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French and German tourists among seven dead in Cuban road accident
Seven people, including four foreign tourists, were killed and 33 injured in an accident involving a coach in eastern Cuba, local media reported on Friday.
German sets Florida to Cuba speedboat record
A German businessman and power boating fanatic on Saturday broke a 57-year-old record for the fastest boat crossing between the United States and Cuba.
Germany lays 'new foundation' in Havana
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday kicked off a two-day visit to Cuba aimed at relaunching full ties with Havana, against the backdrop of the thaw in US-Cuban relations.
Steinmeier makes historic Cuba visit
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Cuba on Thursday, breaking new diplomatic ground in ties between Havana and Berlin.
Germany hails Obama's 'courage' over Cuba
Berlin has welcomed the thaw in US-Cuban relations partly brokered in secret by Pope Francis at the Vatican.
Ikea 'also used Cuban prison labour'
As Ikea investigates claims that East German prisoners were forced to make its furniture in the 1980s, allegations emerged on Thursday that Cuban prisoners were also made to build the furniture giant’s products in the 1980s.
eBay blocks online retailers' Cuba products
Online auction site eBay and its subsidiary PayPal are prohibiting German merchants from doing Cuba-related transactions, prompting accusations the company is violating European law
Germany prepares to receive Gitmo prisoners
The government is preparing to allow a number of Guantanamo Bay prisoners to settle in Germany as the US slowly closes the jail in Cuba and releases those held there not considered a threat.
Gitmo prisoner Slahi tells brother he wants to return to Germany
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who admitted - under torture - to having organised trips to Afghan training camps for aspiring Jihadists including three of those involved in the 9/11 attacks, says he wants to return to Germany if he is released.