Germany

Europe's Top Football Clubs Face Two Billion Euros Revenue Hit Due To Coronavirus: Report

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 26, 2021

Rebates for Europe's "top five" leagues in England, Spain, Germany, France and Italy, and UEFA's Champions League and Europa League competitions already total almost 1.2 billion euros.

Angela Merkel Invites Joe Biden To Germany "As Soon As Pandemic Allows"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 26, 2021

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday invited US President Joe Biden to visit Germany "as soon as the pandemic situation allows," her spokesman said, in their first phone call since the Democrat took office.

Germany Urges Taiwan to Help Ease Auto Chip Shortage Affecting Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, Others

Reuters | Monday January 25, 2021

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier has asked his Taiwanese counterpart Wang Mei-hua to help ease a shortage of semiconductor chips in the auto sector through talks with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker and one of Germany's main suppliers.

Germany Urges Taiwan To Help Ease Auto Chip Shortage

Reuters | Sunday January 24, 2021

Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines due to problems in the delivery of semiconductors.

Germany's Safety Watchdog Will Also Investigate Tesla's Touchscreen Display Failures: Report

Charanpreet Singh (With Inputs From Reuters) | Sunday January 24, 2021

A KBA spokesman said that German authorities were in contact with the NHTSA and watchdog has launched its investigation into the matter.

Germany Is Europe's First Nation To Buy Covid Meds Used To Treat Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 25, 2021

Germany will become the first European Union country to start using the same experimental antibodies treatment credited with helping Donald Trump recover from Covid-19, health minister Jens Spahn said Sunday.

Thailand Open: Indian Mixed Doubles Pair Of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Ashwini Ponnappa Breeze Into Quarter-Finals

Asian News International | Thursday January 21, 2021

Indian mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa secured their berth in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Thailand Open with a scintillating win on Thursday.

Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Faces Arrest As Flies Back To Russia

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 17, 2021

Arch Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny returns to Russia from Germany on Sunday, facing imminent arrest after authorities warned they would detain him for violating a sentence over alleged fraud.

Armin Laschet Becomes Leader Of Angela Merkel's Party

World News | Reuters | Saturday January 16, 2021

Germany's Christian Democrats elected Armin Laschet as chairman on Saturday, aiming to unify their divided party behind a new leader who they hope can succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor when she steps down after federal elections in September.

Postpone 'Euro 2020' Finals To December, Demands Ex-Germany Coach Berti Vogts

Agence France-Presse | Friday January 15, 2021

Former Germany coach Berti Vogts has demanded UEFA move the 'Euro 2020' finals to December with coronavirus cases spiking across Europe.

Factory Renovation Delays European Union's Pfizer Vaccine Deliveries By 3-4 Weeks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 15, 2021

Deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer to EU nations will be delayed in the coming weeks because of works at the US pharma firm's plant in Belgium, Germany's health ministry said Friday.

Putin Critic Navalny Says He Will Return To Russia On January 17

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 13, 2021

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he planned to return to the country on Sunday from Germany, where was recovering from a poisoning attack, despite facing a threat of jail.

German Bakery Celebrates Year Of Covid Vaccine With Syringe-Shaped Cakes

Aditi Ahuja | Tuesday January 12, 2021

A bakery in Dortmund, Germany has created cakes shaped like syringes to celebrate the year of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Signal Tops App Store and Google Play Charts in India and US, Thanks to WhatsApp Privacy Change

Tasneem Akolawala | Monday January 11, 2021

Signal is on the top position on Google Play top charts in the US, UK, Germany, Lebanon, and France regions. In Brazil and Singapore, Signal sits on the third position on Google Play similar to the Indian market.

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Series Get Fix For Fingerprint Scanning Bug With January 2021 Security Patch

Tasneem Akolawala | Wednesday January 6, 2021

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra units are now receiving the January 2021 Android security patch. Samsung details that the patch brings along a fix for an issue on Galaxy Note 20 units that falsely recognised fingerprints using the scanner. The issue is detailed as “an abnormal behaviour related with screen protector result...