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Lufthansa cancels 876 flights over pilot strike

Out of its roughly 3,000 scheduled flights, 876 would be cancelled due to the strike, "affecting some 100,000 passengers".

Lufthansa cancels 876 flights over pilot strike
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Merkel to seek fourth term as chancellor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would seek a fourth term in elections next year to defend democratic principles.

Merkel to seek fourth term as chancellor
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Germany blocks WhatsApp data transfers to Facebook

German data protection authorities said they had blocked Facebook from collecting subscriber data from its subsidiary WhatsApp.

Germany blocks WhatsApp data transfers to Facebook
Xenophobia threatening peace in eastern Germany

Growing xenophobia and rightwing extremism could threaten peace in eastern Germany.

Xenophobia threatening peace in eastern Germany
Olympics: German weightlifting coach wants seven nations banned

Germany's weightlifting coach has called for seven countries, including Kazakhstan, to be banned from international competition/

Olympics: German weightlifting coach wants seven nations banned
Syrian migrant killed by own bomb near German music festival

A Syrian migrant set off an explosive device near a music festival in southern Germany that killed himself and wounded a dozen others.

Syrian migrant killed by own bomb near German music festival
Germany issues 10-year bond at negative interest rate for first time

Germany issued a 10-year bond at a negative interest for the first time with a yield of minus 0.05 percent.

Germany issues 10-year bond at negative interest rate for first time
Merkel warns EU against kneejerk reaction to Brexit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday warned EU member states against drawing hasty conclusions about Britain's decision to quit.

Merkel warns EU against kneejerk reaction to Brexit
Germany puts refugees to work... for one euro

With a spoon and spatula in hand an Iraqi refugee lifts the lid on a large pot filled with goulash and potatoes as he begins his shift.

Germany puts refugees to work... for one euro
Iran 'certain' Security Council will not act on missile tests

Iran's defence minister is certain the UN Security Council will not take any action over its missile tests despite calls from the Western.

Iran 'certain' Security Council will not act on missile tests
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'Bad bank' deal could be option for several countries: EU banking resolution chief

A state-backed "bad bank" that would take over non-performing loans from a country's banks could also be an option for other countries.

'Bad bank' deal could be option for several countries: EU banking resolution chief
Germany stunned by rash of New Year's sex assaults

The German government condemned dozens of coordinated sexual assaults against women on New Year's Eve in Cologne blamed on Arab men.

Germany stunned by rash of New Year's sex assaults
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Germany bans booking.com's 'best price' clauses

The German cartel authorities have banned the online hotel booking portal, Booking.com, from using 'best pricer clause.

Germany bans booking.com's 'best price' clauses
Time names Merkel as its Person of 2015

Time magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its Person of the Year 2015, hailing her leadership during Europe's debt, refugee and migrant crises and Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

Time names Merkel as its Person of 2015
Olympics: Hamburg in crunch vote over 2024 Games bid

Hamburg residents voted in a crunch referendum on whether the northern German city should push ahead with its bid to host the 2024 Olympics.

Olympics: Hamburg in crunch vote over 2024 Games bid
Mass brawls erupt in crowded migrant shelters in Germany

Clashes broke out between hundreds of asylum seekers at a shelter in Berlin, in the second mass brawl to erupt over the weekend in Germany's crowded migrant accommodations.

Mass brawls erupt in crowded migrant shelters in Germany
Merkel berated over refugee policy by Bavarian ally

German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under fire for her welcoming refugee policy from her powerful Bavarian coalition ally, who demanded she cap arrivals "in the national interest".

Merkel berated over refugee policy by Bavarian ally
World must secure 'binding' climate deal in Paris: Merkel

The international community must secure a binding deal against climate change at key UN talks in Paris next week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

World must secure 'binding' climate deal in Paris: Merkel
Paris attacks: Steinmeier thought blast was 'fireworks'

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in an interview published he thought the first explosion he heard a week ago at a Paris stadium was fireworks, but soon realised it was a terror attack.

Paris attacks: Steinmeier thought blast was 'fireworks'
VW puts off China investment amid costly emissions scandal

German automaker Volkswagen, tainted by an emissions scandal expected to cost it billions, said it had postponed a planned investment in China.

VW puts off China investment amid costly emissions scandal