The Dutch food and product safety board (NVWA) revealed the scandal and raised the alarm this week about eggs that have been contaminated and pose a severe threat to consumers, according to Euractiv. It stressed that the level of fipronil ...
Read More »Two People Killed in Shooting in German Disco
One disco visitor was killed and four more severely injured. The 34-year-old perpetrator was killed in a shootout with the police. German media report that the perpetrator was an Iraqi person. The police assume that it is not a terrorist ...
Read More »Landmark Vote: German Parliament Approves Gay Marriage
The proposal was adopted by a large majority. 393 MPs voted in favor, 226 voted against and 4 abstained. Chancellor Angela Merkel voted against the bill, Joinfo.com reports. This historic decision makes Germany the 23rd country that opens marriage to ...
Read More »Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl dies, aged 87
Former Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl has died, aged 87. His political party the Christian Democratic Union on Friday confirmed media reports that the former chancellor had died, according to Deutsche Welle. “We mourn. #RIP #Helmut Kohl,” the brief message ...
Read More »Merkel: Europe can no longer rely on US and Britain
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that Europe has to forge its own path forward, as the United States and Britain were no longer reliable partners, according to Deutsche Welle. “The times when we could fully rely on others have ...
Read More »Ivanka Trump in Germany: First Daughter Leaves Some Women Scratching Their Heads
In doing so, the billionaire’s daughter stepped into a land that prides itself on meritocracy, Alexander Smith writes in an article for NBC News. This is a country run by Angela Merkel, a veteran politician with a doctorate in quantum ...
Read More »Dortmund football fans open homes to stranded away Monaco supporters
Explosions that damaged Borussia Dortmund’s team bus in Germany on Tuesday ahead of a Champions League quarter-final against AS Monaco delayed the game by a day, and leaving some away fans stranded, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. In response, Dortmund ...
Read More »Obama expected at Protestant event in Berlin next month
The May 25 event will take place in front of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate, where Obama delivered a speech as president in 2013, Germany’s Lutheran church and organizers of the German Protestant Kirchentag conference said, according to ABC News. The ...
Read More »Player injured in bus blasts before Dortmund-Monaco match
Twenty-six-year-old Spanish defender Marc Bartra was injured, the team said in a tweet. He was rushed to the hospital, Joinfo.com reports with reference to CNN. Bartra has played 17 games in all competitions for Dortmund this season. Video from the ...
Read More »Russia ‘could face sanctions’ over Syrian war
Rex Tillerson will also meet officials from allied Middle Eastern countries before heading to Moscow, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. The UK has suggested threatening tightly-focused sanctions on Russian and Syrian military officers. The moves follow the latest ...
Read More »‘That’s not how it works’: Trump’s grasp of Nato questioned
On the heels of a visibly awkward visit from the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Donald Trump said on Saturday that Germany owed “vast sums of money” to Nato and the US, even though the alliance does not stipulate payments to ...
Read More »Turkey rallies row: Germany and Netherlands harden stance
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany and the Netherlands of “Nazism” after officials blocked rallies there, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. Dutch PM Mark Rutte called his comments “unacceptable”, while Germany’s foreign minister said he hoped Turkey would ...
Read More »German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Washington on March 14
According to a government source German Chancellor is due to meet with US President Donald Trump for the first time on March 14, Joinfo.comreports with reference to Deutsche Welle. Having developed a close friendship over eight years of cooperation with ...
Read More »German state intelligence investigates ‘Scientologist infiltration’ at leading art museum
A senior figure at Munich’s Haus der Kunst, or House of Art, has been placed under investigation over suspicions he is a Scientologist working to infiltrate the museum, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Telegraph. While the US-based Church of Scientology ...
Read More »German Parents Told To Destroy Cayla Dolls Over Hacking Fears
The warning was issued by the German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), which oversees telecommunications, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. Researchers say hackers can use an insecure bluetooth device embedded in the toy to listen and talk to the ...
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