Rappler's latest stories on Germany
Germany makes measles vaccination compulsory for children
Children will only be admitted to kindergarten or school if they have had the vaccinations. These vaccinations will also be compulsory for staff in day-care centers, educational institutions, medical facilities and refugee shelters.
Amazon staff strike in Germany on Prime Day extravaganza
Workers in Germany walk out in the early hours on Monday morning, July 15, with Orhan Akman, a spokesman for labor union Verdi, saying, 'We expect a good turnout'
Most Germans say Merkel's health is a personal issue
A newspaper survey finds 59% of Germans believe the shaking spells of Chancellor Angela Merkel concerns her 'private' life
Merkel sits through anthems after shaking spells
With questions swirling about Merkel's health after she suffered 3 episodes of shaking in public in less than a month, the veteran leader opts to play safe
Merkel says 'very well' despite third shaking spell
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is simply still in a phase of 'processing' a previous shaking spell, but that 'there has been progress'
Iraqi gets life in jail for teen rape-murder in Germany
(UPDATED) The accused, rejected asylum seeker Ali Bashar, is convicted of the killing and handed the maximum sentence of life in prison by the court in Wiesbaden, the city where the murder took place in May last year
Dismissed Deutsche Bank staff head out as overhaul bites
The job cuts hit Deutsche's equity trading business, leaving other divisions of investment banking unscathed
German-PH commerce group wants German firms to join infra projects
The German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry also wants more German small and medium enterprises to foray into the Philippine market
Deutsche Bank to slash 18,000 jobs by 2022
Deutsche Bank expects its new round of layoffs to reduce annual costs by 6 billion euros ($6.7 billion) over the same period
U.S. calls on Germany to send ground troops to Syria
The United States expects an answer from Germany this month
Eva Kor, survivor of Auschwitz doctor Mengele, dies in Poland
Eva Kor dies at 85 during an annual trip that includes a visit to Auschwitz
DA orders temporary ban on pork from Germany
Philippine officials impose the temporary ban on pork and pork products from Germany after a shipment from that country was found mixed with pork from Poland, which has an African swine fever epidemic
Police smash Germany's biggest online drug market
In a statement, police and prosecutors say they worked for more than a year to smash Chemical Revolution, which sold amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, cannabis, ecstasy, LSD, and other synthetic drugs
Concerns as Merkel suffers new trembling spell on eve of G20
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's latest health scare comes just hours before she is due to board the plane for Japan, sparking new questions about her health
Merkel says neo-Nazis must be tackled 'without taboos'
'This is why the state is called upon (to act) at all levels and the federal government takes this very, very seriously,' says German Chancellor Angela Merkel on neo-Nazis
Merkel says she's 'fine' after trembling spell
The German Chancellor says she was just a bit dehydrated in the heat and dismissed concerns about her health
Women's World Cup: Norway in last 16, France and Germany top groups
Norway edges out South Korea for a spot in the last 16 of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Germany plans to ban gay, lesbian 'conversion therapy'
'My position is clear: homosexuality is not an illness, which is why it does not need to be treated,' says German Health Minister Jens Spahn, who is gay and married to a man
Germany's Infineon to buy Cypress in 9-billion-euro deal
'With this transaction, we will be able to offer our customers the most comprehensive portfolio for linking the real with the digital world,' Infineon chief executive Reinhard Ploss says in a statement
EU leaders clash over top Brussels jobs
(UPDATED) European leaders begin the work needed to determine the EU's political direction
Merkel's successor sparks freedom of speech uproar
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer later tries to downplay her comments, saying it is 'ridiculous to insinuate that I want to regulate expressions of opinion'
Israel president says Jews unsafe in Germany after kippah warning
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin says 'we will never submit, will never lower our gaze and will never react to anti-Semitism with defeatism – and expect and demand our allies act in the same way'
Sleepless in Berlin: Nightingales flock to scruffy city parks
A project by Berlin's Natural History Museum asks city dwellers to go out and record nightingales' song with their smartphone and upload it onto an app
Possible suicide pact in macabre German crossbow murders
Police probing the initial triple death say they found the last wills of two of the victims in a hotel room, and no signs of a struggle or involvement of other people
Merkel's preferred successor says she won't seek post before 2021
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer says she 'rules out the possibility that I will work deliberately to seek a change earlier'
German police shut down major 'darknet' illegal trading site
The illicit 'Wall Street Market' site enabled trade in cocaine, heroin, cannabis and amphetamines as well as stolen data, fake documents and malicious software
European alliance to invest up to 6 billion euros in electric car batteries
A pilot factory with around 200 employees will be opened in the coming months in France, with a goal of opening two production sites, in France and Germany, that would generate 1,500 jobs at each
Rescued migrants allowed to disembark in Malta, go on to Europe – PM
All 62 migrants on the Alan Kurdi ship will be disembarked and redistributed between Germany, France, Portugal, and Luxembourg
Britain's May seeks Brexit delay from Merkel, Macron
Her huddles with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and President Emmanuel Macron in Paris come on the eve of another tension-packed summit in Brussels
Bayer confirms cyber attack but says no data stolen
Bayer 'detected indications of (hacker group) Winnti infections at the beginning of 2018,' a spokesman says, but adds there is 'no evidence of data outflow'
China, EU 'advancing together', says Xi, amid U.S. tensions
(UPDATED) 'Of course there are differences and competition, but it's positive competition,' Xi Jinping tells a press conference in Paris with the leaders of France, Germany, and the European Commission
Germany launches 5G auction amid row with U.S. over Huawei
The German Federal Network Agency will start the auction in Mainz at 0900 GMT on March 19. The process will allocate 41 different frequency blocks.
