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German police fire water cannon during tense ‘Gen Z’ protests

German police fired water cannon to disperse firework-hurling protesters on Saturday and were also pelted with other projectiles, as tensions rose at the end of massive youth-led protests. In Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne and dozens of other cities, demonstrators turned out for the protests organised by the group “GenZ…

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Soft power on display as China’s first lady Peng Liyuan hosts German counterpart

Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan hosted her German counterpart, Elke Budenbender, in Beijing on Friday for a tea reception in a bid to showcase Beijing’s soft power and foster closer bilateral ties. Peng stressed the rich cooperation with Germany in areas including education and culture, according to official news age…

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Merz says Germany working to end Iran war that has cost Europe $112bn

Merz says Germany working to end Iran war that has cost Europe $112bn German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Germany was working to bring Iran war to an end as soon as possible as the conflict has added more than 100 billion euros ($112bn) to Europe’s energy costs over the past eight months. Speaking to repo…

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Xi Jinping tells German president China and EU must ‘stay anchored to their partnership’

China and the European Union can resolve their differences through dialogue, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday. “China has always regarded the European Union as a partner,” Xi said, according to state broadcaster CCTV, adding that cooperation between the two s…

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AfD Hits Record In West German State, As Voters Dissatisfied With Current Government Surge

AfD Hits Record In West German State, As Voters Dissatisfied With Current Government Surge Authored by Remix News Staff via Remix News,AfD has reached another milestone, this time in the German state of Hesse. The latest "Hessentrend" poll shows the party, co-chaired by Alice Weidel, at a record 23 percent, just two…

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Elke Sommer, prolific German star of A Shot in the Dark and And Then There Were None, dies aged 85

The Berlin-born performer had a gift for languages that took her to Hollywood, landing roles alongside Peter Sellers, Dick Van Dyke and Paul NewmanElke Sommer, the prolific German star of the Pink Panther film A Shot in the Dark, early 70s Agatha Christie adaptation And Then there Were None, and British sex comedy C…

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Free Atlas maps 442 Philippine dive sites, asks Filipino divers to correct it

DIVEITY (diveity.com), a free online atlas for scuba divers, has published source-backed pages for 442 dive sites across the Philippines — together with 76 dive resorts and 79 dive shops — in English, Spanish, German and Japanese. The platform is now asking Filipino divers, dive guides and shop staff to check the pa…

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Germany does not want China decoupling but must defend its interests, president warns

Germany is not seeking to decouple from China, but must defend its economic interests, visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Beijing on Thursday, echoing the line taken by Chancellor Friedrich Merz during his tour of neighbouring countries. Speaking at Peking University, Steinmeier insisted that …

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Bayern routs Magdeburg 6-1 to reach German Cup round of 16

Bayern Munich cruised into the round of 16 of the German Cup with a 6-1 win over second-division Magdeburg, while South Korea defender Kim Min-jae remained on the bench after returning from injury. The Bundesliga powerhouse beat Magdeburg at Allianz Arena in Munich on Wednesday in the round of 32 of the 2026-27 DFB-…

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Merck bets $334m on Korea as Asia-Pacific biopharma hub

German science and technology company Merck has opened a $334 million bioprocessing plant in Daejeon, its largest life science investment in Asia-Pacific, as it seeks to bring production closer to regional drugmakers. The company said Thursday that the 44,500-square-meter facility in Dungok, Daejeon, will manufactur…

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Lee, Merz seek stronger supply chain, high-tech ties amid global volatility

Securing critical supply chains in key industries and expanding high-tech cooperation sit high on the agenda as President Lee Jae Myung and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pursue stronger South Korea-Germany relations, according to Seoul. Lee is scheduled to host Merz at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Thursday afternoon…

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Lee set to hold summit with German chancellor on economic cooperation

President Lee Jae Myung was set Thursday to hold a summit with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Seoul to discuss ways to expand economic cooperation between the two countries. The trip marks Merz's first visit to South Korea since taking office and the first visit by a German chancellor to the country in three ye…

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Weidels Wandel

Wie opportunistisch agiert Alice Weidel an der Parteispitze? Geleakte E-Mails aus den Jahren 2015 bis 2017 offenbaren einen radikalen Kurswechsel im Umgang mit Björn Höcke und zeigen detailliert, wie aus scharfer Distanzierung und Parteiausschlussforderungen ein strategisches Bündnis mit dem extremen Flügel wurde. D…

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Who's who at APK 2026: Global CEOs gather in Seoul

By Business & Finance Desk Some of Germany's most influential corporate leaders head to Seoul this week for the Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2026, bringing together executives across manufacturing, logistics, finance, pharmaceuticals and defense. Running Oct. 29 to 31, the conference comes as German bu…

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German chancellor, top CEOs head to Seoul for Asia-Pacific forum

South Korea is set to welcome top executives and policymakers from Germany and across the Asia-Pacific region this week for a high-profile business forum focused on industrial cooperation, artificial intelligence and supply chain resilience amid rising geopolitical and trade uncertainty. The 19th Asia-Pacific Confer…

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The Guardian view on the far right’s plans for Brussels: doing the work of Xi, Putin and Trump | Editorial

If ever enacted, proposals by Marine Le Pen and the AfD leader, Alice Weidel, to hollow out EU institutions would be a continental act of self-harmFollowing the Brexit referendum in 2016, Marine Le Pen was in a predictably celebratory mood. Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, she told one interviewer, was th…

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German leader’s China visit latest sign of foreign diplomacy pivot beyond Beijing

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has begun his state visit to China in the eastern province of Anhui, spotlighting a growing trend among visiting foreign leaders to look well beyond Beijing. Steinmeier arrived in the provincial capital Hefei early on Tuesday to begin a five-day state visit, marking his first…

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Taihan Cable's European orders top W500b with German deal

Taihan Cable & Solution has secured a turnkey contract to build a 380-kilovolt underground power transmission network in Germany through its Dutch subsidiary, strengthening its foothold in Europe's high-voltage infrastructure market. Under the agreement, Taihan Netherlands B.V. will handle engineering, construction …

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Igor Levit: Resistance album review – essential listening in a time of bullies and despots

Levit/Kammerakademie Potsdam/Manacorda/Lyssewski(No Silence/Sony)The German pianist performs these works by Beethoven and Schoenberg – linked by Napoleon – with his characteristic exquisite touch, in interpretations full of poetry Resistance is one of the inaugural offerings on Igor Levit’s own label, No Silence Rec…

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Inside Henkel's Korean factory making adhesives for AI chips

SONGDO, Incheon — Inside a tightly controlled factory in Songdo, German chemicals giant Henkel is producing a critical but often overlooked ingredient in AI chips: semiconductor adhesives. Workers in cleanroom suits operate mixing equipment under strict temperature and humidity controls. Some rooms glow yellow, with…

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Deutsch Motors' profit rises 25% on strong BYD sales

South Korean auto dealer Deutsch Motors reported a 25.4 percent rise in operating profit for the first nine months of 2026, buoyed by growing sales of Chinese electric vehicles from BYD and improved performance across its subsidiaries, the company said Monday. Consolidated operating profit climbed to 35.1 billion wo…

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