Germany is to ban unvaccinated people from non-essential shops and hospitality venues as the country battles to stop a surge in Covid-19 cases.

Germany to ban unvaccinated from non-essential shops and hospitality venues

The old 250kg aircraft bomb exploded while drilling work was being done at the construction site near one of Germany's busiest station.

Four injured after WWII bomb explodes close to Munich train station

The country’s disease control agency said 76,414 newly confirmed cases were reported in the past 24 hours.

German air force to transfer Covid patients as hospitals run out of ICU beds

German police officers patrol on the Christmas market in central Frankfurt.

A confusing array of pandemic rules, lax enforcement of them and a stalled vaccination programme are all contributing to a spike in infections in Germany.

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Jens Spahn delivered the stark warning amid a rapid rise in Germany's coronavirus cases.

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The laws also include requirements for employees to prove they are vaccinated, recovered from Covid-19 or have tested negative to access workplaces.

German lawmakers back measures to ban unvaccinated from public transport

The infection rate in Germany has climbed to 263.7 new cases per 100,000 residents over seven days.

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Polish authorities estimate that about 3,000 to 4,000 migrants have gathered along its border with Belarus in recent days, as tensions mount.

Belarus accused of 'state-run trafficking' over migrant border crisis

One man has been arrested in connection with the morning attack at the train station in Seubersdorf, police said.

Knife attack on German train severely injures three people

Olaf Scholz, Finance Minister and SPD candidate for Chancellor after addressing his supporters after German parliament election at the Social Democratic Party, SPD, headquarters in Berlin, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The closely fought race saw the Social Democrats edge out Merkel's Union bloc by 25.9% of the vote, ahead of 24.1% for the Union bloc.

 Centre-left SDP narrowly beat Merkel’s party in tight German election 

Polls point to a very close race between the centre-right Union bloc and the centre-left Social Democrats.

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Exit polls suggest the German election is too close to call.

Who will be Germany's next leader?

260921 A woman casts her ballot in the German election, AP

German voters are heading to the polls in a closely-fought election which will determine who succeeds Angela Merkel at the helm of Europe’s biggest economy.

Germans head to polls in election to determine who will succeed Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel is bowing out with an 80% approval rating as Europe waits to see who will fill her shoes. 

Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure coming to an end as successor remains unclear

Polls suggest Germany's Greens are on course to nearly double their 2017 vote share after climate change devastated the country in July.

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