US to start vaccinating as Germany returns to partial lockdown

12/14/2020

Kalamazoo, United States—The United States prepared to start its Covid-19 vaccination program on Monday, December 14, 2020, as the nation’s death toll edged towards 300,000, while Germany announced a partial lockdown over the holidays due to an…

UN: Philippines gets P182 million int’l aid for typhoon victims

Frances Mangosing - Reporter / @FMangosingINQ 11/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations (UN) has announced P182 million worth of aid to typhoon victims in the Philippines. The European Union, Sweden, Australia, United States, Germany, and New Zealand were among those that extended assistance…

Plane crashes into a residential building in Germany; 3 dead

Reuters 07/26/2020

WESEL, Germany — A small aircraft crashed into a residential building in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia, killing three people and injuring a child, police said on Saturday (25 July). The roof of the apartment building…

Virus forces cancellation of iconic events like Oktoberfest

AP 04/22/2020

ATLANTA — Spain called off the Running of the Bulls in July, the U.S. scrapped the national spelling bee in June and Germany canceled Oktoberfest five months away, making it clear Tuesday that the effort to beat…

Wheelchair athletes find love on dance floor

AFP 12/01/2019

TAIPEI — Athletes Vincent Kuo and Ivy Huang each discovered an electric talent for wheelchair dancing on their own. But it was when they were paired up together that sparks really flew. Part of Taiwan’s last generation…

Germany’s special ties to Cebu

08/11/2019

German Ambassador to the Philippines Dr. Gordon Kricke came to Cebu to preside over the 10th anniversary of Germany’s honorary consulate. The celebration was held at the Manila Room of the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel. Receiving the…

Nurse going on trial in Germany over 100 patient deaths

AP 10/30/2018

BERLIN — A nurse serving a life sentence for two murders went on trial Tuesday on charges that he killed a further 100 patients at two hospitals in Germany. The murder charges against Niels Hoegel, 41, stem…

Germany won’t export arms to Saudi for now: Merkel

AFP 10/22/2018

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that Berlin would not export arms to Saudi Arabia for now in the wake of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s violent death. “I agree with all those who say when it comes…

GERMANY Report: 3,677 sex abuse cases in Catholic Church

Associated Press 09/12/2018

BERLIN — A leading German magazine says a report on sexual abuse inside the Catholic Church in Germany details 3,677 abuse cases by Catholic clergy between 1946 and 2014. Spiegel Online wrote Wednesday the report it obtained…

Kroos scores late to give Germany 2-1 win over Sweden

AP 06/24/2018

SOCHI, Russia — The desperate world champions from Germany were seconds from losing control of their World Cup fate when Toni Kroos whispered to Marco Reus just outside Sweden’s penalty area. With the score tied in the…

Germany bans old diesel fueled vehicles

AFP 05/30/2018

Hamburg on Thursday will become the first German city to ban older diesel vehicles from some highly polluted stretches of road, as public confidence in the once-loved technology goes up in smoke. A 1,600-meter stretch of highway…

Foreign runners abound in Cebu Marathon 2018

Glendale G. Rosal 12/26/2017

  THE UPCOMING Cebu Marathon 2018 will be well represented by runners from different countries around the world. The race, which starts and finishes at the Cebu Business Park on January 14, 2018, has attracted 4,997 runners…

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