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A court in Berlin, Germany, convicts a woman and fines her for "condoning a crime" by leading a chant using the phrase "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" during a protest in October 2023. 2024-08-6
German authorities in Bavaria impose a lockdown in the district of Berchtesgadener Land starting at 2:00 p.m. local time today, making it the first area in Germany to go back into lockdown since April. Residents in the district for the next two weeks are not allowed to leave their homes unless for essential reasons, such as outdoor exercise, going to work, or buying groceries. 2020-10-20
Germany recruits 8,500 teachers to provide special German language lessons for 196,000 Syrian child refugees. 2015-12-28
Balkan and European leaders agree to work together implementing a 17-point action plan that includes United Nations-aided accommodation for 100,000 places in reception centers along the route from Greece towards Germany, half in Greece and half in the countries to the north. Some of the other measures: within a week, deploy 400 police officers to Slovenia; step up efforts to return migrants not needing international protection; and, reinforce support of the bloc’s border agency, Frontex', role in securing external borders between Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, and Albania. 2015-10-25
Shots are fired at the German ambassador's residence in Athens, Greece; no casualties are reported. 2013-12-30
India and China agree to establish a working mechanism to deal with border issues. 2012-01-17
Germany and the People's Republic of China hold a joint cabinet meeting in Berlin with many lucrative contracts signed. 2011-06-28
Three fishermen from the People's Republic of China are released from South Korean custody after their vessel collided with a Coast Guard vessel last week. 2010-12-25
26 people are confirmed dead after a gas explosion at a coal mine in Henan Province in central China. 2010-12-8
China becomes the largest exporting country, pushing Germany from first place. 2010-01-6