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As European Central Bank meets, eyes turn to policy review
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Thursday's European Central Bank meeting offers investors the chance to hear more about President Christine Lagarde's plans for a full review of the bank's policies that could include tweaking its target for inflation and supporting projects to fight global warming. Lagarde has...
World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of world leaders descended upon Jerusalem on Thursday for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the Holocaust and combating modern-day anti-Semitism. Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prince Charles, Vice President Mike Pence...
Germany bans neo-Nazi organization Combat 18 Deutschland
BERLIN (AP) — Germany is banning the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 Deutschland in what the country's top security official said Thursday was a “clear message” against far-right extremism and anti-Semitism. More than 200 police officers carried out raids in six German states early Thursday, seizing...
Report: 2 children die in school bus crash in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German media reported that two children died in a school bus crash in the central state of Thuringia early Thursday. Public broadcaster MDR reported that 20 children and the bus driver were injured in the crash in Berka, about 260 kilometers (160 miles) southwest of Berlin. It quoted local...
Kemp in Germany for economic development mission
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is visiting Germany on an economic development mission, his second official trip abroad since taking office last year. The Republican governor departed on Tuesday and plans to return this weekend, according to a statement from his office. One of Kemp’s first...
Russia-Poland feud over history clouds Auschwitz anniversary
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Over the next several days, world leaders will gather twice to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of Nazi Germany’s death camps. That there will be two competing ceremonies — one in Jerusalem on Thursday and the other...
2 German men of murder for shooting dead Polish woman
BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin court on Wednesday convicted two German men of murder in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Polish woman. German news agency dpa reported that the court concluded that the defendants had “wanted to see what it's like when somebody dies.” Berlin's regional court...
WWII-era ammunition found at Tesla factory site near Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany say 85 kilograms (187 pounds) of World War II ammunition have been found on the site where Tesla plans to build its first European factory. Local newspaper Maerkische Oderzeitung quoted officials in Brandenburg on Wednesday as saying they estimate about 25 unexploded...
Automaker Daimler sees full-year earnings sag by half
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, saw operating earnings fall by half in 2019 as its flagship luxury brand suffered in a tougher global market, and due to more expenses tied to regulatory and legal issues with diesel cars. The Stuttgart-based company said...
Wreckage of Soviet WWII bomber, remains found in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Historians in southern Poland say they have uncovered wreckage of a World War II bomber used by the Soviet air force before the plane was downed 75 years ago. Parts of the U.S.-made B-25 Mitchell and human remains were found Sunday in woods near the town of Bierun where witnesses...
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