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Norway pledges over $90 million to WHO

The Norwegian government announced a major financial commitment to the World Health Organization (WHO), pledging 1 billion Norwegian kroner ($93 million) over the next four years (2025-2028).

Oct 15, 2024

North Korea cries foul, alleges military collusion between wartime allies Japan and Germany

The visit resulted in an agreement to simplify the process of sharing resources between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the German military.

Jul 15, 2024

Lighting strike in Germany injures 10 people, 4 critical [details]

A lighting strike in the eastern German city of Dresden injured ten people, four of whom sustained severe injuries.

May 21, 2024

Japan loses its position as the world's third-largest economy, Germany takes over

Japan has slipped to the world's fourth-largest economy as it fell behind the size of Germany's in 2023, says Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities.

Feb 15, 2024

Russia threatens Germany, says missile manufacturing units will be attacked

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, chair of the Defence Committee at the German Bundestag has urged the German government to provide such missiles to Ukraine

Oct 2, 2023

SVB Collapse Update: Germany halts operations, US bank shares tumble

In London, Standard Chartered is down 6 per cent with Barclays losing 5 per cent. The market is sending a consistent message that a US recession is about to start,

Mar 14, 2023

Greta Thunberg detained in Germany; held by one arm, carried away by three police officers [details]

Earlier while addressing the protestors, Greta Thunberg had called Germany one of the biggest polluters in the world.

Jan 18, 2023

Japan stun Germany in dramatic World Cup comeback

Japan have provided the second major shock of the FIFA World Cup with a stunning comeback 2-1 win over Germany at the Khalifa International Stadium here on Wednesday.

Nov 23, 2022

After Oktoberfest: The inevitable spike in Covid cases stifle Germany

At the federal level, the incidence rate has doubled to 577.5 over the same period, Xinhua news agency reported citing the RKI as saying.

Oct 8, 2022

Angela Merkel wins 2022 Unesco Peace Prize for 'efforts to welcome refugees'

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the 2022 Unesco Peace Prize for "her efforts to welcome refugees".

Aug 24, 2022

Boris Becker lands job of sports science teacher in prison; resentment grows among inmates: Report

German tennis legend and three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has reportedly landed a prison job teaching sports science,but fellow inmates are up in arms against the authorities for giving 'preferential treatment' to the 54-year-old.

Jul 13, 2022

Germany approves 'Made in India' Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

Germany on Thursday approved the 'Made in India' Bharat Biotech's Covid vaccine Covaxin.

May 26, 2022

Modi in Berlin, to hold talks with German Chancellor Scholz today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Berlin on Monday, his first stop in the three-nation visit to Germany, Denmark and France.

May 2, 2022

Germany joins other European countries; closes airspace to Russia [details]

Germany has announced that it would close its airspace to Russian aircraft amid Moscow's military action in Ukraine, thus joining a growing list of European countries that have already imposed restrictions on Russian airlines. Moscow has vowed a reciprocal response.

Feb 27, 2022

Germany's incoming chancellor Olaf Scholz calls himself "'feminist"; Unveils first gender-balanced cabinet

While unveiling the new cabinet, Scholz said that Germany's security was now in the hands of women. The country got its first ever female interior minister and female foreign minister

Dec 7, 2021

Here's why INS Vela, fourth stealth Scorpene-class submarine, will be big boost for Indian Navy

The Navy has commissioned three warships, INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, and INS Karanj, as part of the over Rs 23,000 crore 'Project-75' underway at Mazgaon dock with French participation for the construction of six Scorpene submarines.

Nov 25, 2021

No Shave November and Beard Olympics; what's with men and their whiskers

Recently, around 100 men from European countries gathered in Eging am See, in Lower Bavaria, Germany in an open competition to find the best-bearded man in the region.

Oct 27, 2021

Anju Kumar, Indian diplomat in Germany passes away; India loses a fine diplomat: MEA

Before joining the prestigious Indian Foreign Services (IFS), Dr. Anju pursued MBBS.

Sep 9, 2021

Former Afghan minister ends up as food delivery boy on bicycle in Germany

A former minister in Afghanistan has now reportedly taken up a job delivering food in Germany.

Aug 26, 2021

120K cyber attacks on Russian firms in 2020, says cybercrime report

Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev says over 120,000 cyber attacks against the country's "critical infrastructure" were carried out in the year 2020.

Jun 25, 2021