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Father sentenced in Germany for attempted murder for injecting mercury into his daughter's foot
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany on Wednesday sentenced a 30-year-old man to 13 years in prison for attempted murder for injecting mercury into his 1-year-old daughter’s foot. The man's girlfriend was sentenced to 12 years in prison for taking part in the crime. The German news...
German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's main national postal carrier on Thursday stopped using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years, a move that reflects the declining significance of letter mail and allows it to improve its climate footprint. Deutsche Post said the last...
A soldier turns himself in shortly after 4 people are killed in shootings in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Four people were killed in shootings in northern Germany, police and prosecutors said Friday, and the suspect is a soldier who turned himself in. The four victims, including a child, were shot overnight at locations in the rural Scheessel and Bothel areas, near...
At least 150,000 gather in Berlin to protest the far right
BERLIN (AP) — At least 150,000 people gathered in front of the German national parliament Saturday afternoon to protest against the far right, the latest in a string of large weekend demonstrations across Germany. The pro-democracy demonstrations started three weeks ago after the...
