Ex-politician Robert Telles testifies he’s innocent in killing of Las Vegas investigative reporter Jeff German
In his opening remarks to jurors on Wednesday, a former Las Vegas-area Democratic officeholder declared he did not kill an investigative journalist who wrote a story critical of him and his workplace conduct — and promised jurors he would tell his story. “We’ve been waiting for this day,” Robert Telles said after his lawyers received […]
Three German Olympic Swimmers Fall Ill After Races in Paris’ Seine River
PARIS (AP) – Three German swimmers fell ill during the open water events at the Paris Olympics, but it was not immediately clear whether the cause was linked to the Seine’s long-standing pollution. The athletes were not named in a statement released by the German Olympic Sports Confederation on Saturday, but Leonie Beck confirmed her […]
German tourists shoot paintballs at signs at Joshua National Park
Officials at Joshua Tree National Park in California said three tourists from Germany were accused of a paintball rampage, damaging road signs, toilets and trash cans. According to press release According to the National Park Service (NPS), a park ranger patrolling Jumbo Rocks Campground in Joshua Tree National Park on Sunday noticed “yellow paintball splashes […]
German tourists shot paintballs in Joshua Tree National Park with slingshots
Authorities say a trio of German tourists are suspected of firing yellow paintballs at more than a dozen signs in Joshua Tree National Park over the weekend. The three visitors also used paintball guns and slingshots to target toilets and trash cans at the California Natural Wonder, an act that could lead to up to […]
German teammate shades ‘World’s Sexiest Athlete,’ Alica Schmidt, after disappointing Olympics start
German track and field star Alica Schmidt appears to be caught up in some drama within her team at the Paris Olympics. Schmidt, nicknamed “the world’s sexiest athlete,” was selected to compete in the mixed 4x400m relay, with the German team coming in seventh place and eliminated in the qualifying round last Friday. The result […]
German Car Parts Giant ZF Lays Off Thousands over Lousy Electric Vehicle Sales
Slumping sales of electric vehicles have forced German auto parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen AG to make job cuts, according to reports. The cuts are in response to “changes in the mobility sector, especially in the area of electric vehicles.” “The workforce in Germany will be reduced by 11,000 to 14,000 jobs from the current level […]
German Surfer Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction During Olympic Competition
Spectators at the Olympic surfing competition on Saturday got a much bigger treat than they bargained for: German surfer Tim Elter stripping naked in the waves of Tahiti. He was in the Olympics, so why was he in Tahiti? Good question. The waves in France are not Olympic-grade, so the surfing competition takes place in […]
German National Sentenced to Death on Terrorism Charges in Belarus
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group said Friday that a German national has been sentenced to death for terrorism and other charges in connection with an explosion intended to disturb public order. Belarus is the only country in Europe that still executes people on death row, a practice that has been widely […]
German national sentenced to death in Belarus, Berlin confirms | Belarus
The German Foreign Ministry announced that a German national had been sentenced to death in Belarus, hours after a Belarusian human rights group said a German army medic had been executed by firing squad. The German government has not named its nationals, but the Viasna Human Rights Center said on Friday that Rico Krieger, 30, […]
Deutsche Bank criticized by German regulator for financial reporting error – CNBC
Deutsche Bank General Meeting Arne Dedert | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Deutsche Bank misdisclosed deferred tax assets in its 2019 financial statements and failed to meet international accounting standards, Germany’s financial supervisory authority (BaFin) said on Tuesday. “The declaration of deferred tax assets in the consolidated financial statements was incomplete,” the regulator, known as […]