Villarreal forward Gerard Moreno said Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann’s words spurred the Spaniards to a 2-1 aggregate victory over the German champions in the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday. Villarreal salvaged a 1-1 draw on the night and a place in the semi-finals with Samuel Chukwueze’s 88th-minute goal after leading 1-0 in the first … Read more
Michael Degen was a German-Israeli actor. He died at the age of 90 in Hamburg on Saturday. He worked in theatre as an actor and a director. He survived the Holocaust as a child. President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Charlotte Knobloch reacted to his death, saying, “I am very sad. With … Read more
During an emergency landing in Costa Rica on Thursday, a cargo jet carrying mail and goods went off the runway and split in half, forcing the international airport in San Jose to close temporarily. The bright yellow jet of German logistics company DHL was blowing smoke as it came to a rest after sliding off … Read more
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Doha Forum on Saturday that Russia’s “bragging” about its nuclear weapons is fueling a hazardous arms race. To oppose Russian efforts to use energy as a weapon, Zelensky also urged Qatar, which hosts the annual meeting of international political and economic leaders, to enhance natural gas output. “They are … Read more
Ukrainian police in the city of Mykolaiv received an unexpected present in the form of a BMW 6 series, complete with Ukrainian flags and a machine gun turret. The sports vehicle was left outside the city’s police station, which has seen half of its inhabitants flee in less than a week due to Russian airstrikes. … Read more
INDIAN WELLS: Spain’s Paula Badosa kept her Indian Wells WTA title defense on track Tuesday, holding off determined Canadian Leylah Fernandez to reach the quarter-finals in the California desert. Badosa, seeded fifth, saved five of the six break points she faced and kept last year’s US Open runner-up under pressure — converting three of her … Read more
FRANKFURT – German sportswear group Adidas is temporarily closing its stores in Russia and shut its online shop, joining a growing list of companies suspending their activities following the invasion of Ukraine. Adidas said in a statement late Monday that it would “suspend the operations of our stores and our e-commerce site in Russia until further … Read more
FRANKFURT: German industrial production rose again in January, official figures showed on Tuesday, but the positive picture was likely to be upended by the impact of the war in Ukraine. Production was up 2.7 per cent on the previous month, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the federal statistics agency Destatis, after rising 1.1 per … Read more
TRIPOLI: Five Western nations have urged Libyans not to drag the National Oil Corporation into political disputes that could threaten the country’s fragile peace. The statement came with the NOC’s chief and the interim oil minister in a standoff. “All actors” should “respect the unity, integrity, and independence” of the NOC, said the statement from … Read more
FRANKFURT – Germany will increase weapons deliveries to Ukraine following the Russian invasion by sending 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to the conflict zone, a government source told AFP on Thursday. The government “approved further support for Ukraine”, involving the delivery of STRELA-type anti-aircraft missiles of Soviet manufacture, which were previously used by the army of communist … Read more
FRANKFURT: German unemployment dropped to pre-pandemic levels in February, two years after the coronavirus shuttered large parts of the economy, official figures published on Wednesday showed. The jobless rate stood at five per cent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the BA federal labour agency, the same level as in February 2020. … Read more
BRUSSELS: German premium carmaker Audi and China’s FAW are to kick off an electric vehicle plant in Changchun, capital of Northeast China’s Jilin province. Construction on the plant, with an investment of 20.9 billion yuan ($3.3 billion), will start in April this year, according to a Jilin government document. The plant, with a designed production … Read more
Germany have dominated the sliding sports at the Beijing Olympics. The secret of their success is that they have been using materials “basically similar to Formula One” to build their sledges, revealed one of the men who build them. Going into the final weekend of the Games, the Germans have won 12 of the 24 … Read more
When Steven Knox first took charge of the German national cricket team as a head coach in 2014, the idea that they could have qualified for a World Cup would have sounded far-fetched. When the former Scotland international player got associated with the squad, he was not much hopeful about making big with the team. … Read more
