International Women’s Day: Demonstrations Call for Equality and Rights

On Saturday, March 8, International Women's Day, officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, people took to the streets in cities around the world, demanding gender equality, the right to abortion, and an end to violence against women.

Germany: Right-Wing Extremist Demonstration In Aachen Sparks Large Counter-Protest

A right-wing extremist group held a demonstration in Aachen, Germany, on Saturday evening, January 18. Thousands of counter-protesters gathered in the eastern district at almost the same time.

Xinhua Headlines: China, Germany aim for steady progress in economic cooperation

Xinhua Headlines: China, Germany aim for steady progress in economic cooperation

(240415) -- BERLIN, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 22, 2024 shows the award ceremony of the 500th Germany Company Invested in Taicang held in Beckum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)

Germany: Police Respond To Incident At Luisen Hospital In Aachen

Authorities responded to a security incident at Luisenhospital in Aachen, near the Belgian border, on Monday night, March 4, after a 65-year-old woman broke into the hospital, ignited unspecified type of pyrotechnics, and barricaded herself into a room at the facility. Roads were closed in the area, and no injuries were reported as of writing.

Germany: Police Respond To Incident At Luisen Hospital In Aachen 2

Authorities responded to a security incident at Luisenhospital in Aachen, near the Belgian border, on Monday night, March 4, after a 65-year-old woman broke into the hospital, ignited unspecified type of pyrotechnics, and barricaded herself into a room at the facility. Roads were closed in the area, and no injuries were reported as of writing.

Germany: Police Respond To Incident At Luisen Hospital In Aachen 3

Authorities responded to a security incident at Luisenhospital in Aachen, near the Belgian border, on Monday night, March 4, after a 65-year-old woman broke into the hospital, ignited unspecified type of pyrotechnics, and barricaded herself into a room at the facility. Roads were closed in the area, and no injuries were reported as of writing.

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2023 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRE

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2023 - (L-R) French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRE

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy along with Le Vernet mayor François Balique and Prads-Haute-Bléone mayor Bernard Bartolini meet rescuers in Seyne-les-Alpes on March 25, 2015, a day after a German Airbus A320 of the low-cost carrier Germanwings crashed, killing all 150 people on board. The jet had taken off from Barcelona in Spain and was headed for Duesseldorf in Germany. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRE

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRE

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRE

Fukushima inks renewable energy pact with German state

Fukushima inks renewable energy pact with German state

DUSSELDORF, Germany - Vice Gov. Fumio Murata (2nd from R) of Fukushima Prefecture shakes hands with North Rhine-Westphalia Environment Minister Johannes Remmel on Feb. 10, 2014, in Dusseldorf, Germany, after signing a cooperation agreement to introduce German technology for renewable energy in the Japanese prefecture that hosts the Fukushima nuclear power plant crippled by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Caravan Salon 2022 opens with record number of exhibitors

STORY: Caravan Salon 2022 opens with record number of exhibitors DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: DUSSELDORF, Germany CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Caravan Salon 2022 STORYLINE: The Caravan Salon 2022, the world's largest trade fair for motorhomes and caravans, kicked off in Dusseldorf, the capital city of German state North Rhine-Westphalia with the motto "connected through passion." With 736 exhibitors from 34 countries and regions, the Caravan Salon 2022 runs from Aug. 26 to Sept. 4, and the organizers expect the number of visitors to exceed 200,000. In addition to motorhomes, caravans and campervans of all kinds, the Caravan Salon also presents associated services and the accessories from tent to leisure products. "The trend toward individual, nature-based vacations began long before the pandemic and will continue to influence the travel behavior of many people in the future," said Daniel Onggowinarso, managing director of the German Caravanning Industry Associ