Monkeys Were Used To Test Diesel Fumes, German Carmakers Say
German automakers have confirmed that researchers they commissioned used monkeys to test the health effects of inhaling diesel fumes.
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German automakers have confirmed that researchers they commissioned used monkeys to test the health effects of inhaling diesel fumes.
Under a law that took full effect in Germany on Monday, Twitter, Facebook and other social media companies can be fined as much as €50 million ($60 million) if they fail to remove hate speech and fake news posts quickly.
German police say they have seized thousands of tablets of the party drug ecstasy in the shape of Donald Trump's head, a haul with an estimated street value of 39,000 euros or about $45,900.
An artist tired of seeing hateful tweets ignored by Twitter has managed to get the social network to remove or hide some of them - by spray-painting the offending posts in front of the company's German headquarters.
German police clashed with violent protesters Thursday in Hamburg a day ahead of the Group of 20 summit, using water cannons, pepper spray and batons to disperse marchers.
German police have used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse protesters in Hamburg after being attacked with bottles and stones by some marchers protesting the Group of 20 summit.
German authorities shut down and cleared thousands of fans from a popular rock music festival Friday night after receiving a "concrete" terrorist threat.
Germany's justice minister is proposing fines of up to 50 million euros ($53 million) for social networking sites that fail to swiftly remove illegal content.
German police say several people have been injured in an axe attack at Duesseldorf's main train station.
A wall has appeared around the United States - at a popular miniature world attraction in the German city of Hamburg.
Germany is not taking any chances their elections will be altered by so-called "fake news" on Facebook.
Volkswagen says it is in "advanced talks" with United States authorities over a proposed settlement that contains $4.3 billion in criminal and civil fines over its diesel emissions scandal.
A routine request for ID papers outside a deserted train station in Milan at 3 a.m. Friday led to a police shootout that killed the Tunisian fugitive wanted in the deadly Christmas market attack in Berlin.
A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring nearly 50 as it smashed through tables and wooden stands.
Germany's justice minister says the government is considering making Facebook liable for hate speech posted on the social network.
Tesla Motors says it has agreed to buy a German engineering company to help automate its electric car manufacturing.
German police say a 28-year-old man has admitted listing his infant daughter for sale on eBay but maintains that it was meant as a joke.
German authorities are telling electric automaker Tesla to stop using the term "autopilot" for its driver assistance system, saying it is misleading.
Police in northern Germany say that a Tesla driver is blaming the car's autopilot after crashing into the rear end of a bus on a highway.
German data protection authorities have ordered Facebook to delete data, such as phone numbers, it has received from its subsidiary WhatsApp.
What does the San Francisco Bay Area love to do more than anything? Celebrate. Party. Drink. So as we edge toward the end of September, what better way to celebrate but Oktoberfest? The German festival based in Munich is celebrated worldwide, with food and beer at the forefront, as well as traditional music and dancing.
France and Germany pushed Tuesday for Europe-wide rules requiring the makers of encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram to help governments monitor communications among suspected extremists.
The 18-year-old gunman who opened fire at a crowded Munich shopping mall and fast-food restaurant, killing nine people and wounding more than two dozen others before killing himself, was obsessed with mass shootings, German authorities said Saturday.
A gunman opened fire in a crowded shopping mall and at a nearby McDonalds killing nine people and wounding at least 10 others in a rampage authorities called an act of terrorism.
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