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Air travel is on the rise! United Airlines recently ordered 70 Airbus A320s, which is good news for the Final Assembly Line in Mobile. Alabama Public Radio reports: “The great news is we got through 2020 without a reduction of workforce,” Airbus Vice President Daryl Taylor said. “So, we had reached right around 1,000 direct […]

The German Health Ministry wants to continue Covid restrictions throughout autumn and winter, and may push for tighter rules for the unvaccinated – but politicians aren’t predicting a strict lockdown. The proposals were revealed in a report obtained by DPA, in which government health officials set out their vision for the coming months. Looking ahead

The massive flooding that hit western Germany has killed at least 103 people, damaging homes and leaving tens of thousands without power. More than 100 people have been reported dead across western Germany 55 people were rescued after houses collapsed south of Cologne 850 Bundeswehr soldiers have been deployed to assist with disaster relief The worst

WASHINGTON (AP) — Welcoming Angela Merkel to the White House for a final time, President Joe Biden renewed his concerns to the German chancellor Thursday about a major, nearly complete Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline but said they agreed Russia must not be allowed to use energy as a weapon. The two discussed — though made no

Germany is now allowing people from countries outside the EU to visit if they have been vaccinated, although restrictions on some regions remain. Here’s what you need to know. What’s changed? There’s been big news recently for anyone who wants to plan a tourist trip to Germany from outside the EU: on Friday June 25th,

Europe’s largest economy can expect a strong economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, with an even more positive outlook for 2022, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier says. The German economy will grow between 3 and 4% this year as coronavirus restrictions are lifted, the country’s economy minister said. “By 2022, Germany will have recovered its old

People who have been fully vaccinated or have recovered from the coronavirus could soon enjoy fewer rules when shopping and meeting up with friends. Restrictions are one step closer to being dropped. The German parliament on Thursday passed new rules that gives special privileges to people who have been vaccinated against or have recovered from the COVID-19.

The number of right-wing extremist crimes committed in Germany increased sharply in 2020 to a two-decade high, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. Such crimes “accounted for 23,064 criminal offenses [in 2020]. That is more than half … of all politically motivated crimes,” Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said while presenting the latest crime statistics at

Germany’s Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival held every year in Munich, will not take place in 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis, officials said on Monday. The pandemic has forced the cancellation of the hugely popular festival for the second consecutive year. It had been scheduled from September 18 to October 3. The decision was made by Bavarian state Premier

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said Thursday that while the outlook for an aerospace rebound remains complex globally, the outlook for the U.S. is “quite bullish and looking for a very strong summer” and that a ramp-up in demand for single-aisle jetliners, such as those it builds in Alabama, “is coming sooner now.” Faury spoke Thursday