Tag: Germany
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Germany to pay $1.3bn, apologises for genocide in Namibia
Germany apologised on Friday for its role in the slaughter of Herero and Nama ethnic groups in Namibia more than a century ago. It also officially described the massacre as genocide for the first time, as it agreed to fund projects worth over a billion euros. Namibia’s President Hage Geingob welcomed the “historic” move, but…
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Bayern boss to succeed Low as Germany manager
Bayern Munich’s departing manager Hansi Flick will succeed Joachim Low as Germany boss after this summer’s European Championship. Low is leaving the role following the delayed Euro 2020, having been in the post since 2006. Flick has signed a contract to be Germany manager until 2024. “I am hugely excited, because I see the class…
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Merkel to face grilling in Germany’s Wire card probe
Germany’s probe into the shocking collapse of payments firm Wire card reaches its climax on Friday, with Chancellor Angela Merkel appearing before the investigative parliamentary committee. On Thursday, Merkel’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz tried to shield the government from any blame, saying “the responsibility for this large-scale fraud does not lie with the German government’’.…
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Germany coach defends bench role for Timo Werner
Germany coach Jogi Low insists Chelsea striker Timo Werner remains a big part of his plans. Werner has been played off the bench in both their World Cup qualifiers so far this week. But Low says: “After the Iceland game it was clear that we would play again with the same line-up. “Timo is a…
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Germany tightens lockdown for Easter
German leaders on Tuesday agreed to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown until April 18 to contain new infections and tighten measures over the Easter holidays. Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of the country’s federal states reached agreement on the strict lockdown measures following 11 hours of talks on the country’s way forward in the…
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COVID-19 stops Klopp from attending mother’s funeral in Germany
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has missed his mother’s funeral as he was unable to travel back to Germany for the funeral due to current COVID-19 restrictions. Klopp who revealed his mother died last month expressed sadness over her death during a short interview with German publication Schwarzwaelder-bote. “She meant everything to me. She was a…
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Germany’s daily COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time
Germany’s daily coronavirus death toll has crossed 1,000 for the first time, health authorities said Wednesday. A total of 1,129 people died in the previous 24 hours, according to figures from the Robert Koch Institute, up from the previous record of 962 logged last Wednesday. There were 22,459 new infections over the same period, it…
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Covid-19 second wave: Germany registers 962 deaths in 24 hours
Germany has registered 962 Coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, a new record, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) of infectious diseases in Berlin said on Wednesday. The previous record was reached a week ago, when 952 infections were announced. A further 24,740 new infections were recorded on Wednesday, according to the RKI. The total number of…
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Arsenal goalkeeper Leno defends outcast Ozil
Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno has jumped to the defence of Mesut Ozil, insisting the Gunners outcast is “absolutely loyal” and “still a part of the team”. Ozil’s seven-year stay at Arsenal appears to be drawing to a close, with there little sign of the playmaker being offered the chance to extend his stay at Emirates…
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Timo Werner happy scoring back in Leipzig
Chelsea striker Timo Werner is happy to be back in Leipzig with the Germany squad. Werner, formerly of RB Leipzig, has admitted it is extra special returning to Leipzig now with the German national team. After scoring twice against Ukraine, he said: “I’ve really been looking forward to coming back here. “It felt a little…