Sources: Reuters
The ruling Nigerien military junta orders the ambassadors of France, Germany, Nigeria, and the United States to leave the country. France rejects the ultimatum, claiming they do not recognize its authority, while the US claims it has received no request to withdraw its personnel from Niger. 2023-08-25
Germany reports a record 164,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. 2022-01-26
Chemists Benjamin List of Germany and David MacMillan of the United States are awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on molecular engineering through organocatalysis. 2021-10-6
Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil. 2018-06-12
Suicide bombers killed at least 64 people in multiple blasts in the northeastern towns of Gombe and Damaturu, Nigeria. 2015-07-17
German engineering firm Siemens announces plans to axe 7,800 jobs, 3000 of which are in Germany. [http:--www.france24.com-en-20150206-siemens-says-cut-7800-jobs-including-3300-germany-?aef_campaign_date=2015-02-06&aef_campaign_ref=partage_aef&ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_linkname=editorial&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter (AFP via France 24)]date=August 2019 2015-02-6
An oil tanker in Okogbe, Rivers State, Nigeria, explodes after crashing, leaving around 90-115 dead. 2012-07-12
An explosion and gunfire are heard in the northern Nigerian town of Maiduguri, amid activity by Islamist group Boko Haram. 2011-07-6
Two German men held in Abia State, Nigeria are released six days after being seized on a swim. 2010-04-24
Nigerian gunmen take two German men, from Port Harcourt and Lagos, in Abia State. 2010-04-18