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Topic: Germany

Why mass testing isn’t really helping Europe curb the Covid spread

Mass testing helped authorities identify thousands of infected individuals, but it also strained labs, slowed results and complicated the next crucial step — contact tracing.

Germany is calling the shots in Europe and Merkel isn’t sorry

Tightening foreign-investment rules, coordinating response to China & challenging Russia over poisoning of Alexei Navalny are telling examples of Germany's power.

India-China tensions ‘highly dangerous’ for the world, says German envoy Walter Lindner

In the context of Indo-Pacific region, Walter J. Lindner tells ThePrint there is no way that ‘bully or hegemonic countries’ should have their way. 

Putin critic Alexey Navalny poisoned, intent was to silence him, says Germany’s Merkel

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany will consult with EU and NATO allies to formulate an appropriate response and added Russia should explain what happened.

‘Threats don’t fit in here’ – German foreign minister warns China, says EU expects respect

The row in Berlin undermined a charm offensive from China after Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Czech lawmaker would pay 'heavy price' for Taiwan visit.

120 Germans will get 1,200 Euros a month, new study checks if Universal Income really works

Supporters say it would reduce inequality and improve well-being, while opponents argue it would be too expensive and discourage people from going to work.

Merkel demands answers from Putin govt after tests find his critic Navalny was poisoned

Navalny has been in a medically-induced coma since Thursday after falling ill on a plane returning to Moscow from Tomsk. He was evacuated from Russia Saturday.

In a first, Israeli & German jets in joint military exercise to honour holocaust victims

The Israeli Air Force’s F-16C/D Barak fighter jets entered the German airspace Monday for joint military exercises and a memorial event.

In European history, the World Wars are seen as monstrous aberrations. They were not

In ‘Bland Fanatics’, Pankaj Mishra writes how books and films portray the pre-war years as an age of prosperity in Europe. But it was full of war, racism and genocide.

Xi’s China is a Nazi Germany lookalike. It is also in a hurry

Hitler felt if he did not move fast, the allies would become powerful. Perhaps China feels the need to move fast before their population goes into decline.

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India is going to have its least free & fair election in 2024. See these 5 indicators

So far what we have seen of the 2024 elections is enough to indicate that the continuous slide of democratic standards is headed toward breaching the minimum threshold of an electoral democracy.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.