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March 19, 2019

Germany launches 5G auction amid row with US over Huawei

Germany launches its auction Tuesday for the construction of an ultra-fast 5G mobile network as a transatlantic dispute rages over security concerns surrounding giant Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei. The United States has threatened to end intelligence sharing with Berlin…

March 18, 2019

Far-right funeral in east Germany draws hundreds of mourners

Hundreds of black-clad mourners turned up at the funeral of a neo-Nazi figure in eastern Germany’s Chemnitz, with police out in force to ward off any violence in a city previously rocked by far-right rioting. There was no overt display…

March 18, 2019

Germany to miss NATO spending target despite short-term rise

German defence spending will rise next year but then drop off again as a percentage of GDP, Berlin said Monday, in news expected to anger US President Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly attacked Germany and other NATO allies for falling…

March 18, 2019

Syrian denies Germany knife killing that sparked far-right riots

Defence lawyers for a Syrian man on trial in Germany insisted Monday he is innocent of a knife killing that sparked racist street violence and far-right protests in the eastern city of Chemnitz last year. Counsel for asylum seeker Alaa…

March 18, 2019

Germany says violent Paris riots were ‘terrifying’

A German government spokesman said Monday that the street violence that rocked central Paris during weekend “yellow vest” protests was “terrifying”. “The outbreak of violence and destructive rage in Paris this past weekend was terrifying,” said Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman…

March 18, 2019

Syrian in court for killing that sparked Germany far-right riots

A Syrian man went on trial Monday accused of a knife killing that sparked racist street violence and far-right protests in the eastern German city of Chemnitz last year. The manslaughter trial against 23-year-old asylum seeker Alaa Sheikhi is being…

March 18, 2019

Syrian in German court for killing that sparked far-right riots

A Syrian man goes on trial Monday accused of a knife killing that sparked racist street violence and far-right protests in the eastern German city of Chemnitz last year. The manslaughter trial starting 0900 GMT against 23-year-old asylum seeker Alaa…

March 17, 2019

German reporter released by Venezuela returns home

A German reporter held by Venezuelan authorities for four months flew back home Sunday after being conditionally released, a Venezuelan NGO said. Billy Six, 32, “is in the air right now, flying from Caracas,” Carlos Correa, head of the Espacio…

March 17, 2019

Germany’s two top banks launch merger talks to create national ‘champion’

Germany’s two biggest lenders, the ailing Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, said Sunday they would launch formal talks toward a possible merger that could create a “national champion” in financial services. Chancellor Angel Merkel’s government has been urging the two Frankfurt…