Daily Briefing 22.08.2026, 22:47 (CEST)
Brown and Olise score as Bayern edge Dortmund in Super Cup
Bayern Munich started the new season as they finished the last by lifting another trophy on Saturday following a 2-1 win at Borussia Dortmund in the Franz Beckenbauer Super Cup.
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Two killed in Russian attacks near Kiev as German minister visits
Two people were killed in Russian missile strikes near Kiev on Saturday as German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visited the capital days before Ukraine marks the 35th anniversary of its ...
Read TextPremature baby dies in intestinal infection wave at German hospital
A premature baby has died in the neonatal intensive care unit at St Louise's Women's and Children's Hospital in the German city of Paderborn, following an infection with an intestinal bacte...
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German Finance Minister calls for oil company windfall tax
Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is launching a new initiative at EU level in response to high fuel prices.
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Apple has for the first time disclosed how much profit it booked and tax it paid across individual European Union countries under new transparency rules. Germany was also among the countrie...
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Rhine ferries resume service after rain raises water levels
Rising water levels enabled River Rhine car ferries to resume operations after a 29-day break in July and August.
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German Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig is calling for an amendment to the country's constitution, the Basic Law, in response to the Islamist attack on Berlin Pride.
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Hitchhiking from Germany to Romania - to make it more popular
More than 60 competitors are setting off from Germany on a hitchhiking race to Romania on Saturday.
Read TextGerman anti-Semitism commissioner calls for tougher criminal law
Germany's anti-Semitism commissioner has called for criminal law to be tightened. Anyone who openly cheers for the Palestinian militant group Hamas at a demonstration should face at least s...
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35 police officers injured in violence at German Cup match
Thirty-five police officers were injured and several football fans detained after violence broke out at Friday's German Cup match between Waldhof Mannheim and Kaiserslautern, police said.
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