BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet senior conservative lawmakers on Thursday to resolve a dispute in her own party over whether to bar…
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Board member overseeing Wirecard audit elected chairman
BERLIN (Reuters) – The board member overseeing an outside audit of Wirecard has been elected as chairman of the German payments company as it battles…
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Transport app FlixMobility achieves 37% passenger growth in 2019, eyes India
BERLIN (Reuters) – Transport app FlixMobility reported on Thursday a 37% increase in passenger numbers last year, as Germany’s best-funded tech startup claimed the mantle…
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Sony to test self-driving cars to boost sensing, safety technologies
TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp said it would start testing self-driving cars as early as this year to beef up the company’s sensing and safety…
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UK, France and Germany double down on claim Iran has nuclear missiles
UK, France and Germany double down on their claim that Iran has nuclear ballistic missiles as defiant Tehran refuses to shelve weapons programme Iran rejected…
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Swiss banking software company Avaloq prepares for 2020 sale: sources
FRANKFURT/ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss banking software company Avaloq is starting preparations for a 2020 sale or initial public offering as its private equity shareholder Warburg…
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France to redouble efforts to create EU tech regulator after copyright spat
PARIS (Reuters) – France is pushing for the creation of a European-wide regulator of digital platforms such as Google to sanction possible abuse of power,…
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Libra coin group in talks with EU regulators, executive tells Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Libra Association, due to launch and manage the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency, is talking to European Union regulators after opposition from Germany…
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Once hacked, twice shy: How auto supplier Harman learned to fight cyber carjackers
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – When researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee in 2015, slowing it to a crawl in the middle of a U.S. highway,…
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Facebook's Libra in regulators' sights as ECB's Coeure warns of 'stablecoin' risks
ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook’s (FB.O) attempt to drag cryptocurrencies into the mainstream with its Libra digital coin met with further scepticism on Monday when an…
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Germany mulls creation of new electric car battery consortium
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German economy ministry said on Friday a second European battery cell production consortium was being discussed and preliminary agreements were expected…
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Sony appeals to film lovers with slimline Xperia 5 smartphone
BERLIN (Reuters) – Sony launched the Xperia 5, a slimline version of its flagship smartphone, at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin on Thursday…
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Automakers to equip nearly all U.S. vehicles with systems to avoid deaths of children in hot cars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major automakers said on Wednesday they have agreed to equip nearly all U.S. vehicles with systems to remind motorists of passengers in…
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European country introduces mandatory measles vaccination for kids
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is proposing a measure to make measles vaccinations mandatory for children and employees of kindergartens and schools. Chancellor Angela…
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Deliveroo quits Germany to focus on other markets
LONDON (Reuters) – British food delivery service Deliveroo will cease operations in Germany on Friday to focus on other markets in Europe and beyond, a…
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Deliveroo to end operations in Germany, focus on other markets: spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) – British food delivery service Deliveroo will cease operations in Germany on Friday and turn its attention to other markets, a spokesman for…
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Synamedia sees pay TV driving growth for three-four years before IPO
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Pay-TV software maker Synamedia, supplier to Comcast’s Sky and AT&T’s Direct TV, believes the pay-TV market will continue to grow despite the…
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Wirecard deal with AUTO1 first fruit of SoftBank alliance
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German payments company Wirecard AG said on Thursday it was teaming up with car-dealing platform AUTO1 Group to offer digital financial services…
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European country introduces mandatory measles vaccination for kids
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is proposing a measure to make measles vaccinations mandatory for children and employees of kindergartens and schools. Chancellor Angela…
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Half of Germany sees Islam as a threat, survey claims
Half of Germany sees Islam as a threat, survey claims The twice-yearly Religion Monitor report found 50 percent distrustful of Islam But it found only…
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Germany raises 6.55 billion euros in epic 5G spectrum auction
FRANKFURT(Reuters) – Germany raised 6.55 billion euros ($7.4 billion) from its 5G mobile spectrum auction, the Federal Network Regulator (BNetzA) said on Wednesday after a…
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Berlin startup Adjust raises $227 million in bet on mobile ad growth
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Adjust, a Berlin startup specializing in audience measurement and fraud prevention in mobile advertising, said on Wednesday it had raised $227 million…
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Women’s World Cup: Germany Women 1-0 China Women
Media playback is not supported on this device Teenager Giulia Gwinn scored on her Women’s World Cup debut as Germany made a winning start to…
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Amazon launches smaller Echo Show device for $90
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday launched a smaller version of the company’s Echo Show smart speaker, which is powered by its popular voice assistant…
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Wirecard teams up with India to issue tax ID cards
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German payments company Wirecard said on Wednesday it would work with India to simplify the process of issuing tax identity cards required…
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France: 5G telecoms decision based on security and performance, nobody to be ruled out
PARIS (Reuters) – Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said a decision by France regarding the 5G telecoms network would be based on security and performance…
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Vodafone presses Germany for more help in broadband rollout: Welt am Sonntag
BERLIN (Reuters) – Vodafone wants the German government to facilitate the rollout of ultrafast fiber broadband connections to homes and businesses by investing in the…
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Hunt is on for mysterious Nazi uranium cubes from nuclear power tests
Hunt for Hilter’s missing uranium: Physicist reconstructs Nazi attempts to build nuclear reactor after being sent a mysterious cube of 1940s German uranium. But where…
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SAP welcomes Elliott's $1.3 billion investment; shares hit high
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. activist investor Elliott revealed a 1.2 billion-euro ($1.3 billion) stake in SAP on Wednesday and said it supported a new management…
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Amazon strengthens ties with French food retailer Casino
PARIS (Reuters) – E-commerce giant Amazon and French retailer Casino are expanding their partnership, with Amazon installing pick-up lockers in Casino stores and making more…
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