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Lebanon's central bank chief is suspect in 120 million euro asset freeze case -German prosecutor

Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh is a suspect in a case the European Union's criminal justice agency said on Monday had led to the freezing of some 120 million euros ($132 million) of Lebanese assets, prosecutors in Germany said.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2022

Ukrainian refugees should be distributed across EU, Berlin says

Germany on Monday urged a more even distribution of Ukrainian refugees within the European Union after millions of people fled to the 27-nation bloc since Russia launched its invasion of the country on Feb.24.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2022

Colombia's FoliuMed Sends Huge Medical Cannabis Shipment To Australia

FoliuMed claims it has shipped the largest ever delivery of medical cannabis from Colombia to Australia. According to FoliuMed, Australia is the second-largest medical cannabis market outside North America, after Germany, with over 100,000 patients.

Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022

Rare Queen Elizabeth I Coin Auctioned For $770,000 In Germany

Owned by a Jewish dealer whose collection was stolen by the Nazis, the coin was returned to his son after his death in Auschwitz.

Zenger · Mar 28, 2022

Vodafone, EE, Three, Virgin and more roaming data fees as holidaymakers issued warning

Holidaymakers may be focusing on covid and the rules and restrictions for their selected destination - however what they may not think about is roaming charges and it's all changed after Brexit.

Edinburgh Live · Mar 28, 2022

Displaying 'Z' symbol could be criminal act in Germany, ministry says

Individuals who display the letter "Z" in Germany to symbolise support for Russia's war in Ukraine could be liable to prosecution, an Interior Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2022

Bountiful wind, sun boost German renewable power this year

Germany's energy industry recorded about 25% more electricity generated from renewable sources in the first three months of the year compared with the same period last year thanks to unusually windy and sunny weather

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022

Abbas, Blinken Hold Talks in Ramallah

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah on Sunday. He stressed that the priority should always be towards finding a political solution that would end the Israeli occupation of Palestine along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. He called…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2022

Russian Gas Flows to Europe Remain Stable

Russian gas deliveries to Europe on three main pipeline routes were stable on Monday morning, with the Yamal-Europe pipeline continuing to flow eastwards from Germany into Poland. Flows to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline across the Baltic Sea were at 71,025,104 kilowatt hours per hour (kWh/h) on Monady…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2022

Holocaust survivors flee from Ukraine to Germany for safety

As the war in Ukraine sees increased Russian attacks on cities and towns, Jewish organizations are trying to evacuate as many of the 10,000 Holocaust survivors living there as possible

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022