Wednesday, November 29, 2023

German

Wimbledon: Berrettini edge past Zverev

Having played just one match in the past three months coming into Wimbledon due to a stomach injury, Italy’s Matteo Berrettini rediscovered his best form to beat German 19th seed Alexander Zverev in a third round contest, here.Playing Zverev...

S.Korean, German leaders agree to cooperate on N. Korea

The leaders of South Korea and Germany on Sunday pledged more cooperation in building stable industrial supply chains and addressing the challenges posed by nuclear-armed North Korea as they met in Seoul after flying in from the Group of...

Ex-Audi boss pleads guilty in German ‘dieselgate’ trial

Ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler pleaded guilty at his “dieselgate” fraud trial in Germany on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking former executive to make a confession in the emissions cheating scandal that rocked the car industry, reports AFP.Stadler, 60, admitted at...

German lawmakers oppose China military threats toward Taiwan

Any changes to the China-Taiwan relationship must come about peacefully, a visiting German lawmaker said on Monday, two days after China’s ruling Communist Party wrote its rejection of Taiwan independence into its charter.A German parliamentary delegation focusing on human...

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own marathon world record on Sunday, winning the Berlin race with a time of 2:01.09, around 30 seconds faster than his previous world best set in the German capital four years ago.The 37-year-old, who...

Merkel wins Unesco Peace Prize for ‘efforts to welcome refugees’

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the 2022 Unesco Peace Prize for “her efforts to welcome refugees”.“All the members of the jury were touched by her courageous decision in 2015 to welcome more than 1.2 million refugees,...

German strike forces cancellation of flights

Lufthansa says it will have to cancel almost all flights at its main Frankfurt and Munich hubs on Wednesday because of a strike by its German ground staff, affecting tens of thousands of passengers in the latest travel turmoil...

1st German air defence systems arrive in Ukraine

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov announced that the first Gepard air defence systems from Germany have arrived in the war-torn nation. "Today, the first three Gepards officially arrived. These are anti-aircraft systems, for which we have received tens of thousands...

Russia expels 40 German diplomats

Russia is expelling 40 German diplomats in response to Germany expelling the same number of Russian diplomats earlier this month.The Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday that it had summoned German ambassador Géza Andreas von Geyr for a “strong protest...

Ukraine hints at concessions to Russia as Scholz heads to region

Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain on Monday backtracked on remarks suggesting that Kyiv would reconsider its attempt to join NATO as Russia masses a huge force within striking distance of its neighbour, but said other concessions could be on offer.A...