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German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years

Mar. 28, 2024 06:18 AM EDT

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...

Former US soldier arrested as a suspect in a killing in Germany nearly 46 years ago

Mar. 01, 2024 11:37 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — A 66-year-old man accused of killing a woman when he was stationed in Germany as a U.S. soldier nearly 46 years ago has been arrested in the United States, German investigators said Friday. The man, whose name wasn't released in line with German privacy rules, is...

Strike by security staff at most major German airports cancels hundreds of flights

Feb. 01, 2024 02:56 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Security workers at most of Germany's major airports walked off the job Thursday in a one-day strike to step up pressure in a pay dispute, prompting widespread flight cancellations. The ver.di union, which announced the walkout on Tuesday afternoon, called on workers...