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German media likens US border patrol official’s coat to ‘Nazi look’

Gregory Bovino’s outwear choice prompts German commentators to compare it to fascist aesthetic

A greatcoat worn by the senior US border patrol official Gregory Bovino, who has spearheaded aggressive immigration operations across the country, has raised eyebrows in German media with some commentators saying it resembled a fascist aesthetic.

Bovino has been an increasingly recognisable figure during the raids in Minneapolis for the brass-buttoned, calf-length olive green coat, which is unlike the fatigues and body armor worn by many of the federal agents.

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© Photograph: Octavio Jones/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Octavio Jones/AFP/Getty Images

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‘Island of peace’: Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin to close – but live on as TV series

Kanaan, a symbol of dining across religious and political divides, will shut its doors ‘probably in March’, say owners

An Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin conceived as an “island of peace” will close in the spring, but its Jewish and Arab owners say their dream will live on in a television series based on their unlikely partnership.

Kanaan, a decade-old casual eatery in the Prenzlauer Berg district of the German capital, gained an international profile for its message of “unity over hate” after the 7 October attacks on Israel by Hamas and the outbreak of the Gaza war.

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© Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

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‘Treated like shirkers’: German unions cry foul over Merz’s sick-note crackdown

Opponents say proposal to end sick notes issued over phone would fill up doctors’ waiting rooms unnecessarily

A German proposal to end the right to get short-term sick leave from a doctor over the telephone as a means of cracking down on skiving has met with outcry from labour groups and the medical profession.

Germans enjoy some of the most generous employee illness policies in Europe, a fact the conservative chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says is undermining efforts to kickstart the EU’s biggest economy, whose growth has largely stalled since 2022.

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© Photograph: Guido Mieth/Getty Images

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