KYIV – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lands in Kyiv on Monday before visiting Moscow to try to head off a “very critical” threat of a Russian invasion that would spark the worst crisis in Europe since the Cold War. Scholz’s visit comes with Kyiv seeking an urgent meeting with Russia explaining why it has deployed … Read more
KINGSTON UPON HULL, United Kingdom: On the banks of the River Humber in northern England, the winds of change are blowing through Hull, where factory workers busily craft turbine blades in a green revolution. Hull, known for a once-thriving fishing industry, the poet Philip Larkin, rugby league, and the city’s eponymous football club recently bought … Read more
Bayern Munich continues their march towards a tenth successive Bundesliga title this weekend, and the German top-flight has been gripped by a debate about whether to introduce end-of-season play-offs to make the league more exciting. Julian Nagelsmann’s Bayern are currently nine points clear at the top of the table, a lead they are expected to … Read more
FRANKFURT: Yields for 10-year German bonds passed into positive territory on Wednesday for the first time since May 2019, as surging inflation in the eurozone prompted fears of monetary tightening. At 0715 GMT, Bund yields passed zero briefly to touch 0.001 per cent for the first time since the European Central bank launched a stimulus … Read more
LAS VEGAS: When you’re buying a dream car, yet indecisive about the colour, the BMW iX Flow is the answer. The German automaker showcased its new colour-changing paint technology at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The BMW iX can change its appearance digitally. The body is laminated with an electrophoretic film containing … Read more
FRANKFURT: Germany was yet to see any signs of a “post-coronavirus boom”, the head of the influential BDI industry lobby said on Thursday, as persistent supply chain issues weighed on the economy. Bottlenecks which have plagued manufacturers in Europe’s largest economy through 2021, were set to continue into the new year, the group predicted, with … Read more
SEOUL: South Korea’s imported luxury car sale rose slightly last year amid the supply shortage of semiconductors used to make vehicles, industry data showed on Wednesday. The number of imported vehicles, sold in the local market, was 276,146 in 2021, up 0.5 per cent from the previous year, according to the Korea Automobile Importers and … Read more
German consumer sentiment worsened for the second month running, a key survey said on Tuesday, as Europe’s largest economy braces itself for rising inflation and the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Pollster GfK’s forward-looking barometer fell to -6.8 from a revised figure of -1.8 for December. “The high incidence of the virus due to … Read more
A German state cashed in on €100 million ($113 million) worth of cryptocurrency confiscated from drug traffickers earlier this year, the prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt said Wednesday. The seized assets were sold off this month through a partnership with local bank Scheich, with the proceeds flowing into the accounts of the regional government of Hesse. … Read more
FRANKFURT: The German cabinet approved the nomination of career central banker Joachim Nagel as the new head of the Bundesbank on Wednesday, as the EU’s top economy comes under pressure from inflation and Omicron. In Nagel, Germany has a “noted economist and proven financial markets expert” who will “carry forward the Bundesbank’s stability-oriented legacy”, government spokesman … Read more
FRANKFURT: German consumer sentiment worsened for the second month running, a key survey said on Tuesday, as Europe’s largest economy braces itself for rising inflation and the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Pollster GfK’s forward-looking barometer fell to -6.8 from a revised figure of -1.8 for December. “The high incidence of the virus due to … Read more
BERLIN: German industrial production rose in October after two months of declines, offering a glimpse of light after a series of gloomy economic indicators over raw material shortages that have fuelled rising prices. Germany’s industry produced 2.8 per cent more compared to a month ago, data published by the federal statistics office Destatis showed on Tuesday. … Read more
MANCHESTER: Ralf Rangnick said Friday he wanted to “balance” Manchester United by strengthening the club’s leaky defence. The 63-year-old German’s first press conference since being appointed interim manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came after United’s see-saw 3-2 win over Arsenal in the Premier League on Thursday overseen by … Read more
LONDON: Celtic’s chances of progress in the Europa League were ended by a late Bayer Leverkusen rally to lose 3-2 in Germany on Thursday as Real Betis, Lazio and Galatasaray secured their places in the knockout stages. Leverkusen had already qualified but made sure of top spot in Group G and a place in the … Read more
