By Rachel More, Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 13 (Reuters) - On a dark February morning at Mercedes-Benz's vast Untertuerkheim plant, workers arriving for the early shift are met by activists from Zentrum,

Germany and Latvia meet up in Group C action on Saturday morning. The Germans took care of business against Denmark in their opener, with star forwards Leon Dra

Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl finds the back of the net for Germany less than 30 seconds into the game against Denmark.

It’s been a long time coming for Latvia. They stunned Germany, 4-3, in men’s hockey on Saturday, marking their first win in the competition at a Winter Olympics since 2014, when they beat Switzerland.

Tim Stutzle scored two goals for Team Germany in a 3-1 win against Team Denmark in a Group C game at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 at RHO Arena in Milan on Thursday. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist, and Philipp Grubauer made 37 saves for Germany (1-0-0-0).

But some certainly hoped for a speedier rebound, given the extraordinary fiscal stimulus on which Germany has embarked. Last March, at Mr Merz’s instigation, the Bundestag approved a €500bn ($595bn) debt-financed fund for climate and infrastructure,

As Germany pushes forward with a trillion euro-expansion of its military, the federal government is starting to worry about defense contractors’ reliance on geopolitical rivals such as China — and even the US.

Make no mistake, Germany wins plenty on the women's side. But the U.S. women have more than held their own, coming to this Olympics with the reigning world monobob champion in Kaysha Love, a five-time Olympic medalist in Elana Meyers Taylor and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in Kaillie Humphries Armbruster.