Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Vice Chair and President of Microsoft Corporation Brad Smith shake hands in Berlin, `Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, after a press conference held by Microsoft Deutschland GmbH on the company’s investments in the AI sector in Germany. Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed an announcement by Microsoft on Thursday that it would … Read more
BERLIN — One of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party will go on trial in April on charges related to his alleged use in a 2021 speech of a slogan used by the Nazis’ SA stormtroopers, a court said Friday. Björn Höcke, 51, is the party’s leader in the eastern … Read more
BERLIN — A union has called on Lufthansa’s ground staff to walk off the job for a day on Wednesday in a pay dispute, the latest of several transport strikes in the country. The Ver.di union said Monday it is calling on ground staff for the German airline at Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and Duesseldorf … Read more
Judd Trump beats Si Jiahui 10-5 at German Masters to secure fourth ranking title of the season; world No 2 won three events in a row in October, triumphing at English Open, Wuhan Open and Northern Ireland Open; Trump now has 27 ranking titles across his career Last Updated: 04/02/24 9:43pm Judd Trump won the … Read more
BERLIN — A union has called on security staff at most of Germany’s major airports to stage a one-day strike on Thursday as it steps up pressure on employers in a pay dispute. The ver.di union announced the strikes on Tuesday. It said the strike will affect Germany’s busiest airport, Frankfurt, as well as Hamburg, … Read more
Snooker’s world No 1 Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from next week’s German Masters. The 48-year-old, who has already won the Masters, UK Championship and World Grand Prix this season, will not contest the event in Berlin in order to prioritise his “health and wellbeing”. Earlier this week, O’Sullivan limped through his World Open qualifier against … Read more
Former Calif. Governor and Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger was temporarily held by customs officials at Munich Airport Wednesday after failing to declare a luxury watch in his luggage while on his way to Austria, according to German media. German tabloid Bild, which first reported on Schwarzenegger’s detention, said the 76-year-old actor stayed with German authorities … Read more
Joe Kaeser, chair of Siemens Energy, is more concerned by gloomy public sentiment in Germany than he is by the recent rise in inflation. The former chief executive of German conglomerate Siemens said base effects and the monthly and quarterly price readings meant he was not overly focused on the annual headline inflation figure. “I am … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BERLIN — Thousands of demonstrators descended on the German capital Monday as a week-long protest over subsidy cuts in the agriculture sector reached a climax at the city’s famed Brandenburg Gate. Behind the crowd, tractors, which last week blocked highways across the country lined the avenue cutting … Read more
BERLIN — Tesla says it’s temporarily halting most production at its German factory because of attacks in the Red Sea, a vital global shipping corridor. The electric vehicle maker said in a statement Thursday night that its factory near Berlin, which makes Model Y vehicles and batteries, will pause from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11. … Read more