Tag: Germany
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Havertz leaves Germany squad to seal Chelsea move
Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Kai Havertz is set to sign for Chelsea in a deal worth about £71m, including add-ons. The 21-year-old Germany international has been given permission to leave the national squad’s training camp and will travel to London before having a medical. Havertz will become Frank Lampard’s sixth major signing of the summer.…
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Officials apprehend woman with husband’s bones at German airport
A 74-year-old Armenian woman was stopped at Munich airport and human bones were found in her luggage, German federal police said on Tuesday. Officials found the remains in a wooden box, and subsequently called on customs officers, a doctor and the public prosecutor to examine the strange case. Together with her 52-year-old daughter, the woman…
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Germany rejects Trump’s proposal to invite Russia into G7
Germany has rejected a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven (G7) most advanced economies, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published today. Trump raised the prospect last month of expanding the G7 to again include Russia, which had been…
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Rudiger speaking with Havertz about Chelsea move
Chelsea defender Toni Rudiger is in contact with Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz about a move to Stamford Bridge. Havertz, rated at £90million, is the Blues’ top remaining summer target after they landed £53m striker Timo Werner from RB Leipzig and Ajax wizard Hakim Ziyech for £37m. Bild journalist Christian Falk claims “agent Rudi is…
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130 persons test positive for COVID-19 in refugee home
One hundred and thirty people have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) at accommodation for asylum seekers in western Germany, officials said on Monday. A spokeswoman for the district government of Cologne said that the remaining 170 residents at the shelter in the town of St. Augustin, around 30km south-east of Cologne, have been…
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German state to fine face mask violators up to 5,000 euros
The Southern German State of Bavaria on Friday said arrangement had been concluded to impose fine of up to 5,000 euros (or 5,393 dollars) for violating anti-coronavirus mask rules. The highest penalty is reserved for shop owners who do not ensure that their employees are wearing the required mouth-and-nose coverings, measures set to come into…
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Patients evacuated after bomb discovered in hospital
A university hospital in the German city of Bonn evacuated 200 patients on Thursday after a wartime bomb was discovered on the grounds, a hospital spokesperson said. Among the patients evacuated were 11 people suffering from Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, who had been receiving intensive care treatment. Most patients were accommodated…
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Germany pledges €5.5m to combat COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
Germany has pledged a donation of 5.5 million euros in its contribution to the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic. The promise was made by the German Mission to Nigeria and the donation will be received by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. According to a tweet by the UNOCHA which reads “Germany…