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Health 6

Germany set to lift travel warning for 31 countries

The German government wants to lift the worldwide travel warning for tourists for 31 European countries from June 15th, if the coronavirus situation continues to improve within Europe.

Travel

'German ticket collectors saw I was a tourist and milked me'

Ticket controllers on Munich and Frankfurt local train systems are facing new accusations of exploitation of tourists who do not understand the payment rules.

Accident

German kayaker survives rapids accident in New Zealand

German tourist Julia Jahn from Bavaria kept telling herself she was too young to die as she struggled for five hours to keep her head above water after her kayak became trapped in a New Zealand river.

alps

Five Germans rescued from Austrian Alps

Germans have been keeping Austrian mountain rescue workers busy after five hikers had to be saved in the Alps in three separate incidents this week.