Germany's two top banks launch merger talks to create national 'champion'
German bank Commerzbank says it 'agreed today to start discussions with an open outcome on a potential merger' with Deutsche Bank
U.S. ups pressure on Europe over 5G infrastructure from Huawei
US General Curtis Scaparrotti, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, says that they're not going to communicate with Berlin if Huawei is inside their defense communications
EU hopes Venezuela reconsiders expulsion of German ambassador
Germany's ambassador Daniel Kriener was among more than a dozen foreign representatives who welcomed opposition leader Juan Guaido at Caracas airport, but so far the only one deemed 'persona non grata'
Einstein 'puzzle' solved as missing page emerges in new trove
The handwritten page is discovered among the 110-page trove the university's Albert Einstein archives received some two weeks ago
Iran's part in U.S. sanctions bypass scheme ready 'this month'
INSTEX is seen as key to European Union efforts to preserve the deal struck in 2015 between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Inside a Berlin 'gaming house,' where the esports elite hone their skills
The idea of a gaming house allows teammates to live and play together under one roof, with hours dedicated to improving performances
LOOK: Philippines marks 65th year of German ties with new model embassy
The 7-story structure stands among Germany’s government buildings in Mitte, the central district of Berlin
Germany summons PH envoy over Locsin's Hitler remarks
(UPDATED) 'I myself said the same thing before he even said it,' Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr says in an interview in Germany, while defending President Rodrigo's controversial remarks on Adolf Hitler
Germany to let NATO use its cyber skills
German officials used a meeting of defense ministers in Brussels on February 14 to tell allies Berlin would make its cyber capabilities available, including offensive elements, sources say
German competition watchdog demands more control for Facebook users
Germany's FCO rules that Facebook must change their system of shutting people out of the network who don't consent to their data collection activities
German competition watchdog to rule on Facebook
Germany's Federal Cartel Office has accused Facebook of collecting data from users on third-party websites where the Facebook 'Like' button is embedded
Artworks signed 'A. Hitler' to be auctioned in Germany
More than 30 paintings attributed to the Nazi dictator will be up for grabs at the Weidler auction house
Merkel urges 'creativity', 'goodwill' in Brexit talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says 'we want to do everything to avoid a no-deal [Brexit] because that would increase the uncertainty'
Germany says missile treaty dead as Europe frets about arms race
Western capitals say a new Russian medium-range missile system breaches the terms of the 1987 treaty and puts European cities at risk
Germany earmarks funds for Russian siege survivors
While the initiative is 'important,' Russia says Germany should compensate all living survivors of the 1941-44 siege of Leningrad
U.S. calls to 'stand with freedom' in Venezuela as EU gives ultimatum
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also denounces Russia and China, which have stood by Maduro. Meanwhile, Russia denounces the United States for interference.
Germany should phase out coal use by 2038, says commission
The commission's findings will now be passed on to the government, which is expected – barring a surprise – to follow the recommendations of the panel it set up
Spain, France, Germany give Venezuela's Maduro ultimatum
However, countries like Austria, Greece and Portugal are much more reluctant
