Tag: Germany

Berlin: A new report from Germany’s Catholic Church admits to “at least” 3,766 cases of child sex abuse by the clergy between 1946 and 2014, according to media outlets Die Zeit and Spiegel Online. The report — commissioned by the German Bishops’ Conference and conducted by the Universities of Giessen, Heidelberg and Mannheim — has […]

London: Researchers from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany have found that humans are susceptible to emotional manipulation by robots. The findings indicated that humans have such a strong tendency to anthropomorphize — attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities like robots — that we can fall prey to emotional manipulation by […]

Kazan: Defending champions Germany crashed out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the group stage after South Korea stunned the European powerhouse with a 2-0 victory in their final Group F contest here on Wednesday. From Group F, Sweden secured the top spot with six points, while Mexico, finished second with six points. Germany […]

New Delhi: Digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services provider Tech Mahindra on Wednesday announced a strategic investment in the US and Germany. The firm inaugurated its research and development centre — Makers Lab — in Munich, Germany and at Plano, Dallas, the US. According to Tech Mahindra, “Maker’s Lab” is a research and development […]

Moscow: Mexico created the first upset of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, overcoming defending champions Germany 1-0 in a frenetic Group F game at the Luzhniki Stadium here on Sunday. Forward Hirving Lozano’s 35th-minute goal proved to make the difference in a match played at a very high tempo as four-time champions Germany began their […]

Berlin: Thousands of people flocked to the streets and canals of Germany’s capital on Sunday to rally against a mass demonstration held by a far-right and anti-immigrant party. Berliners of all ages and backgrounds crowded Berlin’s main avenues — and in many cases, took to the Spree River in makeshift rafts — in a show […]

Berlin: At least two people have been killed in a collision between a passenger and a freight train in Germany. According to German railway company Deutsche Bahn, the accident occurred when the regional passenger train crashed head-on into the standing freight train near Aichach railway station in Bavaria on Monday night, Xinhua news agency reported. […]

Berlin: Germany will significantly increase the number of its armed forces personnel participating in NATO exercises on the military alliance’s “Eastern frontier”, media reports on Monday said. Around 12,000 German soldiers will participate in such exercises in 2018, according to a schedule drawn up by the Ministry of Defense, Xinhua reported. The figure marks a […]

Berlin: At least four people were killed when a light aircraft and a medical helicopter crashed mid-air in Germany on Tuesday, police said. The two crashed over a rural area near the southwestern town of Philippsburg in the Karlsruhe district, Efe news agency reported. It is as yet unclear if the medical helicopter was carrying […]

Berlin: Three persons were killed in a small plane crash in Germany, the media reported. The accident on Thursday took place in Ravensburg, in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Xinhua news agency reported. The Cessna Citation Mustang Model 510 was on its way from the Frankfurt-Egelsbach airfield to Friedrichshafen, but went down in a forest […]

Bhubaneswar: India toiled hard for a 2-1 win over a depleted but resilient German side in the bronze-medal playoff of the Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. S.V. Sunil (20th minute) and Harmanpreet Singh (54th, penalty corner) scored for the hosts who earned their second consecutive bronze medal in […]

Bhubaneswar: India remained winless as they ended their Pool B campaign of the Hockey World League (HWL) Final with a 0-2 loss to European powerhouse Germany here on Monday.Martin Haner (17th minute) and Mats Grambusch (20th) scored for the 2008 and 2012 Olympic champions, who claimed their second win in three matches.It was India’s second loss […]

Munich: German defending champions Bayern Munich on Friday announced that coach Jupp Heynckes would take the helm until the end of the football season. Bayern split with Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti on September 28 due to the poor performance of the club, reports Efe. “The board of FC Bayern Munchen AG and Jupp Heynckes have […]

London: Germany remained perfect in the European zone qualifiers while England secured the top place in their group as both sides assured themselves of berths in the 2018 football World Cup in Russia. Germany and England on Thursday joined host nation Russia and Belgium, who clinched it in the previous round, in the European contingent, […]

Berlin: At least four people were dead after Germany was hit by a heavy storm “Xavier” that caused heavy damage and traffic disruptions. German news agency dpa reports that the total number of victims to storm “Xavier” has risen to four by late afternoon local time, Xinhua reported. According to reports, there are more than […]