Trump decides to withdraw US troops from Germany
World | June 06, 2020 8:05 ISTPresident Donald Trump has decided to withdraw thousands of US troops from Germany, multiple media reports said.
President Donald Trump has decided to withdraw thousands of US troops from Germany, multiple media reports said.
The German economy shrank by 2.2% in the first quarter compared with the previous three-month period as shutdowns in the country and beyond started to bite, official data showed Friday. That means Europe's biggest economy went into recession following a small dip at the end of last year.
Germany is extending its worldwide travel warning until mid-June, saying the coronavirus situation is too dire to change the guidance
Coronavirus continues to ravage the world. On Saturday; 55,302 new cases were detected. This has brought the total number of cases to 23,04,165. The number of people who succumbed to COVID-19 infection increased on Saturday as well.
In an apparent reference to the US and China, Germany has said “major powers” in the UN Security Council must put aside differences that have so far prevented the adoption of a resolution on the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Germany, nine of the Security Council's 10 non-permanent members had requested a meeting to discuss the coronavirus crisis last week.
Cases of COVID-19 in Germany have surpassed 100,000, with more than 1,500 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University (RKI), the country's disease control authority.
As confirmed cases in Germany passed 71,000, the death toll Wednesday was 775, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. In contrast, Italy has reported almost 106,000 infections and more than 12,400 deaths
Germany on Wednesday extended restrictions on public life by two more weeks until April 19
Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany's Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming "deeply worried" over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday.
At least 8 people have been killed and several others are critically injured in a mass shooting incident in German city of Hanau on late Wednesday after two Hookah joints were targeted.
Six people have been killed and several were injured in a shooting in the southwestern German town of Rot am See, police said on Friday
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Iran nuclear deal, or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying its further implementation was supported by the two countries.
A fire at a zoo in western Germany killed a large number of animals in the early hours of the new year, authorities said. They did not comment on local media reports that the fire was started by celebratory fireworks.
India is expected to overtake Germany to become fourth-largest economy in 2026 and Japan to become third largest in 2034, according a recent report by the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).
Seventeen agreements have been signed between India and Germany in the fields of agriculture, maritime technology, ayurveda and yoga among others, the External Affairs Ministry said
India and Germany to focus on enhancing cooperation in the areas of new and advanced technology, artificial intelligence, skills, education, cyber security: PM Modi
The IGC is a unique broad-format dialogue chaired by both leaders with members of Cabinet participating from the two sides, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted along with photographs of the two leaders at the Hyderabad House.
It is being reported that certain provisions of the order relating to the National Anthem of India will be invoked to allow the German Chancellor to remain seated during the ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
The live-streamed video showed the attacker making anti-Semitic comments to the camera before driving to a synagogue in Halle and shooting into its door.
A shooter opened fire near a synagogue in Germany, killing two people. The attack happened on the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.
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