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Germany moves to relax COVID curbs for vaccinated people

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that the German government was looking at relaxing restrictions for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as the...

World Roundup: – COVID death toll exceeds 3M – 2nd blood clot case in Canada

The global COVID-19 death toll passed 3 million over the weekend as the pandemic sped up despite vaccination campaigns, leading countries such as India...

Germany to mourn 80,000 pandemic victims at memorial

Germany will hold a national memorial service on Sunday for its 80,000 victims of the coronavirus pandemic, sharing the pain of grieving families and...

Merkel and party chief at odds over virus measures

The leader of Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party pushed back Monday against the chancellor's criticism that some of Germany's 16 states are straying...

Merkel urges errant German states to stick to virus plan

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday pleaded with Germany's 16 federal states to stop straying from agreed pandemic measures, with her CDU party's ratings plummeting...

Germany list France virus high-risk zone

Germany will classify France as a high-risk zone for Covid-19, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, in a move that could see Berlin tighten border controls...

Merkel party suffers losses in two German state polls

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party suffered heavy losses in two key regional elections Sunday, early estimates showed, as voters vented anger over pandemic...

EU tries to prevent COVID border chaos

The European Commission urged better coordination between EU members on Monday, a day after Germany imposed border measures to stem the spread of new...

Merkel seeks to extend virus curbs as Germans grumble

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will seek to extend strict curbs to fight the pandemic until at least the end of February at crunch talks...

German police probes threat to school named after neo-Nazi victim

German police said Tuesday they have launched an investigation into a threatening letter, apparently from the far-right, sent to a school named after a...

EU countries defend vaccination program

The European Union put on a brave face Monday, defending its troubled vaccination programme and insisting that renewed pledges of vaccine deliveries would make...

Germany’s Covid-19 death toll now 50k

Germany’s Covid-19 death toll passed 50,000 Friday as it reeled from a second wave, while new US president Joe Biden embarked on a “wartime...

World Roundup: – EU leaders push for border closure – Mongolia PM quits over protests

EU leaders grappled Thursday with the threat of new coronavirus variants as wary countries pushed for a closure of Europe’s internal borders to stop...

The presidency is not for certain people

"It is not gender that determines success or failure."   In a speech during the inauguration of the Skyway 3 project earlier this month, President Rodrigo...
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