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Germany is facing a major challenge to its education system — it needs tens of thousands more teachers. Hiring from abroad is one of the bright ideas to fill the gaps, but bureaucracy is hindering efforts.

BERLIN, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Germany is investing too little in education and infrastructure, with around 40 percent of governmental spending going into the country's welfare system, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).

Most primary and secondary schools in Germany are scrapping regular mandatory COVID testing before the end of May, a new survey has found.

Man in Germany gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged passes

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A 60-year-old man in Germany allegedly received 90 COVID vaccination shots to sell forged vaccination cards.

A 60-year-old man from eastern Germany allegedly got himself vaccinated at least 90 times to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers.

He was caught at a vaccination center in Eilenburg in Saxony when he showed up for a COVID-19 shot for the second day in a row.

He was caught at a vaccination center in Eilenburg in Saxony when he showed up for a COVID-19 shot for the second day in a row.

The 60-year-old suspect was not detained but is under investigation for unauthorised issuance of vaccination cards and document forgery.