More than 9 billion US dollars for Green Climate Fund

Industrialised countries make far-reaching pledges to developing countries at conference in Bonn.

Bonn (dpa) – For the battle against climate change and its impacts, poorer states are to receive at least 9.322 billion US dollars (8.9 billion euros) from industrialised countries over the…[Read more]

The German forest is a habitat for numerous animal and plant species, an economic and recreational zone for people and, last but not least, an important climate factor.

1. The forest in Germany is largely man-made. It is used sustainably, but also has many monocultures. This is mainly owing to the fact that after the world wars, it was often…[Read more]

Metal theft by criminal gangs in Germany is alarming the public and businesses. The resulting disruptions will worsen as copper prices rise.

German railway operator Deutsche Bahn has been struggling for quite a while now. Decades of neglect have left the state-owned company’s infrastructure and rolling stock in tatters and its finances in…[Read more]

Rising interest rates are driving property developers in Germany into bankruptcy – and leaving would-be homeowners out in the cold.

Public transport use in Germany goes up ‘thanks to €49 ticket’
People wait for an U-Bahn train in Munich. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Sven Hoppe
The introduction of the Deutschlandticket contributed to an increase in passenger numbers on buses and trains in the first half of the year, according to Germany’s Statistical Office on Thursday.

Armenia in political crisis after Nagorno-Karabakh defeat

The opposition has demanded that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resign for “giving Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan.”