Deutsche Welle: DW.com – Germany

• Germany could make unvaccinated pay for COVID tests — report
  The German government plans to end free coronavirus tests once enough Germans are vaccinated, according to a newspaper report. Although 51% of the population is fully inoculated, the pace is slowing.
• German 'flood wine' sold to combat fallout of flood disaster
  Following the devastating floods in western Germany, many winery owners in the Ahr Valley are facing financial disaster. Now special wine bottles soiled with mud are being sold to stave off ruin.
• COVID: Berlin court bans anti-lockdown protests
  Judges in the German capital have moved to ban a number of weekend demonstrations amid fears they will lead to a rise in coronavirus infections. Police expect protesters to travel to Berlin nonetheless.
• Germany floods: The challenge of waste disposal
  Thousands of tons of refuse are being cleared from Germany's flood-hit regions. Removing unprecedented mountains of belongings is a challenge, but it is also helping residents begin to move forward.
• Germany and digitalization: Why can't Europe's richest country get up to speed?
  Chancellor Angela Merkel's digital adviser has called for far-reaching reforms to help catch up with the US, China and others, saying the division of power enshrined in the constitution is hampering much-needed progress.
• Leaving the church in Germany: 'A liberation'
  Every year, hundreds of thousands of people withdraw from official church membership. Religious leaders are concerned. But what does it mean to leave a church after over 50 years?
• German spy chief warns of Islamic State's strength
  The head of Germany's foreign intelligence agency has warned that the Islamic State is just as strong as it ever was — even without its caliphate. Terrorism experts agree that it has morphed into a powerful network.