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Tag: Germany
Transport Workers Go on Strike in Germany
One of the largest public transportation walkouts in decades was intended to give unions leverage as they seek raises to keep pace with rising inflation.
Germany Wants More Chip Makers, but They Won’t Come Cheap
The global competition to attract semiconductor companies is expected to cost Berlin billions. Some wonder if it’s a good use of money.
What I’m Reading: The Rise of Fascism Edition
A comic novel from the 1930s opens a window on days when what would become a dangerous political movement was seen as a silly hobby.
War in Ukraine Puts Centuries of Swiss Neutrality to the Test
The Alpine state makes arms that Western allies want to send to Kyiv. Swiss law bans this, driving a national debate about whether its concept of neutrality should change.
Traute Lafrenz, Last Survivor of Anti-Hitler Group, Dies at 103
As a member of the White Rose, a small anti-Nazi resistance group, she used peaceful tactics to try persuading Germans to turn against Hitler.
Gunman Kills 6 in Shooting at Jehovah’s Witness Hall in Germany
The attacker received a warning but was allowed to keep his weapons after the authorities received an anonymous letter about him, weeks before he killed six people at his former congregation.
Shooting in Hamburg, Germany, Leaves Several Dead at Jehovah’s Witness Hall
A police spokesman said there were no indications that a shooter remained at large in the attack, on a Jehovah’s Witness hall in Hamburg.
Germany Cautious Over Reports That Pro-Ukrainian Group Sabotaged Nord Stream Pipeline
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Germany was waiting for further investigations, after reports in The New York Times and other news outlets.
Biden and Germany’s Scholz Meet Amid Concerns Over Ukraine and China
President Biden said he and Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, would work in “lock step” to provide military support to Ukraine.