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Stock market today: Global shares mostly fall over China worries
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly lower Thursday in subdued trading on looming worries about China property woes. France's CAC 40 shed 0.3% to 7,050.19 in early trading. Germany's DAX slipped 0.4% to 15,164.02. Britain's FTSE 100 edged down 0.6% to 7,544.91. U.S. shares were...
Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden
BERLIN (AP) — Dozens of people from around the world lined up on a sunny morning this week in front of a former mental health hospital in Berlin to apply for asylum in Germany. There were two older women from Moldova. A young man from Somalia sat next to them on a bench. A group of...
Production at German Volkswagen plants resumes after disruption caused by an IT problem
BERLIN (AP) — Production at Volkswagen is resuming after a problem with the German automaker's information technology network caused a severe disruption, the company said Thursday. Volkswagen said on Wednesday evening that the IT disruption caused production to halt at its four...
Germany increases border patrols along migrant 'smuggling routes' to Poland and Czech Republic
BERLIN (AP) — Germany announced Wednesday it will increase police patrols along “smuggling routes” on the border with Poland the Czech Republic in an effort to prevent more migrants from entering the country. The new measures would begin immediately, said Interior Minister...
Christian Thielemann chosen to succeed Daniel Barenboim as music director of Berlin's Staatsoper
BERLIN (AP) — Christian Thielemann has been chosen as the new general music director of Berlin's Staatsoper, months after Daniel Barenboim ended his three-decade reign, the city government said Wednesday. The 64-year-old German conductor will take the job at the Staatsoper, or...
Germany bans far-right group that tried to indoctrinate children with Nazi ideology
BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Wednesday banned a far-right, racist group known for its indoctrination of children as police raided dozens of homes of its members and other buildings early in the morning. A statement from the German interior ministry said it banned the...
Today in History: September 27, Taliban take power in Afghanistan
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Sept. 27, the 270th day of 2022. There are 95 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 27, 1996, in Afghanistan, the Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of...
German police raid locations across the country in connection with smuggling of Syrian migrants
BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany said they found more than 100 Syrian citizens inside apartments and other buildings that were searched Tuesday in connection with the suspected smuggling of migrants. More than 350 federal police officers searched locations as part of an...
Poland accuses Germany of meddling in its affairs by seeking answers on alleged visa scheme
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's foreign minister accused Germany of trying to interfere in his country's internal affairs after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Warsaw needs to clarify allegations that Polish consulates in Africa and Asia sold temporary work visas to migrants for thousands of...
Sex abuse allegations against a deceased cardinal add to the German church's troubles
BERLIN (AP) — A scandal centering on sexual abuse allegations against a long-deceased cardinal has created a “very difficult situation” for the troubled Catholic Church in Germany, a top German bishop said Monday, hours after a statue of the late cleric was removed from its perch outside...
