Daily Briefing 18.09.2026, 22:49 (CEST)
Bayern bash Union 7-0 as Kane hits record-quick ton, Olise nets three
Bayern Munich's Harry Kane scored his 100th and 101st Bundesliga goals in record time during a 7-0 home thrashing of Union Berlin on Friday, as Michael Olise netted a hat-trick and Jamal Mu...
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Nearly half expect Germany's Merz to be replaced by end of year
Nearly half of Germans expect Chancellor Friedrich Merz to be replaced by the end of the year, according to a YouGov poll.
Read TextBerlin still grappling for response to soaring fuel prices
The German government is still in the midst of deliberations on how to best combat soaring fuel prices, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Friday, amid growing calls for Berlin to take...
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Berlin museum extends display of Merkel portrait
A recently unveiled painting of former German chancellor Angela Merkel will be on display longer than original planned due to high demand, the Berlin museum exhibiting the artwork said on F...
Read TextGerman industry group lifts 2026 growth forecast to 1%
Germany's main industry association has raised its growth forecast for the country's economy this year, citing stronger business with European partners.
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Permits for new housing in Germany up 1.9% in July
Permits for the construction of a total of 22,500 new flats were granted in Germany in July, up 1.9% year-on-year, official figures showed on Friday, in an encouraging sign for the housing ...
Read TextSpecial Olympics Germany warns against vote for far-right AfD
Special Olympics Germany (SOD), the national sports association for people with intellectual disabilities, has warned against voting for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Sunday's ...
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Final campaign push ahead of key German state elections
Lead candidates in Germany's much-anticipated state elections took to the streets on Friday in a final attempt to sway voters ahead of Sunday's polls, which could prove decisive for the fut...
Read TextBaur, Janelt, Keidel and Co - the new faces in Klopp's squad
There are 11 football players in Jürgen Klopp's first Germany squads who have never featured at a camp before. Two of them play outside Germany.
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Greenpeace projects anti-oil protest onto Hamburg storage tank
Greenpeace activists projected images of raining money onto an oil storage tank at the port of Hamburg in protest against what the environmental group described as soaring excess profits at...
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