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February 18, 2019

Porsche risks fine in new legal tussle over diesel cheating

German prosecutors on Monday said they have launched fresh legal proceedings over Porsche’s role in the diesel emissions cheating scandal that erupted in 2015, which could leave the luxury carmaker facing a hefty fine. “We have opened an administrative proceeding…

February 18, 2019

Germany bans speculative attacks on Wirecard stock

German and European financial market watchdogs on Monday ordered a ban on short-selling shares in payment processing firm Wirecard, sending the stock price soaring after a weeks-long rollercoaster ride over fraud allegations. In Bonn, market supervisor Bafin said in a…

February 18, 2019

Germany wants trial for Syria jihadists but warns of difficulties

Germany vowed Monday to prosecute German IS fighters but warned that it would be “extremely difficult” to organise the repatriation of European nationals from Syria, after US President Donald Trump called on allies to take back alleged jihadists. Syria’s US-backed…

February 18, 2019

Porsche warns of Brexit price hike on UK cars

Porsche customers in the UK should brace for a price hike of up to 10 percent in case of a hard Brexit, the luxury German carmaker warned Monday. The company said it had taken the “precautionary step” of informing customers…

February 18, 2019

Germany says repatriation of Syria jihadists ‘extremely difficult’

The German foreign minister said it would be “extremely difficult” to organise the repatriation of European nationals in Syria who had joined the Islamic State group, in response to a call by US President Donald Trump. A return could only…

February 17, 2019

Malian soldier wounded in firefight with German allies

A Malian soldier was seriously wounded during a night-time exchange of fire with German troops serving as UN peacekeepers in the west African nation, the German army said Sunday. The incident took place late Saturday as the German soldiers were…

February 17, 2019

Polish PM says Jewish compensation issue ‘resolved’

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki insisted Sunday that the question of Polish compensation for Jewish assets stolen by the Nazi was “definitively resolved”, rebuffing a US call for further action. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who visited Poland last week,…

February 17, 2019

Russia says Syrian Kurds should start dialogue with Assad

Syria’s Kurds should start a dialogue with President Bashar al-Assad as their military allies the United States are readying to pull out, Russia said Sunday. “We support this dialogue between Damascus and the Kurds,” said Russian deputy foreign minister Sergey…

February 17, 2019

Germany moots tougher insect protections

Germany plans an insect protection law to slash use of pesticides and pump tens of millions of euros (dollars) into research, a minister said Sunday, as global concern grows over mankind’s impact on the crucial invertebrates. “We human beings need…