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'Citizens of the Reich': Raids and suspicion as German group grows
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» WITTENBERG (GERMANY) - On the outskirts of the eastern German town of Wittenberg, a corrugated iron gate painted with green leaves welcomes visitors to the "Koenigreich Deutschland" (Kingdom of Germany).
German teachers pushed out for exposing 'far-right' pupils
AFP, Published on 29/07/2023
» BURG, Germany: Two teachers have been pressured out of their jobs in a small German town after denouncing the alleged right-wing extremism of their pupils, in a case that sparked a national outcry.
Nazi brass eagle to be recast as peace dove
Published on 17/06/2023
» MONTEVIDEO: Uruguay will melt down a bronze eagle found on a sunken World War II-era German destroyer off its coast 17 years ago, and recast it as a dove of peace, the South American country’s president said on Friday.
Germany foils bizarre coup plot by far-right group
AFP, Published on 08/12/2022
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - A prince, an ex-MP and former soldiers were arrested Wednesday in raids led by the German police against members of a far-right "terror group" that allegedly planned to attack parliament and overthrow the government.
Germany busts far-right cell plotting to 'overthrow state'
AFP, Published on 07/12/2022
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - German police staged nationwide raids on Wednesday and arrested 25 people suspected of belonging to a far-right "terror cell" plotting to overthrow the government and attack parliament.
They fled the Nazis, now they're fleeing Putin
AFP, Published on 26/11/2022
» BERLIN: Borys Shyfrin fled as a young child, along with other members of his Jewish family, from the Nazis.
Climbers at odds over far-right dogwhistle route names
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» WIENER NEUSTADT (AUSTRIA) - Just outside Vienna, climbers scramble up "Fortress Europe", one of the routes up an impressive rockface towering over fields and forests.
'Quiet quitting' raising a din in stressful US workplaces
AFP, Published on 29/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - They are drawing a line at the 40-hour work week, limiting after-hours calls and emails and generally, if softly, saying "no" more often -- some American workers are embracing the concept of "quiet quitting" as they push back against what some see as the stifling trap of constant connectivity.
Twitter names Elon Musk to board, further lifting shares
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» NEW YORK - Twitter announced Tuesday that Elon Musk will join its board, one day after the Tesla CEO disclosed a large stake that made him the social media company's largest shareholder.
Former Nazi death camp secretary, 96, caught after escape bid
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» ITZEHOE (GERMANY) - A 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary who fled hours before the opening of her trial in Germany has been found, a court said Thursday in a dramatic start to the proceedings.