as part of their probe into the deadly knife attack at a street festival in the city of Solingen, they said Saturday.
Germany goalkeeper Neuer retires from international duty
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, a 2014 World Cup winner, announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday at the age of 38.
TSMC breaks ground on first European plant
Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC broke ground Tuesday on its first European factory in the eastern German city of Dresden as the EU looks to shift key supply chains onto the continent...
Germany captain Gundogan retires from international football
Germany captain Ilkay Gundogan announced his retirement from international football on Monday after leading his country at Euro 2024, citing 鈥榓 certain tiredness鈥� both physically and mentally.
Leverkusen beat Stuttgart on penalties to win German Super Cup
Ten-man Bayer Leverkusen beat Stuttgart 4-3 on penalties in the season-opening German Super Cup on Saturday, winning the trophy for the first time.
Germany to cut Ukraine military aid
Germany, the second largest contributor of aid to war-torn Ukraine, plans to halve its bilateral military aid to Kyiv in 2025, a parliamentary source told AFP on Saturday.
Netherlands beat Germany in shoot-out to win men's hockey gold
The Netherlands beat Germany in a shoot-out to win the men's Olympic hockey gold Thursday, breaking a 24-year drought in what they hope will be the first of a Dutch double.
Siemens profits soar on software demand, AI 鈥榖oom鈥�
German industrial giant Siemens said Thursday its quarterly profits jumped sharply, driven by demand for production software as well as the 鈥榖oom鈥� in artificial intelligence and customers upgrading power grids...
USA face Brazil in women鈥檚 football final
The United States and Brazil will meet in the final of the Olympic women鈥檚 football after claiming contrasting wins in Tuesday鈥檚 last-four ties against Germany and World Cup holders Spain respectively...
German exports plunge but factory output up
German exports unexpectedly registered a sharp drop in June but industrial production rose, official data showed Wednesday, as Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy聽struggles to emerge from a weak period...
USA and Brazil to meet in Olympic women's football final
The United States and Brazil will meet in the final of the Olympic women's football after claiming contrasting wins in Tuesday's last-four ties against Germany and World Cup holders Spain respectively.
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...
Suggestions for interim and future govts
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...
