Bonn – November 02, 2026 -- Deutsche Krebshilfe is funding six research projects with a total of €3.1 million over three years to examine how social inequality shapes cancer care and what financial damage a diagnosis causes. The new priority program, "Krebs und Armut" (Cancer and Poverty), targets a gap the charity describes as insufficiently researched.

Koblenz – November 02, 2026 -- Germany's procurement agency BAAINBw has contracted two new PATRIOT fire units to replace systems the Bundeswehr handed to Ukraine in August 2025, and has also ordered new containerized repair equipment for the air defense system.

Berlin – November 02, 2026 -- Almost 82% of surveyed trade fair visitors say fairs let them experience things that are not possible in the digital space in the same way, the highest agreement score in a new study by German trade fair association AUMA. The survey of 1,855 respondents is the first of its kind. It was launched because winning visitors for exhibition stands increasingly appears as a challenge in AUMA's annual exhibitor and organiser surveys.

Germany hosts more than 300 trade fairs a year, drawing around 13 million visitors.

Fulda – November 02, 2026 -- CNS Company Network Solutions GmbH plans to launch KIBUCO, an AI-assisted business networking platform for European companies, in 2027. The concept won a 2026 iF Design Award.

Wilhelmshaven – November 02, 2026 -- A study commissioned by Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) concludes that importing synthetic methane (SNG) through the planned LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven would be uneconomic and inefficient, undermining the operator's case for a long-term switch to green gases.

Solingen – November 02, 2026 -- The German firefighters' union dfeug is demanding consistent prosecution of attackers after Halloween-night violence in Cologne forced patient care to continue partly under police protection.

Essen – November 02, 2026 -- Westnetz, the grid operator of Westenergie, plans to renew, expand or newly build more than 21,000 kilometers of power lines by 2030 under its Grid Expansion Plan 2026. The plan also covers measures at about 250 substations and more than 30,000 local grid stations.

WIESBADEN – November 02, 2026 -- German retail sales fell 2.0% in real terms in September 2026 from August on a calendar- and seasonally adjusted basis, according to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Nominal sales declined 1.5% over the same period.

Year on year, real sales dropped 2.3% against September 2025, while nominal sales rose 1.2%. The gap between real and nominal figures points to price effects in the sector.

Unterföhring – November 02, 2026 -- ProSieben's quiz show "Wer stiehlt mir die Show?" opened its twelfth season with a 16.5 percent overnight market share in the channel's 14-49 target group, winning Sunday prime time.

Winterscheidt beats Knossalla in the season-opening final

Original host Joko Winterscheidt won the final against entertainer Jens "Knossi" Knossalla. He keeps his own show and hosting job for now.

Berlin – November 02, 2026 -- Bonial has launched its "Liste." branding campaign for the kaufDA shopping app, targeting about 19 million contacts across ten German cities with a media mix spanning out-of-home, public transport, point-of-sale and print.