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What's it like sharing a flat in Germany during the coronavirus pandemic?

We all have to spend more time at home to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. But what's that like if you're flatsharing with others who are not family? This is what it's like for a group of German students.

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Merkel's third coronavirus test comes back negative

Chancellor Angela Merkel's third coronavirus test has come back negative but the German leader will stay in home quarantine for the coming days, her spokesman said Monday.

Health

How Germany is turning to South Korean model in coronavirus fight

In the race against the coronavirus, Germany is betting on widespread testing and quarantining to break the infection chain, a strategy borrowed from South Korea whose success in slowing the outbreak has become the envy of the world.

Outrage in Germany as retail giants stop paying rent

Global retailers including Adidas and MediaMarkt sparked outrage in Germany on Sunday after announcing they planned to stop paying rent on stores that have been forced to close over the coronavirus outbreak.

Health

'For many home is not a safe place': Fears of domestic violence in Germany due to coronavirus lockdown

With families across Europe confined to their homes to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, fears are rising of a surge in domestic violence.

Covid-19

Lufthansa puts 31,000 workers on shorter hours until September

German airline giant Lufthansa said Friday it would apply for government aid to place 31,000 workers on shorter hours until September, with carriers worldwide among the companies hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis.

Economy

Germany gives green light to €1.1 trillion coronavirus aid package

The upper house of Germany's parliament approved a coronavirus rescue package Friday, green-lighting almost €1.1 trillion to shield Europe's largest economy from the impact of the pandemic.

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'Focus on what's really important': Berlin artists' colony finds creative solution to shutdown

In her sun-soaked Berlin living room, Ingrid Ihnen-Haas belted out Edith Piaf songs into a microphone -- part of a collective effort to help entertain a country confined to their homes by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Germany plans €822 billion economic aid package to fight coronavirus crisis

The German government is planning an economic aid package worth €822 billion to prevent companies from going under during the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19

Coronavirus pandemic opens up divide between cities and countryside across Europe

From Norway to France and Spain, the coronavirus lockdown in much of Europe has pitted rural people against city-dwellers flocking to the countryside to wait out the pandemic sweeping the continent.

French 'Spiderman' arrested after climbing Frankfurt skyscraper

Alain Robert, dubbed the French "Spiderman" for his exploits in climbing buildings around the world, was arrested Saturday in the German city of Frankfurt after scaling the "Skyper" tower, an AFP journalist reported.

Five things we've learned from the European elections

The EU elections have been marked by successes for the far right, a surge by the Greens and setbacks for traditional parties across the continent. Here are five takeaways from AFP as the first results come in across Europe.