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WHO calls Coronavirus a pandemic, UK and Italy announce war chests

A pandemic is an epidemic on a far greater geographic scale that affects a much large number of people

Coronavirus outbreak: 60-70% of Germans likely to be infected, says Merkel

"We will do what is necessary," Chancellor says

Merkel's party drops to record low in Hamburg voting, Greens make gains

The big winner was the Green party, which more than doubled its support to a projected 25.5 per cent, a surge that parallels its rise in national polls.

Merkel says 'no pressure' from Beijing to include Huawei in 5G rollout

Despite fierce objections from the United States and other allies, Germany has so far refused to ban Huawei from playing a role in developing the country's next-generation 5G mobile networks

Britain will be 'competitor at our door' after Brexit, says Angela Merkel

The EU is worried about the tight timetable to strike a trade deal and officials have stressed they will insist that Britain respect European norms to win the agreement.

Deutsche Telekom freezes 5G deals as Germany debates ban on Huawei

Any sign that Deutsche Telekom is doing fresh business with the Chinese company risks undermining the U.S. deal's chances of getting over the finishing line

Merkel braves Delhi air, vows 1 billion euros for green urban mobility

Delhi's air quality drops to 'emergency' category first time since January

Doing business in India is like running a marathon: German Inc delegate

At the 5th Indo-German Consultations, Merkel, who came to India with a business delegation, said there was clear indication that the conditions for investment in India had improved, but room for more

Merkel visits Delhi Metro station fitted with Germany-funded solar panel

Merkel visited the terrace of the metro station where she was briefed by officials of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) about the solar project

Replace diesel buses with electric ones: Merkel on Delhi air pollution

Merkel's visit to India coincided with one of the worst spells of air pollution in Delhi/NCR

Merkel voices concern over Kashmir situation ahead of meeting with PM

The comments by the German Chancellor come amidst concerns expressed by some foreign lawmakers, including from the US, over restrictions imposed by the government

India, Germany will boost cooperation to combat terrorism, extremism: Modi

India and Germany will strengthen their bilateral and multilateral cooperation to combat terrorism and extremism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday after holding extensive talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on enhancing ties in strategic areas, including defence, artificial intelligence and energy security. The two leaders, who co-chaired the fifth Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC), also called on nations to ensure that their territory is not used for terror activities against other countries, in a veiled message to Pakistan. Asked if the leaders discussed the situation in Kashmir, sources said it was not raised during the IGC. The Modi-Merkel meeting comes amidst concerns expressed by some foreign lawmakers, including from the US, over restrictions imposed by the government post abrogation of Article 370 to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir's special status in August. "We will strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation to deal with dangers such as terrorism a

India, Germany ink 20 agreements in AI, green urban mobility & agriculture

While strengthening Cooperation in the Field of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation formed a major part of the joint statement, there was also a large section on combating terrorism

India, Germany ink 11 pacts, vow to build 'new India' by 2022, says PM Modi

After the PM Modi and Angela Merkel co-chaired the fifth Inter-Governmental Consultations, India and Germany signed five joint declarations of intent

Top events today: Merkel to meet Modi, YES Bank Q2 result, RCEP deal & more

From German Chancellor Angela Merkel's talks with PM Modi to launch of 5G mobile phone services in China, here are the top events of the day to keep an eye on

Germany's Merkel to discuss bilateral issues with PM Modi, sign 20 deals

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be visiting Raj Ghat on Friday and also visiting Gandhi Smriti

Angela Merkel to visit India from Oct 31, security key agenda on the table

Official sources said Merkel and PM Narendra Modi, in their wide-ranging talks, will particularly focus on giving a new momentum to the bilateral ties by significantly scaling up cooperation

Angela Merkel urges Erdogan to immediately end Syria offensive: Berlin

In a phone call with Erdogan, Merkel 'spoke in favour for an immediate end to the military operation', the chancellor's office said in a statement

Merkel gives Boris Johnson 30 days to find a solution to Brexit 'backstop'

The German leader said the aim was to find a regime that both respect the two-decade old peace agreement in the British province of Northern Ireland

Merkel's health a private matter say Germans after row over trembling bouts

Merkel, who turns 65 next week, shook visibly at a welcoming ceremony for Finland's prime minister on Wednesday - the third such episode in as many weeks