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Lear In Acquisition Spree - Buys Seat Climate Control Provider IGB

Lear Corporation (NYSE:LEA) has agreed to acquire I.G. Bauerhin, an automotive seat heating, ventilation, active cooling, and electronic control modules supplier, for €140 million. LEA expects the acquisition to expand its product capabilities into active cooling and complement its existing offerings. The transaction marks Lear's second acquisition of a thermal comfort solutions company.…

Benzinga · May 20, 2022

Germany, Qatar sign energy partnership agreement

Deal will see Doha and Berlin focus on developing trade relations in liquefied natural gas, among other energy sources.

Al Jazeera · May 20, 2022

Berlin to deliver first 15 Gepard tanks to Ukraine in July -defmin

Germany will deliver the first 15 Gepard tanks to Ukraine in July, a defence ministry spokesperson in Berlin said on Friday, confirming a media report.

Reuters · May 20, 2022

Germany eases cost of living crisis with €9 a month public transport ticket

Millions set for summer of cheap travel on all modes of transport

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022

Chat group leak reveals far-right fantasies of Germany’s AfD

Among tens of thousands of posts is talk of jailing Angela Merkel, calls for armed resistance, and homophobia

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022

Vladimir Putin's daughter flew to Munich more than 50 times, investigation claims

Katerina Tikhonova, 35, the younger of Vladimir Putin's two daughters, made dozens of state-approved trips to Munich between 2017 and 2019 despite the tyrant's regular outbursts against oligarch "traitors" living in the West

Daily Mirror · May 20, 2022

Child’s Play: Boy Aged Nine Sells Artwork For Cool $25,000

The world’s youngest abstract artist – aged just nine – has just sold an artwork for a cool $25,000.

Zenger · May 20, 2022

Germany's Schroeder to quit Rosneft board as backlash mounts

Russian state energy company Rosneft says former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder plans to leave its board of directors as a backlash over his ties with Russia and its energy sector mounts

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

Cargo vessel set to ship U.S. medical, defence supplies towards Ukraine

The U.S. is spanning a sea bridge over the Atlantic to support Ukraine with crucial equipment in its war against Russia, a senior official said on Friday, as a huge cargo ship at the Belgian port of Antwerp got ready to set sail for Germany.

Reuters · May 20, 2022

2 paragliders killed in Germany; more strong storms forecast

Police in Germany say two French nationals died after their motorized paraglider was caught by a strong gust of wind and crashed in a field

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022