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Number of new German citizens hits 20-year high as many Syrians naturalized
BERLIN (AP) — Germany saw a 28% increase in the number of people gaining its citizenship last year, with people from Syria accounting for more than a quarter of those who were naturalized, official data showed Tuesday. Preliminary figures show that about 168,500 people were granted...
PGA Tour goes to Memorial, LPGA Tour has new event at Liberty National
PGA TOUR MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Site: Dublin, Ohio. Course: Muirfield Village GC. Yardage: 7,533. Par: 72. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $3.6 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel);...
Central figure in German tax evasion scandal convicted in 2nd case
BERLIN (AP) — A central figure in a German tax evasion scandal was convicted on Tuesday and sentenced to more than eight years in prison, the second verdict against him in the space of a few months. The Wiesbaden state court convicted German lawyer Hanno Berger of three counts of...
Panel of historians starts 3-year review of 1972 Munich Olympics attack
BERLIN (AP) — A panel of historians set up to review the 1972 attack on the Munich Olympics is starting its three-year mission to examine what happened before, during and after the events of five decades ago on Tuesday, the German government said. In April, Germany's Interior...
German soccer club punished for walking off field after alleged racist slur
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — A lower-level German soccer team called its punishment for stopping a game in protest after racist abuse was apparently directed at team captain Marcus Coffie “a slap in the face.” Hamburg-based Teutonia Ottensen was leading 2-1 at Bremer SV in the...
Blais scores 2 as Canada downs Germany 5-2 for record 28th title at hockey worlds
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Samuel Blais scored two goals to rally Canada to a 5-2 victory over Germany in the final of the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. It's a record 28th world title for Canada, and its second in three years. Russia has 27 while Germany has never won the...
Germany expects Russia to expel German diplomats, teachers, cultural staff
BERLIN (AP) — Russia will start expelling German diplomats, teachers and employees of German cultural institutions next month — a move that will further enhance tensions between the two countries that have already had very fraught ties since Russia invaded Ukraine early last year. ...
German government denies Scholz comments spurred raids on climate activists
BERLIN (AP) — A German government spokesperson on Friday rejected the notion that comments by Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticizing climate activists might have prompted raids against them this week. Police on Wednesday searched more than a dozen properties across Germany linked to...
Germany orders 18 new Leopard 2 tanks to replace vehicles sent to Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — The German military has ordered 18 new Leopard 2 tanks to replace vehicles that were sent to Ukraine earlier this year, a leading defense company said Friday. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann said a contract for the Leopard 2A8 tanks was signed with the federal office for...
German parliament authorizes troops to stay in Mali for one final year
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Friday gave the go-ahead for the country's troops to stay in Mali for up to another year, part of a plan to bring Germany's involvement in a U.N. military mission in the West African nation to an orderly end. Parliament approved the new and final...
