New Covid variant XEC spreads across multiple countries
People have started catching a new Covid variant that could soon take off and become the dominant type, according to scientists. Identified in Germany, in June, cases of the XEC variant which has some new mutations that might help it spread, have since emerged in the UK, US, Denmark and several other countries. Although typical […]
German Police arrests 11 Nigerians over scam
German police say they have arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. According to a Bavarian police statement today, the Black Axe gang, who all held Nigerian citizenship and aged between 29 and 53, was involved internationally in “multiple areas of criminal activity”, with a focus in Germany […]
Germany to hike pensions nationwide by 4.57%
The more than 21 million pensioners in Germany would receive a substantial 4.57 per cent pension increase beginning on July 1, after the German Cabinet approved the adjustment on Wednesday in Berlin. With this increase, pensions are set to rise faster than inflation in the country. The pension increase would apply equally to the entire […]
