PH secures $4.2B investment deals with Germany

Julie Aurelio 03/13/2024

Berlin – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has successfully obtained over $4 billion in foreign investments from German companies to enhance collaboration in healthcare, information technology, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors in the Philippines during his recent visit to…

Japan unexpectedly slips into recession, Germany now world’s third-biggest economy

02/15/2024

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world’s third-biggest economy to Germany and raising doubts about when the central bank would begin to exit its…

Germany to supply more drones for PH Coast Guard’s WPS operations

John Eric Mendoza 01/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Germany will supply more drones to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for various operations, including those in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armado Balilo. Asked as to how…

Where’s Shani Louk? Mom appeals for help in finding German-Israeli daughter

10/09/2023

Frankfurt, Germany— The mother of a German-Israeli woman appealed on Sunday for help in finding her, saying she had identified her daughter in a video in the car of Palestinian militants following their attack on Israel. Shani Louk, 22,…

Serbia and Germany in pursuit of first World Cup title

Reuters 09/10/2023

MANILA —   A first-time winner will be crowned on Sunday, September 10, when Serbia and Germany lock horns in the first all-European final at the FIBA World Cup since 2006. The surprise elimination of holders Spain…

There will be no gold for the USA at the Basketball World Cup, after 113-111 loss to Germany

Associated Press 09/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup. And for the second consecutive time in FIBA’s biggest tournament, there might not be any medal at all for the Americans.…

Rizal’s hat in Berlin

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 08/04/2023

  After a special screening of the 1998 movie biography “Jose Rizal,” I hurried out of the theater as soon as the final credits started rolling to avoid being asked what the film got right or wrong.…

As Germany ends nuclear era, activist says still more to do

Reuters 04/16/2023

BERLIN — Heinz Smital was a 24-year-old nuclear physics researcher when he first saw how far nuclear contamination could spread after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. A few days after it occurred he waved a damp cloth…

DOT meets with German stakeholders, execs to further boost tourism

Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 03/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines — To increase tourist visitors from the heart of Europe, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco met with stakeholders in Germany to discuss marketing and connectivity. According to Frasco, they met with some 20…

Iranian held in Germany suspected of chemical terror plot

Agence France Presse 01/08/2023

BERLIN — An Iranian man has been arrested in western Germany suspected of preparing an “Islamist attack” using cyanide and ricin, police and prosecutors said Sunday. Munster police and the Dusseldorf prosecutors’ office said in a press…

Jasmin Selberg from Germany is Miss International 2022

Armin Adina 12/14/2022

TOKYO, Japan — The 60th edition of the Miss International pageant finally pushed through three years after the global tilt’s 59th installment was held, and crowned a new queen, Jasmin Selberg from Germany. Selberg bested 65 other…

World Cup: Germany crashes out despite 4-2 win over Costa Rica

Reuters 12/02/2022

AL KHOR, Qatar  – Four-time champions Germany sensationally crashed out of the World Cup despite a 4-2 victory over Costa Rica in their last Group E match on Thursday, tumbling out at the first hurdle for the second consecutive…

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