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Germany: Catholic progressives will bless gay marriages
Germany’s strong Catholic progressives are publicly defying a new Holy See declaration that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by doing so at services in more than 100 independent churches around the country this week. The blessings at open worship services are the latest response from German Catholics to a document issued by the […]
Read MoreGermany sees significant increase in far-right crimes
Last year, Germany experienced a significant increase in politically motivated attacks, with far-right backers committing a record number of offenses, according to Interior Minister Horst Seehofer. Far-right offenses increased by almost 6% to 23,064, accounting for more than half of all politically related attacks, the largest number since police began tracking such statistics […]
Read MoreGermany: Lockdown until June due to high covid positivity rate
Despite tighter controls, Germany‘s coronavirus infection rate increased over the weekend, and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said he did not foresee any changes until the end of May. “We need a timeline for getting back to normal life,” Scholz told Bild amSonntag, “because it has to be a roadmap that won’t have to be reversed […]
Read MoreGermany: Clashes between police and anti-lockdown protesters
As the lower house of parliament Bundestag debates additions to the Infection Protection Act, members of the police stand watch as citizens rally against government efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin, Germany, April 21, 2021. On Wednesday, police clashed with demonstrators in Berlin, attempting to disperse a […]
Read MoreGermany: BMW to go half electric by 2030
BMW predicts that by 2030, at least half of its sales will be zero-emission vehicles. In the race to embrace cleaner driving, this goal is set more conservatively than some competitors. In the short term, the German automaker expected on Wednesday that this year’s pre-tax profits will grow substantially, with strong performance in […]
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