Germany moves forward with $45billion plan to close all its coal-burning power plants by 2038 and eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 The German parliament passed a set of bills eliminating coal-power by 2038 The bills include $45billion to fund the transition to other power sources It’s part of a wider goal of eliminating … Read more
President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II spoke on Tuesday, a conversation that took place amid a report that the president held ‘demeaning’ phone calls with female world leaders. The report from CNN described how Trump treated the powerful women, calling Theresa May ‘weak’ and telling Angela Merkel she was ‘stupid.’ But Trump is fond … Read more
France and Germany aren’t quite as close as they used to be! Angela Merkel gives Emmanuel Macron the red carpet treatment – from six feet away German Chancellor Merkel and French President met at Meseberg Castle today Pair seemed at ease as they kept two-metres apart amid the coronavirus crisis Talks came ahead of Germany … Read more
Greta Thunberg slams world leaders who only want selfies with her to ‘look good’ and says they should be ‘ashamed’ for betraying future generations on climate change Greta Thunberg claimed Angela Merkel queued to have a ‘selfie’ with her Activist said world leaders have betrayed future generations on climate change 17-year-old has also met Prince … Read more
Angela Merkel says Britain will have to ‘live with the consequences’ of Boris Johnson’s decision to loosen economic ties with the EU as German leader hardens her Brexit stance Angela Merkel has hardened her stance on a UK-EU Brexit trade deal Ex-UK PM Theresa May was keen on keeping close ties with the European Union … Read more
There must be something in the water of the river Trave that encircles Lubeck. This tiny delight of a medieval city, an hour from Hamburg, has produced three Nobel Prize-winners: the writers Thomas Mann and Günter Grass, and the former German Chancellor Willy Brandt. It’s so alluring that, in 1705, J. S. Bach walked 250 … Read more
Thousands of people across Germany are protesting coronavirus lockdown measures over the weekend. From anger over lockdown measures to a purported vaccine plan by Bill Gates, the growing wave of demonstrations in Germany by conspiracy theorists, extremists and anti-vaxxers against coronavirus measures has alarmed even Chancellor Angela Merkel. Initially starting as a handful of protesters decrying … Read more
Thousands of people across Germany are expected to protest coronavirus lockdown measures over the weekend. From anger over lockdown measures to a purported vaccine plan by Bill Gates, the growing wave of demonstrations in Germany by conspiracy theorists, extremists and anti-vaxxers against coronavirus measures has alarmed even Chancellor Angela Merkel. Initially starting as a handful … Read more
New coronavirus infections accelerate in Germany where the R number has risen above one for the first time since lockdown has been lifted The R number has risen to 1.1 The Robert Koch Institute for disease control said When that figure goes above 1, it means the number of infections is growing Chancellor Angela Merkel has … Read more
Germany‘s number of coronavirus cases has dropped following five days of rising infections after the government eased the country’s lockdown measures earlier this week. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 945 to 161,703, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The death toll rose by 94 … Read more