Germany

Hong Kong Independence Activists Granted Refugee Status In Germany

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Two former Hong Kong independence activists have been granted refugee status in Germany in what is one of the first cases of dissenters from the semi-autonomous Chinese city receiving such protection.

Toni Kroos Pens New Real Madrid Deal Until 2023

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Toni Kroos has won 12 titles in five seasons in Spain, lifting the Champions League trophy in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Mesut Ozil Dines With Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan During Ramadan Iftar

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2019

Mesut Ozil, who has Turkish roots, was criticised in March after inviting Erdogan to his wedding.

Scientists Unearth 'Most Bird-Like' Dinosaur Ever Found

Science | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2019

Researchers in Germany have unearthed a new species of flying dinosaur that flapped its wings like a raven and could hold vital clues as to how modern-day birds evolved from their reptilian ancestors.

Google Opens German Centre to Improve Data Privacy

Reuters | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Google says it's opening a privacy focused engineering centre in Munich, Germany, in its latest move to beef up its data protection credentials.

Volkswagen Plans To Produce Batteries In Germany

Reuters | Tuesday May 14, 2019

The moves are part of Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess's efforts to slim down and simplify the group which has 12 brands, trucks, buses, motorbikes, cars and electric bicycles as part of its business.

How Nazi Germany Got A Lot Closer To Building A Nuclear Weapon In WWII

World News | Erin Blakemore, The Washington Post | Sunday May 12, 2019

A cube of uranium. A Nazi plan to build a nuclear bomb. A search for the fate of the remaining pieces of an experiment that might have altered history.

Germany Gets Its First Electric Highway For Hybrid Trucks

CarAndBike Team | Thursday May 9, 2019

Germany has opened its first test route for overhead line hybrid trucks (OH trucks) or simply put an electric highway.

Nokia 8.1 Gets Android Pie-Based Update With April Security Patch in India: Report

Nadeem Sarwar | Thursday May 9, 2019

The Nokia 8.1 is reportedly receiving a new Android Pie-based update in India, which brings the April security patch to the phone.

Mike Pompeo Puts Off Greenland Stop In Second Cancellation In Week

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 9, 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday put off a visit to Greenland, citing pressing business in Washington -- just two days after he also ditched a trip to Germany to fly to Iraq amid soaring tensions with Iran.

France Pushes For India, Others As Permanent UN Security Council Members

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2019

India and nations like Germany, Brazil and Japan are "absolutely needed" as permanent members of a reformed and enlarged UN Security Council to better reflect contemporary realities and the addition of these key members to the UN high-table is among France's "strategic" priorities, the French envoy to the UN has said.

Donald Trump Says 2 Years Of Presidency "Stollen", Twitter Reacts To Typo

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 6, 2019

US President Donald Trump became the butt of Twitter jokes when he misspelled the word "stolen" as "stollen" -- which is a type of fruit bread served in Germany on Christmas.

2021 Mercedes-AMG E63 Caught Testing In Germany

CarAndBike Team | Sunday May 5, 2019

Up front, the 2021 Mercedes-AMG E63 will get a new headlamp cluster which will sport the new boomerang shaped daytime running lights. The front bumper gets redesigned aprons and the fenders also have been tweaked to go with the new profile. At the side, the profile looks identical to the current car and the rear gets new taillamps along with a new ...

Asia In Charge Of Electric Car Battery Production

AFP | Friday May 3, 2019

Europe is looking catch up with the Asian Markets, with France and Germany saying on Thursday they would form an alliance to develop next-generation batteries in a bid to counteract Asia's dominance.

Indigo Joins Likely Bidders For Thomas Cook Airline: Report

Business | Thomson Reuters | Thursday May 2, 2019

Thomas Cook's airlines business consists of Germany's Condor, as well as British, Scandinavian and Spanish operations.