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 […]
What’s next for Bitcoin price now that German gov't BTC balance hits zero? – TradingView
On July 12, the X social network was in uproar after multiple on-chain data outlets and independent analysts announced that the balance of the German government’s Bitcoin wallet had reached zero, with some in the group suggesting that Bitcoin (BTC) prices would surge as the supposed selling pressure had been removed from the market. Despite […]
German Chancellor: 'It would be a big mistake to underestimate' Biden
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday, speaking after this week’s NATO summit in Washington DC, described President Biden as a “highly focused” leader and warned not to underestimate him. Scholz, who has been a vocal supporter of Biden’s leadership in recent months, was asked by PBS News whether he still believed the president could beat […]
Euro Edges Up As Key US, German Inflation Numbers Approach. Powell On Tap Again – DailyFX
Euro (EUR/USD) Analysis and Chart EUR/USD Recover some of your previous losses Fed Chairman Powell’s comments lent some support to the dollar Trade likely to be weak in U.S. markets on Thursday inflation Numbers Our Q3 EUR technical and fundamental forecasts are available to download for free. Recommended by David Cottle Get your free EUR […]
German Gov’t $354M BTC sell-off: Yet more volatility incoming? – Cointelegraph
A wallet named after Arkham Intelligence’s German Government (BKA) has an additional 6,000 bitcoin (worth $354 million) stored in preparation for the next BTC sale. So far, 5,853.409 Bitcoin (BTC) has been sent to addresses associated with exchanges such as Coinbase, Kraken, and Flow Traders, as well as other unconfirmed or unverified addresses. The next […]