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Research found couples who met online were more likely to be planning to cohabit. Photograph: iStock
Appy couples: Those who meet on dating sites keener to settle down – study

With the Covid crisis putting paid to New Year’s Eve celebrations and many other opportunities to seek romance in person, dating apps have thrived. B(...)

People walk along the Castle Square in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on Tuesday. From Wednesday, face masks will be mandatory in Stuttgart city centre. Photograph: by Thomas Kienzle/AFP via Getty Images
Baby bust: Germany’s population shrinks for the first time in 10 years
  • Europe
  • October 13, 2020, 20:15

Germany’s population shrank for the first time in a decade after the coronavirus pandemic triggered a sharp drop in immigration this year, acceleratin(...)

German inflation at two-year low
  • Europe
  • March 12, 2013, 10:28

Inflation in Germany, Europe ’s largest economy, fell to an annual rate of 1.5 per cent in February — the lowest in more than two years, offi(...)