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German traders eye Canadian LNG for swap deals
Canadian Process Equipment & Control News
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August 29, 2025
German energy companies are exploring swap arrangements with Canadian liquefied natural gas producers to secure supply, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said this week. German traders could sell Canadian LNG cargoes on global spot markets...
German Government Backtracks on Putting Activist in Women’s Prison
The European Conservative
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August 29, 2025
The German government is now backtracking on the Marla-Svenja Liebich case ahead of the convicted activist starting his sentence in the Chemnitz Women’s Prison. Liebich was sentenced for incitement to hatred, slander, and insult. The right-wing...
German pharmaceutical company Stada plans to raise 1.5 billion euros in an IPO
AK&M
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AK&M 29 August 2025 18:40 The German pharmaceutical company Stada Arzneimittel AG plans to hold an IPO in the fall of 2025. This is reported in the Stada press release. From the point of view of the company's management, Stada is currently better...
German joblessness tops decade-high 3mn
BDNews24
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The number of unemployed people in Germany has topped three million for the first time in a decade, labour office figures showed on Friday, raising the stakes for the government's huge investment plans to deliver quick results. A total of 3.02...
German regional operating tenders progress
International Railway Journal
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August 29, 2025
New tenders are underway in central and northwest Germany, and an extension announced for Frankfurt am Main S-Bahn network. A contract to operate the Thuringia electric network in central Germany is to be jointly tendered by the state of...
German legend's Nick Woltemade verdict Newcastle United will love
Chronicle Live
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August 29, 2025
Nick Woltemade heads to Newcastle United and the Premier with the praise of one of Germany's all-time greats still ringing in his ears. What's more, it comes from someone who has directly come up against the tall striker already this season....
German State To Track Multiple Nationalities in Crime Data, Sparking Political Row
The European Conservative
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August 29, 2025
North Rhine-Westphalia is set to become the first German state to record multiple nationalities of suspects and victims in its crime statistics. The policy, ordered by Interior Minister Herbert Reul (of the centre-right CDU), means that anyone...
Franco-German relations: Can Macron and Merz hit it off?
Deutsche Welle
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August 29, 2025
"Bienvenue, cher Friedrich!" smiled Emmanuel Macron as he welcomed the German chancellor to his summer residence at the Chateau de Bregancon on Thursday evening. A firm handshake, a hearty hug, and even a bouquet of flowers for Brigitte Macron...
Ghana introduces new electronic waste recycling standards with German support
News Ghana
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August 29, 2025
Ghana has launched updated standards for electronic waste management as authorities seek to address environmental and health risks from poor disposal practices. The Environmental Protection Agency partnered with German Development Cooperation to...
Afghan refugee who runs German solar firm
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Lohra 30 August, 2025, 00:17 Rostam Nazari grew up without electricity in Afghanistan and could not read or write when he arrived in Germany as a teenager. Ten years later he has written two books in German and runs a solar...
German Unemployment Exceeds 3 Mln
RTTNews
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August 29, 2025
Germany's unemployment exceeded the three million-mark for the first time in a decade in August as the prolonged period of subdued economic activity weighed on the labor market. The number of unemployed persons increased by 46,000 from the...
Germans spent 80 years reluctant to build a military. Trump and Putin are changing that.
Politico Europe
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August 29, 2025
Not everyone is so eager to see societal norms change. The day before, in the Berlin neighborhood of Kreuzberg, I watched as Kai Krieger, 40, and his companion demonstrated how they switch out bus stop posters for those of their own design. After...
Newcastle United land long-term target Nick Woltemade BUT for less €€€ than German media claim
The Mag
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August 29, 2025
Some great insight on Newcastle United reaching agreement with Stuttgart on the signing of Nick Woltemade, ahead of Bayern Munich who had seen three offers rejected. Chris Waugh of The Athletic giving some excellent background (see below) to the...
German unemployment tops 3 million for first time since 2015
Brussels Signal
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August 29, 2025
For the first time in 10 years more than 3 million Germans are without a job. On August 29, the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, BA) reported that the number of unemployed had risen by 46,000 to 3,025 million in August –...
MKU to expand labour migration programme with German institution to include ICT, engineering
Star
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Mount Kenya University Vice Chancellor Prof. Deogratius Jaganyi and Dr. Joachim Stamp, Special Federal Commissioner for Migration Agreements, Germany, (centre) joined by a delegation from Germany and the fourth cohort of students training at MKU...
German neo-Nazi heads for women's jail after gender change
Yahoo News
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A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi who is set to begin a jail term in a women's prison on Friday after legally changing gender. Marla-Svenja Liebich, 54, has been sentenced to 18 months at the Chemnitz prison for offences...
MLB Friday best bets: Kyle Schwarber train rolls on, Cubs hit Rockies' Germán Márquez and a futures play
CBS Sports - Florida
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August 29, 2025
Welcome back to a little Friday Night lines here at CBS Sports, where I'll grab two plays, try and hit on a home run and then toss out a Future. This week's edition might seem a little slanted, but that's by design, as it's the birthday of a...
German inflation, US core PCE higher than expected, euro edges lower
OANDA Market Pulse
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Monthly, inflation eased to 0.1%, below the June reading of 0.4% and just above the market estimate of 0%. Headline inflation in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, is largely in check but the battle against inflation is not over. Services...
German unemployment tops 3 mln for 1st time in a decade
Xinhua News Agency
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BERLIN, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Unemployment in Germany rose to above 3 million in August for the first time in a decade, data from the Federal Employment Agency showed Friday. In another blow to Europe's largest economy, 46,000 more people were...
German Inflation Unexpectedly Quickens Beyond ECB’s 2% Goal
Financial Post
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August 29, 2025
In Germany, the Bundesbank said last week that it expects inflation to tick up past 2% in the next few months — somewhat higher than it forecast in June. The increase can largely be blamed on base effects and will probably be “temporary,” it said,...