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19 August 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: A man (C) who arrived from Kabul stands at Frankfurt airport early this morning. More people brought to safety from Afghanistan arrived on a Lufthansa plane that had taken off from the Uzbek capital Tashkent. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa

World

EVACUATION

People rescued from Afghanistan report deaths and gunshots

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/19/21

It was impossible to get through to the airport without a passport

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Thousands injected with saline instead of Covid vaccine in Germany

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/11/21

Some 8,557 people who received a jab between March 5 and April 20 might be affected, according to the district administration

Stefan R sits in a Berlin courtroom and holds up cardboard to cover his face. The 41-year-old teacher has to answer for alleged murder. The accused is said to have killed a 43-year-old man, whom he had met shortly before through a dating portal, in his apartment. Then he is said to have cut up the victim and deposited the body parts in different places in Berlin. The public prosecutor's office assumes a "sadistic-cannibalistic sexual motivation". Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa

World

CRIME

Teacher goes on trial in Berlin for 'sado-cannibalism'

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/10/21

The maths and chemistry teacher is alleged to have killed a 43-year-old powerline technician in his apartment shortly after meeting him on a dating website last year

01 August 2021, Berlin: Policemen detain a woman taking part in an unannounced demonstration against the Coronavirus measures despite a ban on protests. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

World

PANDEMIC

Berlin police ban further Covid-sceptic demos after weekend violence

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/2/21

On Sunday, a 49-year-old man died in hospital after collapsing while his details were being taken by the police

PRODUCTION - 26 July 2021, Lower Saxony, Wolfsburg: Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, speaks during an interview with the German Press Agency (dpa). Photo: Carsten Koall/dpa

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Volkswagen posts record first half profits, ups forecast

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/30/21

Turnover rose by more than a third to more than 130 billion euros

Sports

TOKYO OLYMPICS

German cycling official sent home for racist remark at Olympics

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/29/21

The 54-year-old Moster was heard instructing Arndt to "get the camel drivers"

Headscarfs in Germany Photo: Wolfram Steinberg/dpa.

World

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE

Top EU court leaves room for employer headscarf bans

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/16/21

The ECJ confirmed that such a ban was permissible under EU law provided that it was applied in a uniform way to all religious beliefs. For example, a Christian could also be asked to remove a cross…

30 June 2021, Lower Saxony, Wunstorf: Soldiers of the German Armed Forces get off an Airbus A400M transport aircraft of the German Air Force at an airfield. The last soldiers of the German Afghanistan mission have arrived at the air base in Lower Saxony. The mission had ended its operation in Afghanistan on Tuesday after almost 20 years. Photo: Hauke-Christian Dittrich/dpa-Pool/dpa

World

AFGHANISTAN

Germany takes in "several hundred" Afghans after troop withdrawal

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/10/21

Travel documents have been issued for 446 local hires, such as translators and their families, the Defence Ministry said this week

FILED - 13 June 2021, Iraq, Al-Humaydat: Members of expert teams take part in the opening of a mass grave and the exhumation of the remains of victims who were killed and buried by the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group back in 2014. More than 500 people, predominantly Shia Muslims, where executed and buried in the mass grave during an IS attack on the Badush Prison on 10 June 2014. The mass grave, which was first discovered in 2017, is located in the village of Al-Humaydat, 30 km west of the city of Mosul, a former IS stronghold in Iraq's northern Nineveh Governorate. Photo: Ismael Adnan/dpa

World

PRISON SENTENCE

German court jails mother of 5 for Islamic State membership in Syria

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/1/21

The woman was arrested in Essen in July last year, some two and a half years after returning to Germany.

29 June 2021, United Kingdom, London: England's Raheem Sterling (R) scores his side's first goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 round of 16 soccer match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

Sports

ENGLAND 2-0 GERMANY

England end rot against Germany to reach Euro quarters

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/29/21

It was England's first win over Germany at a big tournament since they beat them 4-2 in the 1966 World Cup final at old Wembley

26 June 2021, Bavaria, Wuerzburg: Candles and flowers are placed in front of a closed and cordoned off department store in downtown Wuerzburg, where a fatal knife attack took place last night leaving three people dead and seven injured. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

World

GERMANY

Bavarian minister: Islamist motive possible in Wuerzburg stabbing

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/28/21

When the suspect's accommodation was searched, a number of items were found that could refer to Islamist propaganda material, and the suspect himself had spoken of his 'contribution to the Jihad'

World

WUERZBURG

Three people killed in a knife attack in Germany

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/26/21

The alleged attacker was a Somali man who had been living in Wuerzburg since 2015

23 June 2021, Hungary, Budapest: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group F soccer match between Portugal and France at the Puskas Arena. Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

Sports

PORTUGAL 2-2 FRANCE

Ronaldo record and three penalties in France v Portugal 2-2 at Euros

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/24/21

Portugal advanced as one of the four best third-placed teams into a date with Belgium on Sunday in Seville, as second place went to Germany and now face England at Wembley

19 June 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Germany's Kai Havertz celebrates scoring his side's third goal with team mate Serge Gnabry during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group F soccer match between Portugal and Germany at the Allianz Arena. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

Sports

PORTUGAL 2-4 GERMANY

Germany helped by own goals to come from behind and crush Portugal

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/19/21

Portugal took the lead in a brilliant counter-attack that ended up with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his 107th international goal.

18 June 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo takes part in a training session at for the team at the Allianz Arena ahead of Saturday's UEFA EURO 2020 Group F soccer match against Germany. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

Sports

EURO 2020

Continental heavyweights face differing challenges at Euro 2020

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/19/21

Germany lost to France in their Group F opener and now host Portugal in Munich. Spain, meanwhile, take on pointless Poland in Seville after a frustrating goalless draw against Sweden.

Sports

EURO 2020

Go daddy! Hummels' son celebrated own goal against France

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/18/21

"It was told to me that he celebrated. I will have to explain it to him," says Hummels.

15 June 2021, Bavaria, Munich: A Greenpeace activist lands on the pitch before the start of the UEFA EURO 2020 Group F soccer match between France and Germany at the Allianz Arena. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

World

ACCIDENT

'Several injured' as parachuting protestor causes drama at Euro 2020

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/16/21

The man lurched alarmingly towards fans in the stands after hitting wires connected to the stadium roof

04 December 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Sassnitz-Mukran: Pipes of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline are seen stored on the premises of the Mukran Port near Sassnitz. The Mukran Port on Ruegen Island is considered the most important transhipment point for the construction of the pipeline. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

World

ENERGY - BALTIC

First finished line of Nord Stream 2 pipeline to be filled with gas

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/11/21

The United States fears that the project will make Europe too dependent on Russian gas.

31 May 2021, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a press conference via video with French President Emmanuel Macron after a plenary session of the Franco-German Council of Ministers, held via video conference. Photo: Michael Sohn/POOL AP/dpa

World

WIRETAPPING

Europe demands explanation from Denmark for helping US spy on politicians

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/1/21

"I want to say that this is unacceptable between allies. That's clear," said French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting of the Franco-German council of ministers.

15 April 2021, Berlin: Police officers clash with demonstrators during a demonstration of the alliance "Together against displacement and #Mietenwahnsinn" against the ruling of the Federal Court of Justice on the rent cap in Berlin. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

World

HOUSING

German Constitutional Court scraps controversial Berlin rent cap

The Nomad Today 4/15/21

Rents that had been reduced can now go back up and many thousands of tenants may also be required to backpay their rent from the months since the legislation came into force.