Germany Announces Mandatory Vaccinations For Children

German authorities already have the legal means to fine parents who choose not to vaccinate their children — but reporting those parents had been left to the discretion of schools.

Claire Bernish
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A two component vaccine against swine flu is seen at the pharmacy of the university hospital in Essen, Germany. AP/Martin Meissner)

Fines of up to €2,500 ($2,800) could await parents in Germany who fail to vaccinate their children, as panic and an ongoing outbreak of measles spread like wildfire across the nation. Last week, a 37-year-old mother of three succumbed to the highly-contagious illness in North Rhine-Westphalia — and that troubling portent has officials rushing to

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Pinkwashing Fascism? Germany’s Far-Right AfD Elects Lesbian Leader

The move is a perplexing outcome for a group staunchly opposed to same-sex marriage as well as other rights for LGBTQ people.

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Alice Weidel watches from the podium at the party convention of Germany's far-right nationalist party AfD (Alternative for Germany) in Cologne, Germany, April 22, 2017. (AP/Martin Meissner)

Germany’s far-right, fascist party German Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, has appointed an out lesbian as its new leader — a perplexing outcome for a group that staunchly opposed to same-sex marriage as well as other rights for LGBTQ people. Alexander Gauland and Alice Weidel were named co-leaders of the party. Weidel is openly gay and

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Israeli PM Cancels Meeting With German FM Over Dialogue With Human Rights Groups

An Israeli official said Netanyahu was upset that German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel was meeting with Breaking the Silence, a whistleblower group critical of Israeli military actions.

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German Foreign Minister, Sigmar Gabriel looks on during his meeting with Israel's President, Reuven Rivlin at the President's residence in Jerusalem, April 25, 2017. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday canceled a meeting with the visiting German foreign minister over the latter's plans to sit down with Israeli rights groups, sparking a rare diplomatic feud with one of Israel's closest and most important allies. The last-minute cancellation cast a cloud over a visit that had been meant to draw

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Trump Handed Germany’s Merkel $375 Billion Invoice For NATO Defense

Trump during his presidential campaign railed against the NATO alliance and has called for member countries to increase defense spending to support the organization.

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President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)

A couple of weeks ago we wrote several notes about German Chancellor Angela Merkel's painfully awkward visit to the White House.  After meeting in private, the pair sat down in the oval office for a brief press conference where you could cut the tension with a knife.  At one point someone from the media asked for a handshake but the request was

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The Duran’s Alexander Mercouris On “Fake News,” Russia Allegations And Change In Europe

Alexander Mercouris, one of the co-founders of news website TheDuran.com, joins us today to discuss mainstream media’s use of “fake news” accusations to “attempt to delegitimize alternatives to the orthodoxy,” as well as his thoughts on recent developments in Greece and Syria.

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The French foreign ministry building is lit up to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome in Paris, France, Friday, March 24, 2017. March 25th 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome that effectively gave birth to the European Union. (AP/Michel Euler)

GREECE -- “Fake news” is a phrase that has quickly become a mainstay in the contemporary political and journalistic lexicon. Claims of “fake news” reporting have been levied against sites as varied as MintPress News and TheDuran.com, while mainstream media outlets have exempted themselves from such accusations, despite years of peddling government

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Germany Newspaper Forced To Retract Article After Listing Netanyahu As A ‘Crazy World Leader’

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a complaint to the German government and the Israeli embassy in Berlin criticised the newspaper and said in a statement that this is an “anti-Semitic” act.

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Extract from the Hamburger Morgenpost , the German newspaper which had included Netanyahu in a list of “The Seven Craziest Leaders in the World”

A German newspaper was forced to remove the name of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from a list of the world’s craziest leaders following diplomatic pressure. Hamburger Morgenpost had included Netanyahu in a list of “The Seven Craziest Leaders in the World” because he promotes settlement policies and because he tried to convince former

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