The Latest Breaking News from Germany

Global Efforts To Reduce Semiconductor Dependence Will Further Exacerbate Crisis: Bloomberg

Growing efforts from the U.S. and Europe to consolidate their semiconductor supply chains to compete with China could backfire due to the political strings attached to the aid, Bloomberg reports.  The downside includes insufficient and ill-timed government aid and different parts of the world striving to secure supplies while championing domestic…

Benzinga · Mar 16, 2022

Rare ‘blood rain’ weather could hit Ireland on St Patrick’s Day as huge Saharan dust storm spreads

Satellite images show huge amounts of dust spreading across Europe, as people share eerie pictures of skies glowing orange in Portugal, Germany and Spain

Irish Mirror · Mar 16, 2022

Once again, America is in denial about signs of a fresh Covid wave

In the past couple of weeks, UK, Germany, France and others are experiencing a new wave. The US should get ready

The Guardian - US · Mar 16, 2022

Intel Picks EU Chip Factory Sites in Race to Boost Supplies

Intel on Tuesday picked Germany as the site for a huge chipmaking complex, the first details of its planned $88 billion investment in Europe, as the region scrambles to boost output and fix a supply crisis that has dogged the car industry. The US chipmaker also said it would boost…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2022

Germany to buy F-35s, upgrade Eurofighters in blow to Boeing

One of Boeing's most important assembly lines took another hit from abroad Monday.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 15, 2022

Comparing U.S., English, and German Self-Defense Law

T. Markus Funk (a partner at Perkins Coie and a scholar of, among other things, self-defense law) and I published an article on this subject at Bloomberg Law last week; I thought I'd reprint it, with Bloomberg's permission. The material on English and German law is Markus's contribution, and the…

Reason · Mar 15, 2022

Germany: Plug-In Car Sales Increased 24% In February 2022

Plug-in electric car registrations increased last month by 24% year-over-year to 49,889 or almost 25% of the market.

InsideEVs · Mar 15, 2022

Five western countries condemn Russia's role in Syria, Ukraine conflicts

France, Germany, Italy, Britain and the United States issued a joint statement commemorating the 11th anniversary of the conflict in Syria, and condemned Russia's role both there and in its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2022

Intel Shares Its Ambitious EU Expansion Plans

Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) announced the first phase of its plans to invest up to €80 billion in the EU over the next decade. Intel plans to invest €17 billion into a leading-edge semiconductor fab mega-site in Germany, a new R&D and design hub in France, and R&D, manufacturing, and foundry services in Ireland,…

Benzinga · Mar 15, 2022

German official: Ukraine war will boost low-emissions tech

A senior German official has predicted that the war in Ukraine and its impact on fossil fuel prices worldwide will provide a “massive boost” for the means and measures needed to curb climate change

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022