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April 7, 2020

Germany to accept 50 minors from Greek migrant camps

The German government said Tuesday that it will accept 50 minors from migrant camps on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios. The transfers could begin next week, the interior ministry said in a statement. Tens of thousands of asylum-seekers…
April 7, 2020

Long-running German Love Parade stampede trial risks no verdict end

One of the biggest trials in Germany’s post-war history may end without a verdict, as a court called Tuesday for the long-running manslaughter case against organisers of the ill-fated 2010 Love Parade to be halted because of the coronavirus pandemic….
April 7, 2020

ECB eases bank funding rules in ‘unprecedented’ step

The European Central Bank on Tuesday announced an “unprecedented” easing of collateral requirements in a bid to boost bank lending during the coronavirus crisis. The package of measures aims to “mitigate the tightening of financial conditions across the euro area”…
April 7, 2020

Germany caught up in mask fraud scheme

Authorities in Germany have fallen victim to a multi-million-euro fraud involving masks much needed in the coronavirus pandemic, prosecutors said Tuesday. North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state and one of the hardest hit, paid 14.7 million euros for some 10…
April 7, 2020

Lufthansa to cut fleet size, close Germanwings as virus hits

German airline group Lufthansa on Tuesday said it was shutting down its low-cost Germanwings unit and getting rid of dozens of planes to survive the impact of the coronavirus on its business. Demand for flights has plummeted as countries around…
April 7, 2020

101-yr-old German woman escapes senior home amid virus lockdown

A 101-year-old woman crept out of an old people’s home in a bid to get to visit her daughter on her birthday, German police said Tuesday. Officers intercepted her after she had escaped via an emergency exit at the home…
April 7, 2020

Germany warns of spike in anti-Semitism linked to virus

Hatred against Jews has spiked in Germany with the spread of the new coronavirus, the government’s anti-Semitism commissioner warned Tuesday. “There are direct links between the current spread of the coronavirus and that of anti-Semitism,” Felix Klein said in Berlin…
April 7, 2020

Germany enlists Fitbits and smartwatches in virus battle

Germany’s centre for disease control on Tuesday urged people with smartwatches and fitness bands to share their health data to help keep track of the spread of the coronavirus. The Robert Koch Institute said it was launching an app called…
April 7, 2020

NGO migrant rescue ship hunts for port amid virus lockdown

German NGO Sea Eye was seeking a safe port on Tuesday after it saved 150 people from small boats in distress off the Libyan coast. The vessel pulled 68 people from the Mediterranean on Monday morning before picking up dozens…

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