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Coming to a hotel near you: A robot humanoid receptionist

In a hotel not in a galaxy far, far away, a robot bids you welcome as you pull into the driveway.

14 Mar 2016 12:51 AM

Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski scores his side’s fourth goal in their German League match against S.V. Werder Bremen at the Allianz Arena Stadium in Munich on Saturday. Bayern won 5-0. (Photo: AP)

14 Mar 2016 12:40 AM

Three Paris attackers feature in ISIS files

Names of three of the Paris attackers figure in massive documents leak from ISIS, media reports said on Saturday.

13 Mar 2016 3:00 AM

Lifelike robots welcome visitors to Berlin tourism fair

Chihira Kanae is greeting visitors to the world’s biggest travel fair in Berlin this week, answering questions and guiding people in the right direction.

11 Mar 2016 2:42 AM

Germany says it has obtained files on IS members

The announcement came after Britain's Sky News reported it had obtained 22,000 Islamic State files on the border with Turkey and Syria.

10 Mar 2016 7:18 PM

Brain wiring behind self-related posts on Facebook identified

Can’t stop talking about yourself on Facebook Your brain may be wired differently, say scientists.

10 Mar 2016 10:35 AM

Angela Merkel’s rating highest this year

Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel has risen to its highest level this year, a poll showed on Wednesday just four days before closely-watched elections in three states, but her conservative p

10 Mar 2016 6:53 AM

Germany’s intake of refugees is down a third

Germany recorded 61,428 asylum seekers in February, down a third from January, data released Tuesday by the interior ministry showed.

09 Mar 2016 5:45 AM

Switching off a gene may reduce heart attack risk

People with a specific mutation in a gene have a 50 per cent lower risk of suffering a heart attack, which if switched off with medications could reduce the risk of coronary disease significantly, sci

09 Mar 2016 1:21 AM

German League: Bayern, Dortmund in stalemate

Dortmund’s Julian Weigl (left) and Bayern Munich’s Thomas Mueller vie for the ball in their German League match in Dortmund on Saturday. The match ended goalless. — AP

07 Mar 2016 7:39 AM

Angela Merkel’s deputy calls Donald Trump a threat to peace

Germany’s vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday that US billionaire Donald Trump, frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, poses a threat to peace, social cohesion and prosperit

07 Mar 2016 2:43 AM

Unaware of money to Qatari firm: Franz Beckenbauer

Former organising chief Franz Beckenbauer denied any wrongdoing on Saturday in an affair involving the 2006 World Cup in Germany and said he knew nothing of a multi-million payment to a disgraced form

07 Mar 2016 12:42 AM

German League: Inspired Mainz humble Bayern

Mainz’s Jhon Cordoba (right) and Arturo Vidal of Bayern Munich go up for a header in their German League match at the Allianz Arena Stadium in Munich on Wednesday. Mainz won 2-1. — AP

04 Mar 2016 7:22 AM

German watchdog opens probe against Facebook

In this file photo, CEO Mark Zuckerberg gives a keynote address during the Facebook F8 developer conference in San Francisco. — AP

03 Mar 2016 1:51 AM

Germany: Facebook fined $109K in row on IP licence clause

A German court has fined Facebook 100,000 euros ($109,000) for refusing to follow an order to adequately inform users about how it was using their intellectual property, a consumer group said on Monda

02 Mar 2016 12:10 AM

Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg with Yann LeCun, who leads Facebook AI Research, on the right

No place for hate speech on Facebook, says Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg is addressing Townhall Q&A at Berlin where he launched the Facebook AI Research Partnership Program.

26 Feb 2016 7:59 PM

Germany approves tougher asylum rules

The German Parliament on Thursday approved new measures to tighten asylum rules in an effort to stem an unprecedented influx of migrants.

26 Feb 2016 6:26 AM

Hungarian PM blasts 'rude' Germany over refugee crisis

The hardline leader is deeply opposed to an EU plan to distribute 160,000 asylum-seekers among member states under a quota system.

25 Feb 2016 4:48 PM

Greece protests border closure to Afghans

A man from Afghanistan carrying a baby cries as he pushes against the fence at the Greece-Macedonia border near the village of Idomeni, northern Greece, during a demonstration on Monday against Macedonia’s refusal to allow Afghans to pass the border. (Photo: AFP)

23 Feb 2016 6:21 AM

Schengen collapse could cost European Union 1.4 trillion euros

A collapse of Europe’s Schengen passport-free travel zone could cost the European Union up to 1.4 trillion euros over the next decade, a study by Germany’s Bertels-mann Foundation showed on Monday.

23 Feb 2016 6:16 AM

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