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US and Germany agree to send infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz indicate shift in position on supplying heavier weapons to Kyiv to help in war against Russia

The Guardian - UK

Putin has gambled away gas leverage, says German vice-chancellor

Robert Habeck says ‘half of our eggs were in the basket of Putin’ but Germany is now recovering capacity

The Guardian - UK

Germany to draw up legislation to enable carbon storage

A top German official says the government is working on legislation enabling the use of underground carbon storage, a much-discussed technology that he said is preferable to releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

The Independent UK

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Climate activists are fuming as Germany turns to coal to replace Russian gas

Germany is firing up coal plants and importing liquefied natural gas to shore up energy supplies. Activists are carrying out increasingly disruptive protests, gluing themselves to roads and runways.

WEKU

Shareholders of Uniper clear way for German nationalization

Shareholders of German energy company Uniper have approved a rescue package for the gas supplier, clearing the way for its nationalization

The Independent UK

EU ministers trying, again, for compromise on gas price cap

European Union ministers are trying again to finalize a long-awaited deal to implement a natural gas price cap that they hope can help households and businesses better weather excessive price surges

The Independent UK

How the German government was divided by a Chinese investment in the Port of Hamburg

The German government has become divided over a deal, agreed last month, which saw Chinese conglomerate Cosco invest in the Port of Hamburg. The deal had been in the works since September 2021 and was championed by the chancellor (and Hamburg’s former mayor), Olaf Scholz.

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Biden and Macron seek to manage friction over US climate law

Joe Biden acknowledges law has ‘glitches’ after French counterpart said it caused ‘absence of a level playing field’.

Al Jazeera

Germany agrees 15-year liquid gas supply deal with Qatar

Racing to wean itself off Russian gas supplies, Germany is set to buy 2m tonnes of liquid gas from Gulf state

The Guardian - UK

Germany risk disciplinary action by covering mouths in protest at armband threat

The OneLove group are looking at their legal options over the FIFA decision to block them wearing the rainbow-coloured bands.

The Independent UK

Germany players cover mouths for team photo in protest over OneLove armband ban

The national team players made the gesture as they prepared for kick-off in their opening match against Japan at the Khalifa Stadium.

The Independent UK

Germany say Fifa ‘denied us a voice’ after covering mouths in statement at World Cup

Fifa have threatened unspecified sporting sanctions against players who wear the rainbow band

The Independent UK

German vice-chancellor backs armband protest at World Cup

Berlin (AFP) - Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck counselled the German men's national team to wear the "OneLove" armband banned by FIFA as they prepare to face Japan at the World Cup on Wednesday.

AFP

Germany completes construction of its first floating LNG terminal

Liquefied natural gas facility will be central to securing energy supplies this winter, says minister

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Germany blocks sale of two chipmakers to China

Berlin (AFP) - Germany on Wednesday blocked the sale of two chipmakers to Chinese investors because of a potential threat to security.

AFP

BMW to invest $1.7 bn in electric car production in US

Berlin (AFP) - German carmaker BMW said Wednesday it will invest $1.7 billion in the production of electric vehicles in the United States.

Reuters

German nuclear power extension wins Green minister's endorsement

Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Tuesday endorsed the decision of Chancellor Olaf Scholz to use his executive authority to settle a long-running row within the coalition over extending the life of Germany's three remaining nuclear power stations.

The Independent UK

Greens leaders back German nuke extension, grassroots angry

Senior members of Germany’s environmentalist Greens party have indicated that they would accept Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s decision to extend the lifetime of the country’s three remaining nuclear plants for a few months

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Scholz extends life of Germany's remaining nuclear plants

Berlin (AFP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday ordered all three of Germany's remaining nuclear power plants to stay operational until mid-April, breaking an impasse that had caused a rift among his coalition partners as an energy crisis looms.

AFP

Germany forecasts 2023 recession as energy crisis bites

Frankfurt (AFP) - Germany will sink into recession next year and inflation will soar, the government forecast Wednesday, as Europe's top economy battles skyrocketing energy prices following Russia's gas shutdown.

Reuters

German economy minister: 'concrete threat' to critical infrastructure

Attacks on critical infrastructure are high on the German government's agenda after suspected sabotage on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Thunberg: Burning coal is worse than German nuclear plants

Climate activist Greta Thunberg says it would be “a mistake” for Germany to switch off its nuclear power plants if that means burning more planet-heating coal

Reason

Kim Kardashian Must Pay $1.26 Million for Illegally Promoting Cryptocurrency Tokens

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The Guardian - UK

Germany unveils €200bn help for consumers and says it won’t follow UK’s route

Finance minister announces €200bn fund to protect citizens from rising gas prices driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Germany delays exit from nuclear power to offset energy shortfall

Two nuclear plants’ lives extended as country copes with loss of Russian gas and shortage of French electricity

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