Plauen lace has its roots in a centuries-old tradition of textile manufacturing in Saxony, Germany. The brand is still standing its ground by combining old ways with an innovative spirit, as Hardy Graupner reports.   

The number of people testing positive in Munich is up despite a lack of crowds due to a scaled-down Oktoberfest. Bavarian State Premier Markus Söder made some suggestions for a coronavirus-appropriate Christmas market.   

Civil servants have been primed by the Verdi union for short walkouts this week after pay bargaining talks stalled. An employers' association says such action is inappropriate due to the coronavirus crisis.   

If the outbreak continues, it could cost Germany billions of euros in lost pork exports. Other countries have imposed restrictions before the first confirmed case in a farm. The illness is harmless to humans.