Erik Kirschbaum

German minister resigns in blow to new Merkel government

August 25, 2021 at 1:23 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - A senior German minister resigned on Friday amid accusations he leaked confidential information about a fellow lawmaker suspected of possessing child pornography, dealing a blow to Chancellor...

Snowden says ‘significant threats’ to his life

August 25, 2021 at 12:43 a.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden told German TV on Sunday about reports that U.S. government officials want to assassinate him for leaking secret documents...

Merkel says permanently fixing euro zone crisis vital for Germany

August 24, 2021 at 11:40 p.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel will tell Germans their fate is so closely entwined with the European Union that it is imperative to come up with answers on how...

After Arctic austerity, Khodorkovsky savors Berlin luxury

August 24, 2021 at 11:29 p.m.

BERLIN/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The luxury hotel in Berlin where Mikhail Khodorkovsky has spent the last few nights is worlds away from Corrective Colony No. 7, where the former oil tycoon...

Hurricane-force winds wreak havoc in Britain, head to Europe

August 24, 2021 at 10:55 p.m.

BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Thursday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be...

Merkel’s fear: pollsters may get it wrong again

August 24, 2021 at 7:55 p.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Eight years ago Angela Merkel stared gloomily at the election results with disbelief when her party crashed to 35.2 percent of the German vote, seven points below...

German SPD ties itself in knots over tax pledge

August 24, 2021 at 7:18 p.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) scrambled on Monday to contain a damaging debate over their tax hike plans as new opinion polls showed the party falling further...

Merkel challenger vows to rein in banks, hike taxes on wealthy

August 24, 2021 at 7:06 p.m.

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Launching the final phase of his long-shot campaign to oust German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leftist challenger Peer Steinbrueck called on Thursday for higher taxes on the wealthy...

Merkel party worries good polls won’t help on election day

August 24, 2021 at 6:58 p.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are worried that strong mid-summer opinion poll numbers may be overstating their strength for a September 22 election after they suffered nasty surprises...

Seas may rise 2.3 meters per degree of global warming: report

August 24, 2021 at 6:18 p.m.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Sea levels could rise by 2.3 meters for each degree Celsius that global temperatures increase and they will remain high for centuries to come, according to a...

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