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9 Jan
Volkswagen vehicle deliveries fell 1.4 per cent year-on-year in 2024, the German carmaker said on Thursday, dragged down by fierce competition in China. The VW brand, part of the larger Volkswagen group which includes Audi and Lamborghini among others, sold some 4.8 million vehicles worldwide last year, it said in a statement. Deliveries rose around…
18 Nov
Austrian local police said on Monday that a German hiker died after falling from an alpine trail in the Austrian Alps. The incident took place near Bludenz, in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on Sunday night, according to police. READ ALSO:Trump return won’t impact Iran-China ties: Khamenei aide The 54-year-old man, hiking with his wife…
16 Nov
Thousands of protesters marched in the western German city of Cologne on Saturday to demand the release of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish PKK militant group who was arrested 25 years ago. Amid signs of easing tensions between the Turkish government and the PKK, the demonstrators carried banners bearing the image of the…
12 Nov
Nearly four million German workers in the key electrical and metalworking sectors will receive pay increases after the country's biggest trade union struck a deal Tuesday with employers. The agreement hammered out by the IG Metall union averts fresh strikes at a time when Europe's top economy is struggling and is headed for early elections…
12 Nov
German prosecutors on Tuesday said that a 17-year-old had been arrested for plotting an Islamist terror attack, with media reports saying he wanted to target a Christmas market. He is suspected of "preparing a serious violent attack" and "conspiracy to commit murder", and had "extreme Islamist views", said the prosecutors in the northern state of…
27 Aug
The Nigeria Football Federation announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician Bruno Labbadia to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men's National Team, the Super Eagles. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, stated on Tuesday: “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to appoint…
27 Aug
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, quoted NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, as saying in the early hours of Tuesday that Labbadia’s…
13 Mar 2024
A 56-year-old German man who tried to fake his own death in a staged boating accident on the Baltic Sea has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. The sentence came after being convicted of 14 counts of attempted insurance fraud. The man’s wife, meanwhile, was sentenced to two years’ probation on Wednesday…
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