Robert Carmichael - Honour role of farming community by wearing poppies with pride, urges UUP

Robert Carmichael, the East Londonderry Ulster Unionist Party Association Chairman, has called on the entire community to wear their poppies with pride in the run-up to and during Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day in honour of the “valiant...

German Feast marks 177 years of Staten Island church’s history

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Bratwurst, beer, and a whole lot of fellowship — that’s what brought parishioners together earlier this month at St. John’s Lutheran Church for its annual Oktoberfest celebration. “It was a beautiful day, with 70 people...

Toddler Safe After German Shepherd Tracks Her for Hours in Cold Dense Woods

Credit: Jeremy Corson A volunteer and his 7-year-old German shepherd named after a goddess have been hailed as heroes for finding a lost toddler amid plummeting temperatures. In Dorchester, New Hampshire, temps were passing 40 on route to an...

How a German Mom-and-Pop Outfit Built ‘Stitch Head,’ a New Animated Halloween Classic

Gringo Films does not sound like the kind of company that muscles its way into the global animation business. The Cologne-based outfit is literally a mom-and-pop shop, run by partners Steve Hudson and Sonja Ewers. When they optioned Stitch Head a...

Morocco rises to third place in Germany’s avocado import market

Morocco has increased its presence in the German avocado market, more than doubling export volumes during the 2024/25 season, according to EastFruit data. From November 2024 to August 2025, Moroccan exporters shipped 19,600 metric tons of avocados...

Alltech achieves ASC feed certification for German, Finnish sites

Two mill locations of Helmond, Netherlands-headquartered feed company Alltech have been certified under the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Feed Standard. The mills, Alltech Coppens in Nettetal, Germany, and Alltech Fennoaqua in Raisio,...

The EU’s agri-food sector is a global success story – and that’s why we need a new narrative for the CAP

Taboos and negativity have long surrounded Europe’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), meaning it’s often seen as a policy failure. This is reflected in the fact that the European Commission has proposed a significant cut in CAP funds in the new...

In the first eight months of 2025, Armenia`s exports to Germany  exceeded the volume from 2024 - Economy Minister

ArmInfo. In the first eight months of this year, exports from Armenia to Germany increased by more than 77%, reaching $71.4 million, while in the same period last year, they totaled $40.4 million. Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan shared...

Somalia And Germany Sign €75 Million Development Cooperation Agreement In

The Somali government and the Federal Republic of Germany signed a €75 million development cooperation agreement in Mogadishu on Wednesday. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development, Mahmud A. Sheikh...

News from Berlin and Germany, 29th October 2025

NEWS FROM BERLIN Thousands protest outside CDU in Berlin Thousands of people have once again gathered outside the CDU party headquarters in Berlin to protest against the controversial “cityscape” comments made by Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU)....

GIZ marks 50 years of Ghana–Germany cooperation with art exhibition

Dickson Worlanyo Dotse & Emma Gyesiwa Sackey Oct - 29 - 2025 , 09:57 3 minutes read The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) has marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Ghana–Germany Technical and Economic Cooperation...

Dumped and neglected pregnant German shepherd saved by Wicklow rescue centre

A Wicklow-based animal rescue charity, who rehomed 501 dogs last year, has given a new lease of life to an abandoned German shepherd bitch and her surprise litter of seven puppies. The two-year-old pedigree dog, who was dumped three months ago, is...

Why some people are paying $300 a night to sleep in an old grain bin

Some Alberta ranchers hope that branching into tourism will help shore up their family farms to last another generation — though the accommodations might seem a little quirky. When Breanna Morrison bought five old grain bins for her ranch in...

Why some farmers are turning old grain bins into guest houses

Some Alberta ranchers hope that branching into tourism will help shore up their family farms to last another generation — though the accommodations might seem a little quirky. When Breanna Morrison bought five old grain bins for her ranch in...

GIZ Celebrates 50 Years of Ghana–German Cooperation in Accra

The German Development Cooperation (GIZ) has marked 50 years of Ghana–German Development Cooperation with a special art exhibition in Accra on Friday, highlighting the enduring collaboration between the two nations. The exhibition, part of a...

Germany digs in on EU budget as CAP cuts spark unease in Ireland

German ambassador says Berlin will block any deal that fails to introduce a performance-based funding model German ambassador to the EU Thomas Ossowski. Photo: Getty Today at 06:30 Germany has signalled it will take a hard line in negotiations on...

Grain Start Building UK Full Fibre Broadband Network in Gainsborough

Carlisle-based alternative broadband network and UK ISP Grain, which recently secured a £225m funding boost to continue their expansion (here), has revealed that they’ve now begun to expand their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines across the...

Lift export of grain ban amid food glut

The government is facing growing pressure to lift the current ban on grain exports, as the country grapples with a food glut. Stakeholders in the agriculture sector say removing the restriction will benefit everyone along the value chain —...

Germany Battles Deadly Bird Flu Outbreak: 400,000 Chickens Culled to Stop the Spread

Germany faces a deadly bird flu outbreak, culling 400,000 chickens to stop the H5N1 virus. Experts warn the crisis may worsen with winter migration. Written by Mishika Gupta |Published : October 28, 2025 8:03 AM IST Germany is going through a...

Germany Culls Poultry as Bird Flu Spreads Nationwide

(MENAFN) Germany has recently culled over 400,000 poultry following a rise in bird flu cases across the nation, officials confirmed on Sunday. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) reported that the current outbreaks are similar to the severe...