Germany
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20 Oct
How have the EU 27 leaders reacted to May’s address in Brussels last night?
British prime minister Theresa May met with European leaders over dinner last night at the end of the first day of an EU summit in Brussels.
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11 Oct
BlackRock’s success boosted by focus on passive funds
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, is set to control close to $6tn in the coming months, judging by the company’s third-quarter results released on Thursday.
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22 Sep
German elections 2017: CDU and CSU bound to win but which party will be third?
On Sunday 61.5m people will cast two votes in the German elections — one for the candidate and the other for the party.
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20 Sep
UN General Assembly 2017: Is multilateralism the best way to cope with Iran?
At the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, the US, Russia, China, Britain, Germany and France will meet with Iran at the ministerial level amid heightened concerns about the Gulf state’s nuclear capabilities.
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31 Aug
Best hotels in Munich to sleep off the hangover during Oktoberfest
Each year, beer fans far and wide are brought together by the beverage for the world’s biggest beer festival, Oktoberfest.
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21 Jul
Can Jack Wills’ fabulously British fashion cut it in Germany?
Jack Wills — the self described outfitter to the gentry — plans to open 12 international stores, with the first being in Sylt, Germany.
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19 Jul
These are all the places Uber has been forced to leave
Considering the ride-sharing startup Uber is regarded as one of the most successful in the world, it is not without its problems.
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11 Jul
IMF chief urges more financial policymakers to join Twitter, and not many do
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has urged more financial policymakers to use Twitter as a way to communicate with the world.
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30 Jun
💖 All you need is love — Germany has voted to legalise same-sex marriage 💕
After an emotional debate Germany’s parliament has voted by a wide margin to legalise same-sex marriage.
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27 Jun
Germany is creating a new emissions testing body after the 2015 VW scandal
The auto industry was rocked in 2015 when it was revealed German car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) was cheating on emissions tests.
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21 Jun
Why did former tennis champion Boris Becker go bankrupt?
Three-times Wimbledon champion Boris Becker was declared bankrupt on Wednesday for failing to pay an outstanding debt reaching back to October 2015.
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13 Jun
German mobile data set to grow five-fold in five years
Mobile data traffic in Germany is set to grow rapidly over the next five years due to take up of data-heavy apps.
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18 May
EU Commission fines Facebook €110m for misleading information in WhatsApp deal
The European Commission has fined Facebook €110m ($122m) for providing incorrect or misleading information during its acquisition of messaging app WhatsApp back in 2014.
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13 Apr
Almost 20 percent of legal advice enquiries made by EU nationals related to the UK in 2016
Nearly one in five enquiries made by EU nationals last year to the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS), an organisation providing free legal advice, concerned issues relating to the UK.
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12 Apr
What will it mean if the UK has to adopt WTO rules?
If British prime minister Theresa May fails to reach a trade deal with the European Union (EU) after Brexit, the UK will have to fall back on World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.
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27 Mar
May appeals to Scotland over indyref2; Raqqa on verge of flooding; Business confidence in Germany
These three things will change the world today.
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24 Mar
Trump policy: What does Trump’s defence spending proposal mean for Nato?
US president Donald Trump presented his budget outline to Congress for the upcoming fiscal year last week.
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17 Mar
G20 finance ministers meeting; Merkel dials Trump; Russia’s getting a new S&P rating
These three things will change the world today.
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15 Mar
Dutch voters head to the polls; Fed expected to raise rates; German draft budget
These three things will change the world today.
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8 Mar
Budget 2017; Women’s strike; German foreign minister visits Poland
These three things will have an impact on the wider world.
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3 Mar
Merkel demands Turkey releases German journalist; Fed chair Yellen speaking today; Nintendo Switch launches
These three things will change the world today.
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2 Mar
By 2020, you’ll be able to take a 5-hour train from London to Frankfurt
Direct trains from London St Pancras could take passengers all the way to Frankfurt, the fifth-largest city in Germany, within three years.
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1 Mar
CHART: Negative yields are deterring German investors from the bond market
Low and negative returns on bonds have impacted real returns and preferences of German investors.
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20 Feb
The European payments regulator doesn’t think Germany’s payments are up to scratch
It’s not often a conference speaker gets up and off the cuff delivers a single-handed slating of a host country’s ecosystem that everyone would usually be there to promote.
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16 Feb
Tillerson goes to Germany; Fillion investigation not dropped; UK alcohol and tobacco spending drops
These three things will have an impact on the wider world: 1.
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9 Feb
What does Germany’s record trade surplus mean for US tensions?
Germany’s trade surplus hit a new record last year and is likely to worsen tensions between Washington and Berlin.
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7 Feb
DeVos vote; Merkel’s Poland visit; A contraceptive injection for men?
These three things will change the world today.
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16 Jan
Three things that will change the world today
These three things are going to have an effect on the wider world.
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5 Jan
World Economic Forum 2017: Five things you need to know
The 47th World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting will take place from 17 to 20 January, coinciding with Donald Trump’s inauguration as US President.