Kabul [Afghanistan] July 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The embassies to Afghanistan of several countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the United States, on Monday urged the Taliban (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) to stop an offensive in Afghanistan.
Dortmund [Germany], July 18 (ANI): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday defeated Vladimir Kramnik in the No-Castling match for the Sparkassen Chess Trophy.
Berlin [Germany] July 18 (ANI/Sputnik): German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised on Sunday that the government would take climate change more into consideration when shaping national policies.
Berlin [Germany], July 18 (ANI): The death toll in devastating flooding in western Germany and Belgium rose to over 160 on Saturday after burst rivers and flash floods this week collapsed houses and ripped up roads and power lines.
Tokyo [Japan], July 17 (ANI): Germany's Olympic football team walked off the pitch during a friendly clash against Honduras after alleged racist abuse directed at Jordan Torunarigha.
Beijing [China], July 17 (ANI): China plans to use an mRNA vaccine, co-developed by China's Fosun Pharma and Germany's BioNTech, as a booster shot for those already vaccinated in the country using other Chinese vaccines.
Tokyo [Japan], July 17 (ANI): German javelin superstar Johannes Vetter is all fired up for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics where he is a clear favorite to win gold after throwing farther than 90m seven times this year alone.
Berlin [Germany], July 17 (ANI): More than 120 people have died in floods in western Europe, and hundreds more are still missing, CNN reported quoting local authorities.
Berlin [Germany], July 17 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 90 people were killed and 618 others were injured in the Ahrweiler district in Germany's southwestern state of Rhineland-Palatinate as a result of floods, Koblenz police said on Saturday.
Berlin [Germany], July 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 45,591 to 19,308,109 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
Berlin [Germany], July 16 (ANI): Over 60 people have died and hundreds are missing in western German states after heavy rains and violent storms in several parts of Europe.
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the importance of standing up for democratic values and human rights in the context of China.