#Germany agrees to extend COVID lockdown until Jan. 31

#Germany agrees to extend COVID lockdown until Jan. 31

“#Germany agrees to extend COVID lockdown until Jan. 31” BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that she has agreed with state governors to extend the country’s current lockdown by three weeks until Jan. 31. Merkel said they also are tightening curbs on social contacts, in line with measures imposed at the beginning of…

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#Swan in mourning brings German trains to a halt

#Swan in mourning brings German trains to a halt

“#Swan in mourning brings German trains to a halt” It was a cygnet failure. A broken-hearted swan mourning its dead mate recently brought trains to a halt for almost an hour on a high-speed rail line in central Germany, according to reports. The sad swan refused to abandon the tracks for 50 minutes on Dec….

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# Germany legalizes digitized securities

# Germany legalizes digitized securities

“# Germany legalizes digitized securities ” The German word for securities is wertpapieren, or “papers of worth,” which may soon be as outdated as nocturnal traders saying they’re burning the midnight oil. Per a Reuters report from Wednesday, Merkel’s cabinet had passed a new law that will end the requirement to have a paper certificate…

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#COVID-19 cases rising across Asia and Europe

#COVID-19 cases rising across Asia and Europe

“#COVID-19 cases rising across Asia and Europe” Disturbing numbers show coronavirus cases increasing across Asia and Europe as the winter wave takes hold just as vaccines are rolling out. South Korea reported 950 new cases Saturday, marking the country’s biggest one-day increase since the start of the pandemic. Concerns about hospitals becoming overwhelmed in the…

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#EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks

#EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks

“#EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks” BRUSSELS — European Union leaders reached a hard-fought deal Friday to cut the bloc’s net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels, avoiding a hugely embarrassing deadlock ahead of a U.N. climate meeting this weekend. Following…

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