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Germany will impose strict border controls and impose travel bans for the Czech Republic and Austria, it announced Thursday. The announcement came after the South African B.1.351 coronavirus variant was found to be prevalent in Austria's Tyrol region and the British B.1.1.7 variant was found circulating in the Czech Republic. This prompted German authorities to declare the border regions virus mutation areas. German interior minister Horst Seehofer said that checkpoints would be established on the border, but that commercial travel would not be disrupted. Returning Germans and essential workers such as doctors will also be exempted. "That has been agreed with the German chancellor and the vice- chancellor." Seehofer told German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung . Watch video 02:27 Share Can Austria contain the COVID variant outbreak? Send Facebook Twitter reddit EMail Facebook Messenger Web Whatsapp Web Telegram linkedin … [Read more...] about Germany to reinstate border controls with Czech Republic and Austria

Germany on Sunday stopped most travel between regions in the east and south of the country and neighboring Czech Republic and Austria in a bid to stop COVID-19 mutations spreading. The measures are set to remain in place for at least 10 days. Germany on Thursday designated Austria's Tyrol and border regions of the Czech Republic as "virus mutation areas." The government took the decision after the South African B.1.351 coronavirus variant was found in Austria's Tyrol region. The British B.1.1.7 variant was found circulating in the Czech Republic. There are concerns that variants are more contagious and that vaccines may not be as effective against them. Only a few groups of people are now allowed to travel between Austria and Germany How tight are the new restrictions? Around 1,000 police officers were mobilized on Sunday to ensure the new border controls. State-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn suspended services to and from the affected areas. Only a handful … [Read more...] about Coronanvirus: Germany mostly shuts Czech, Austria land borders

Germany on Sunday stopped most travel between regions in the east and south of the country and the neighboring Czech Republic and Austria in a bid to stop COVID-19 variants from spreading. The measures are set to remain in place for at least 10 days. Germany on Thursday designated Austria's Tyrol and border regions of the Czech Republic as "virus mutation areas." The government took the decision after the South African B.1.351 coronavirus variant was found in Austria's Tyrol region. The British B.1.1.7 variant was found circulating in the Czech Republic. There are concerns that variants are more contagious and that vaccines may not be as effective against them. Only a few groups of people are now allowed to travel between Austria and Germany How tight are the new restrictions? Around 1,000 police officers were mobilized on Sunday to ensure the new border controls. State-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn suspended services to and from the affected areas. Only a … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Germany mostly shuts Czech, Austria land borders

High-ranking officials from Ankara were due to hold talks with representatives of Germany's Interior Ministry in Berlin on Wednesday, according to a report in Die Welt newspaper. The meeting — the first of its kind in almost a year — aimed to discuss efforts to fight the "Islamic State" terror group, the report said. "Germany is a point of origin and a destination for jihadi terrorists, whose journeys to and from Syria take them via Turkey," an Interior Ministry spokeswoman told Die Welt . Read more : Germany and Turkey in 2017: a rollercoaster relationship She said Turkey had repeatedly been the target of "massive attacks by Islamist terrorists," adding that there was still a very real "need to work in close cooperation with Turkey" to tackle terrorism. Read more: Are there signs of a thaw in icy Germany-Turkey relations? Years of tensions Security consultations between the two NATO allies had lapsed, mainly due to a deterioration in bilateral ties. The … [Read more...] about Germany, Turkey to resume regular consultations in sign of thawing relations

A total of three people were injured in an explosion in an office block in Neckarsulm, a town in southwest Germany, on Wednesday. The explosion was caused by a bomb in either a letter or a small parcel, a spokesman for the local police force in nearby Heilbronn told DW. Around 100 people were cleared as police evacuated the building following the explosion. Rescue workers are at the scene, along with members of state's investigative police force for more serious crimes. What we know so far: The explosion took place at an administrative building on Rötelstraße in Neckarsulm. Police said two people suffered minor injuries. Another person was more badly hurt. A sniffer dog has been deployed to search through the administrative building. A rescue helicopter was also deployed. Local media reported the explosion had taken place at a Lidl administrative building. The police would not comment on this. Police evacuated around 100 people from the facility, following an … [Read more...] about Germany: 3 injured in mail bomb blast