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Frankfurt restaurant stages protest against lockdown restrictions with pandas and bottles of Corona beer

A restaurant in Frankfurt is staging a protest against lockdown restrictions by filling tables with a hundred stuffed toy pandas, in a play on the word “pandemic”. German officials might agree to extend until December 20 a “lockdown light” they imposed on November 2 that means bars, restaurants and entertainment venues must stay closed, while […]

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Over 40 coronavirus cases traced to church service in Germany

More than 40 churchgoers who attended a service after lockdown was eased in Germany earlier this month have contracted coronavirus, officials say. The service was held on 10 May at a Baptist church in Frankfurt. Church officials say they followed social distancing rules and disinfected the building ahead of the service. Each of Germany’s 16 […]

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Air India will ferry seasonal fruits and vegetables to London, Frankfurt amid outbreak

India will dispatch flights carrying seasonal fruits and vegetables to London and Germany’s Frankfurt. The nation’s national carrier, Air India, will operate two flights unde the Krishi Udan programme. Air India has scheduled operations to London on April 13 and Frankfurt on April 15 under Krishi Udan programme. Both flights would be carrying seasonal fruits […]

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German State Finance Minister kills himself after coronavirus crisis worries economy

Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said on Sunday. Thomas Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution’s office said they believe he […]