Europe

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rise to 181,482 by 286

Nia N May 31, 2020

BERLIN (Europe) – Confirmed coronavirus case numbers in Germany increased to 181,482 by 286, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases. The reported coronavirus death toll in Germany rose by 11 to 8,500. (Photo syndicated via Reuters)This story has

World

France, Britain, Germany ‘regret’ U.S. end to Iran nuclear waivers

Jim Stein May 30, 2020

PARIS (World) – France, Germany and Britain on Saturday criticised a U.S. decision to end sanctions waivers allowing work on Iranian nuclear sites designed to prevent weapons development. “We deeply regret the U.S. decision to end the three waivers,” the three European countries said in a joint statement. “These projects, endorsed by U.N. Security

Europe

Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 738 to 181,196

Jim Stein May 30, 2020

BERLIN (Europe) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 738 to 181,196, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The reported death toll rose by 39 to 8,489, the tally showed. (Photos syndicated via Reuters)

Europe

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rise to 181,196 by 738

Nia N May 30, 2020

BERLIN (Europe) – The confirmed coronavirus case numbers in Germany increased to 181,196 by 738, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases. The reported coronavirus death toll rose to 8,489 by 39. (Photo syndicated via Reuters)This story has been edited by BH staff and is published from a syndicated field.

Europe

German minister wants short-time working allowance extension

Jim Stein May 29, 2020

BERLIN (Europe) – German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz wants to extend the amount of time people can get paid on the government’s short-time work scheme to two years from a maximum of one year, magazine Der Spiegel on Friday cited a finance ministry document as showing. Short-time work is a form of state aid that […]

Europe

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rise by 353 to 179,717

Nia N May 28, 2020

BERLIN (Europe) – The confirmed coronavirus case numbers in Germany increased to 179,717 by 353, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases. The reported coronavirus death toll rose by 62 to 8,411. (Photo syndicated via Reuters)This story has been edited by BH staff and is published from a syndicated field.

Europe

German business morale better in May as restrictions eased

Nia N May 25, 2020

BERLIN (Europe) – German business morale saw a rebound in May recovering from its most dramatic fall yet a month ago. This comes as German firms become increasingly optimistic as coronavirus restrictions are gradually lifted. The business climate index rose to 79.5 from a downwardly revised 74.2 in April. A Reuters poll of economists had […]

Europe

Grenell, the U.S. Ambassador to Germany to resign soon

Nia N May 24, 2020

FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Europe) – U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell is planning to step down in the coming weeks after little more than two years in the job, German news agency dpa reported on Sunday, without saying where it obtained the information. Robin Quinville, deputy chief of mission at the embassy, is expected to replace Grenell […]

Europe

German minister: Recovery Fund will strengthen the European Union

Jim Stein May 19, 2020

BERLIN (Europe) – Germany’s finance minister said on Tuesday that a 500 billion euro (446.98 billion pounds) Recovery Fund that Berlin and Paris have proposed would help Europe out of the crisis and strengthen it. The fund would offer grants to European Union regions and sectors hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. “When the lockdown […]

Europe

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rise to 174,697 by 342

Nia N May 18, 2020

BERLIN (Europe) – The confirmed coronavirus case number in Germany increased by 342 to 174,697. The coronavirus death toll in Germany rose by 21 to 7,935. (Photo syndicated via Reuters)This story has been edited by BH staff and is published from a syndicated field.