Daily Briefing 19.08.2026, 13:31 (CEST)
Munich bids for 2028 men's Champions League final
Munich is again bidding to host the men's Champions League final and wants to stage European club football's showpiece match as early as 2028, the city council said on Wednesday.
Read TextBayern back Musiala to stay at highest level after seizures diagnosis
Germany footballer Jamal Musiala's career is not at risk after he was diagnosed with absence seizures, Bayern Munich sources told dpa on Wednesday.
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More and more foreign professionals are having their qualifications recognized in Germany, with authorities approving 86,600 applications last year, the Federal Statistical Office reported ...
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Economic expectations on the rise in Germany, survey shows
Economic expectations in Germany continued their rise in August, the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) reported in figures released on Tuesday.
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Germany opens drone security centre following incidents
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt opened a new technology centre for drone security at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) site in Cochstedt to the north-west of Leipzig on Tuesday....
Read TextGerman service sector losing jobs
Employment in Germany's services sector fell by 0.1% on the year, or 27,000, in the second quarter compared with the same quarter last year, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) report...
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Drought effects on German grain output limited, but farmers struggling
German grain production is expected to come in slightly below average at 41.9 million metric tons following extended drought across the country, the German Farmers' Association (DBB) predic...
Read TextGermany increasing Ebola aid to Congo by €11 million
Germany has increased its aid to combat the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by €11 million ($12.7 million) Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan said on Tuesday.
Read TextGerman minister in Kiev: Chernobyl protection must be repaired
German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider pledged to help Ukraine repair damage to the protective shelter covering the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site during a visit to Kiev on Tuesday....
Read TextHack hits Berlin city cyber network paralysing two departments
A cyberattack has paralysed two major departments in the government of the city-state of Berlin, the Berlin daily the Tagesspiegel reported on Tuesday.
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