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The world’s oldest conjoined twins died at the age of 62 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Lori and George Schappell, born as twin girls, they also became the first same-sex conjoined twins to identify as different genders when George announced he was transgender in 2007. Despite …

From Monday April 1, Germany will become the third country in the European Union to legalize recreational cannabis under conditions. This flagship law of the government of Social Democratic Chancellor (SPD) Olaf Scholz was adopted – 407 votes for, 226 votes against -, after having been the subject of numerous …

A former soldier has been jailed seven years for living a double life married to two women at the same time in Britain and Germany. The man had five children with his two wives and lived with one family in Germany, where he was stationed with the Army, and visited …

A 37-year-old man hacked his 100-year-old grandmother to death using an axe in Hamburg, Germany, according to report. “A cervical cord severing caused by sharp and blunt force was the cause of death,” according to the preliminary autopsy. An axe was found at the crime scene as an element of …

Explosions, white smoke, disrupted transport: a fire broke out in Berlin’s largest forest on Wednesday, a very unusual event, from a police ammunition depot, media reported. The skies over Berlin took on a very unusual look in the heart of summer, with billowing white smoke visible over a large wooded …

A 39-year-old woman in Germany has been sentenced to 6 months in prison for secretly punching holes in her partner’s condoms to get pregnant, local media reported. A court in western Germany has found a woman guilty of sexual assault after the aggrieved lover, 42, filed a complaint against her. …

Germany’s federal prosecutor said on Thursday he had filed charges against a Gambian man suspected of participating in crimes against humanity, including the killing of a journalist, as a driver in the elite guard of former President Yahya Jammeh, Reuters agency reports The Federal Public Prosecutor (GBA) identified the suspect …

The German government announced its plan to transfer hydrogen production technology to African countries amid its efforts to quit coal and nuclear energy on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Germany will have to import 40-60% of the hydrogen it needs for its energy transformation plans, the official said ahead of a meeting …

A rail collision near Munich in southern Germany on Monday left one dead and more than 10 injured, German police said. Indeed, the two local trains collided at the end of the afternoon in the area of the Ebenhausen-Schäftlarn station, south of the Bavarian capital. “There is one dead and …

Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has questioned whether her country’s military mission in Mali should continue, the BBC reports. On Tuesday, France said it was reviewing its military presence in the West African nation following the expulsion of the French ambassador by Mali’s junta. “Given the most recent steps by …