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Image for Factbox-Could Germany run some of its coal-fired power plants longer?
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Factbox-Could Germany run some of its coal-fired power plants longer?

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Germany delayed this week an interim report about the implications of the lignite...

14th August, 2026

Image for Beauty retailer Douglas reviews store network as weak demand hits margins
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Beauty retailer Douglas reviews store network as weak demand hits margins

By Cian Muenster and Kira Britten Aug 12 (Reuters) - German beauty retailer Douglas said on Wednesda...

12th August, 2026

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Finance

Low Rhine levels disrupting German industry

By Patricia Weiss and Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT, Aug 12 (Reuters) - German companies are reporting...

12th August, 2026

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Drones spotted above German military base two days after suspected drone attack

By Rene Wagner BERLIN, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Two drones were spotted above a military base in western Ge...

8th August, 2026

Image for German prosecutor says airport drone was fitted with explosive device
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German prosecutor says airport drone was fitted with explosive device

BERLIN, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A drone discovered on the grounds of a German airport was fitted with prof...

6th August, 2026

Image for German watchdog BaFin orders NordLB bank to fix customer data shortcomings
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German watchdog BaFin orders NordLB bank to fix customer data shortcomings

BERLIN, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Germany's financial watchdog BaFin said on Monday it had ordered NordLB to...

3rd August, 2026

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Commerzbank to resume talks with UniCredit in potential pan-European deal

FRANKFURT, July 31 (Reuters) - Commerzbank's CEO Bettina Orlopp has told employees that there will b...

31st July, 2026

Image for German auto supplier ZF keeps outlook as restructuring lifts H1 earnings
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German auto supplier ZF keeps outlook as restructuring lifts H1 earnings

BERLIN, July 30 (Reuters) - ZF Friedrichshafen, one of the world's largest auto parts suppliers, sai...

30th July, 2026

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German conservatives appoint Merz ally Frei as faction chief, sources say

BERLIN, July 29 (Reuters) - Germany's ruling conservatives voted to appoint Thorsten Frei, a confida...

29th July, 2026

Image for Thousands of Audi workers protest over threatened plant closure
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Thousands of Audi workers protest over threatened plant closure

By Frank Simon and Andreas Buerger NECKARSULM, Germany, July 29 (Reuters) - Thousands of Audi worker...

29th July, 2026

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BMW to cut several thousand jobs in latest blow to German auto sector

BERLIN, July 29 (Reuters) - Premium carmaker BMW will cut several thousand jobs in Germany by the en...

29th July, 2026

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German economy likely showed some resilience to war in Q2, Bundesbank says

FRANKFURT, July 28 (Reuters) - The German economy likely grew modestly in the second quarter, despit...

28th July, 2026