By Christof Rührmair, dpa BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German luxury carmaker BMW more than tripled its earnings in the third quarter, the company announced on Wednesday, in a rare beacon of hope for the country’s ailing automotive industry. Net profit came in at about €1.7 billion ($1.95 billion) between July and September, compared to €476…
BERLIN (CONVERSEER) – A German nurse was found guilty on Wednesday of killing 10 seriously ill patients in palliative care to lighten his workload during night shifts. The regional court in Aachen sentenced him to life imprisonment and ruled that, due to the severity of his crimes, he will not be eligible for parole after…
BERLIN (CONVERSEER) – The German government on Wednesday signed off on a slew of measures aimed at reducing bureaucracy. The German Cabinet approved eight different proposals submitted by different ministries, according to the Ministry for Digitalisation and State Modernisation, which was specifically created by the new government earlier this year to tackle the massive amount…
LIVE VIDEO BELOW MUNICH (CONVERSEER) – Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the game week nine between Bayern Munich Vs Bayer Leverkusen in the 2025/2026 Bundesliga season. Bayern have not drawn or lost a match in all competitions this season but can the 2023/2024 German Champions Leverkusen end that 100% record? A win for the…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Sixty women, including artists, researchers and politicians, have called on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to address real public safety concerns, after he suggested “daughters” feel unsafe because of migrants. “We are happy to talk about safety for daughters, i.e. women,” the women write in the open letter published on Tuesday. “However,…
MUNICH (CONVERSEER) – German flagship carrier Lufthansa has scrapped a number of European connections and domestic flights in its 2026 summer schedule in a bid to cut costs, the airline group said on Tuesday. Lufthansa will no longer fly between Frankfurt and Toulouse, France, as well as Munich and the Estonian capital Tallinn, according to…
MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and US chip manufacturer Nvidia are planning to build a large data centre in Munich, the Bavarian government said on Tuesday. Around 10,000 computing units will be used in the project in the Bavarian capital, according to the state Economy Ministry. Telekom initially did not respond…
By Angelika Resenhoeft, dpa FRANKFURT (DPA, CONVERSEER) – A German court on Tuesday found a police officer guilty of failing to investigate a suspected stabbing attack, which came months before the suspect would go on to kill two people in the southern city of Aschaffenburg. After a woman was allegedly attacked by her boyfriend last…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – More than 28,000 households in Germany still have no or little access to high-speed mobile internet, according to a new study released on Tuesday. Around 2% of Germany is considered “white spots,” meaning areas where coverage is below the LTE standard, according to the study by the Ministry for Digitalisation and…
By John Bagratuni, dpa MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The big public support of Munich’s Olympic plans is a huge boost for the whole of German sports and their own ambitions, rival candidates said on Monday. “The clear yes from Munich is a clear signal to sport and politics – we want the Games and we…
