MOSCOW (Sputnik), Ksenia Shakalova - The congress of German CDU in Hamburg on Dec. 7 showed that the party was deeply divided over migration amid the lack of any viable migration policy, a situation that stands to strengthen the Alternative for...
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It has been two days since the attack on a Christmas market in Strasbourg, but police have still not caught the attacker. In the meantime he could have already travelled far away. Sputnik has drawn possible routes that the shooter could have taken...
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Two top Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday called for the Senate to open an investigation into Germany’s Deutsche Bank over its compliance with U.S. anti-money laundering and bank secrecy laws. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chris Van Hollen said...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on 13 December against German requirements stating that cross-border services must check the passports and residence permits of all passengers travelling on coach buses before they enter or...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The introduction of additional sanctions against Russia over the recent incident with Ukrainian ships in the Azov Sea will complicate talks on the de-escalation of the situation, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday.
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The Dynamic Graph (Data Visualization) Shows the Top 10 Countries with Most GDP from 1960 to 2017. This Country GDP Ranking includes countries such as, United States, China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, etc. It provides a lens through time,...
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Horst Seehofer, who triggered heated debates over German refugee policy with his “Migration Masterplan”, to tighten migration rules, has revealed plans for another crusade in 2019 to prevent asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected...
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Google has made it possible to make donations to certain charities using the Google Play Store. The support has arrived for users in North America, Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Indonesia, and Taiwan, though it’ll take a few...
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The murder in Steyr has entered the spotlight amid the public’s across-the-board concerns about the European migration crisis, with the crime rate being increasingly linked to the drastic influx of migrants all across Europe, particularly in...
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French police have identified the suspect in the Strasbourg shooting as 29-year-old Cherif Chekatt. Earlier, a spokeswoman for Germany’s criminal police said the suspect was deported to France in 2017 and was known as a radical Islamist.
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The German chancellor announced her resignation as CDU chief and her decision not to run for another term as chancellor in November at a party meeting. In December, the CDU elected a new head, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who is considered to be...
Liberty Global’s LBTYA divestiture of its assets in Germany and Eastern Europe to Vodafone VOD is now facing a full-scale investigation (Phase 2 review) by European Union (EU) antitrust regulators, per Reuters.EU regulators believe that the...
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Mexico, El Salvador, and Macedonia offer women greater workplace equality than US, Germany, or Noway, according to a new index released today by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
The think tank’s newly-launched Workplace Equality Index...
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Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund have insisted Chelsea-target Christian Pulisic will not be allowed to leave in the January transfer window.
According to British media reports, Chelsea are interested in the 20-year-old US...
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The Natura 2000 network of protected areas runs across the EU as a conservation network for biodiversity. However, only a few studies have so far analysed whether these refuges actually have a positive effect on species diversity. Studies have...
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Germany will back an extension of the European Union’s punitive sanctions against Russia at an upcoming summit of EU leaders, Chancellor Angela Merkel told lawmakers on Wednesday. Russia’s detention of three Ukrainian military vessels and their...
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Eleven people, including one policeman, have been injured as a result of unrest in a so-called anchor centre for migrants in the southern Germany. Several Eritrean nationals are said to have attacked security staffers and policemen with stones and...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Berlin police have enhanced security measures at Christmas fairs following Tuesday's shooting in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, the German Tagesspiegel newspaper reported, citing a police spokesperson.
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It seems the accelerating similarities between Deutsche Bank (once the most systemically dangerous bank in the world) and Lehman Brothers has finally forced the German government's hand...
The German finance ministry's oft-reported plans to merge...
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Audi has a new CEO. Bram Schot was just named the car company’s chief executive after serving in that role on an interim basis since June. He was appointed to the spot after then-CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested in Germany on charges...
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