German Police Investigate Fatal Clash Involving Weapons in Gelsenkirchen
A violent confrontation in the Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck district of North Rhine-Westphalia...
Lottery Winner's Six-Month Oversight Ends With €15.3 Million Jackpot Discovery
A German man from the Rhine-Main region has finally claimed a €15.3 million lottery jackpot...
Berlin Authorities Clear Partially Occupied Building Following Years-Long Dispute
Berlin police deployed approximately 130 officers in a major operation to secure the eviction of a partially occupied residential building in the city's Mitte district near the Federal Intelligence Service and Natural History Museum. The operation, which has now concluded, saw police officers don protective helmets after protesters launched pyrotechnic devices from windows of the...
Pharma Giant Merck Sets 2026 Leadership Change with Electronics Division Head Taking Helm
The Darmstadt-based Merck Group, a DAX-listed pharmaceutical and...
German Industrialist Clashes with Town Over Traffic Calming Measures
The small German municipality of Schwanau in Baden-Württemberg has...
Bayern-SPD Elects New Leadership Duo Amid Persistent Crisis
Bayern's Social Democrats have elected a new dual leadership team in...



Pharma Giant Merck Sets 2026 Leadership Change with Electronics Division Head Taking Helm
The Darmstadt-based Merck Group, a DAX-listed pharmaceutical and technology conglomerate, has announced a significant leadership transition set for May 2026. Kai Beckmann, currently head of the electronics division, will succeed Belén Garijo as CEO following the expiration of her term. The company confirmed that Beckmann will immediately assume the role of deputy CEO while continuing to...