Germany updates: Klingbeil urges stonger ties with Africa DW 07/16/2025
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German Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil is advocating for closer relationships with the Global South as he travels to a G20 meeting in South Africa. Meanwhile, several German states are pushing for a revision of the summer holiday calendar, claiming an unfair advantage for the south. In a tragic event off the northern coast of France, a 47-year-old German man drowned after becoming trapped by rising tides, while two other German children were hospitalized after inhaling water during the incident. Rescue efforts continue to ensure no one else was left behind.
German Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil has emphasized the need for closer relationships with the Global South as he travels to a G20 meeting in South Africa.
Several German states are advocating for changes to Germany's summer holiday calendar to address perceived unfair advantages enjoyed by southern states, particularly Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
A tragic incident occurred off the northern coast of France where a German man drowned after being trapped by a rising tide, highlighting the dangers of the English Channel.
In a rescue effort, a nine-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy, also German, inhaled water but remained conscious and were hospitalized.
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