Tom Sims

Journalist with Reuters based in Germany. Former NYT, IHT and WSJ. [email protected]

[John O'Donnell @johnodonnell21]

Ghislaine Maxwell was Jeffrey Epstein’s chief accomplice, grooming children for sex. Yet, in 2019, when there was certainly no question about this and FBI agents were closing in, Swiss bank UBS released her millions.👇 https://t.co/uaukz3SkRt

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💶Journalist und Autor Hubert Seipel hat 600.000 Euro von dem #Putin-nahen #Oligarchen Mordaschow erhalten. Wir zeigen die Belege: #CyprusConfidential @HansKoberstein @C_Rohde_F21 @UlrichStoll1 @KlauserFelix @ZDFfrontal @paper_trail_m @ICIJorg @derspiegel https://t.co/6VkOixUIRQ

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🔊🇩🇪 How a Nazi-era bunker converted into a luxury home has become emblematic of Germany’s stalled housing market – listen to @TomSims_Reuters on Reuters World News podcast for more https://t.co/QajVk1ZGgr

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A wartime bunker turned 11 million euro penthouse complete with gold leaf toilet. The story of one of #Germany 's most expensive apartments shows how the property boom turned to bust @TomSims_Reuters https://t.co/YzLt6WyxjM

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More signs of stress in German real estate: German property giant Vonovia slips to $2.1 bln loss as sector struggles https://t.co/z0k3wVio3g

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The city of Frankfurt, famous for its skyline, is feeling the crunch. A city official told us: "Developers used to call here every two days and asked when we could finally get building approval." That's a thing of the past. https://t.co/6Ng0InfizN

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Data today showed German construction job growth at the slowest pace in a decade, the latest sign of stress for Germany's struggling property sector. Five charts: https://t.co/VtGDoSFSvP

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Follows up on some of our recent coverage. The industry is seeking relief from the government in Berlin. https://t.co/eeDTPzmj6x

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Countries like #Germany are embarrassed by ties to Russia. Many in #Austria are not. Raiffeisen, an industrial network spanning finance to farming, owns the most important western bank in Russia. Read our scoop on why that won't change soon @reuters https://t.co/DmcA0uIc20

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Today’s NZZ am Sonntag cover on Credit Suisse in Zurich

[Riham Alkousaa @RihamKousa]

Our story from Lützerath today
@LuetziBleibt

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#ClimateCrises #coal #Luetzerath

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It's not just cars and machine tools. Germany is also an exporter of electricity, even during an energy crisis. @EckertVera

[Auswärtiges Amt @AuswaertigesAmt]

#Pressefreiheit darf nicht nach Belieben ein- und ausgeschaltet werden. Unten stehende Journalisten können auch uns ab heute nicht mehr folgen, kommentieren und kritisieren. Damit haben wir ein Problem @Twitter.

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OMG! I’ve stayed here…Massive aquarium bursts at Berlin leisure complex - emergency services https://t.co/QGvv60ZQHX

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We looked with @TomSims_Reuters at how the Deutsche Bank revamp from problem child to "boring is the new sexy" worked out: https://t.co/3y8Yp7uIXT

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"We've seen the self-regulated world. It will not work," Branson told journalists. https://t.co/e8KTwhg6dy

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So the prince who wanted to take over #Germany plotted a new government in a secluded hunting lodge https://t.co/70YyzsUHtl @TomSims_Reuters great report. Craziest details. 👇

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Daily life in #Germany is still a lot about cash (not cards). After #Russia throttled #gas, the authorities are bracing for #Blackout and are making plans to secure billions in extra banknotes. @martiorosz @TomSims_Reuters

[Marta Orosz @martiorosz]

EXCLUSIVE Germany steps up emergency cash plans to cope in #blackout. @TomSims_Reuters @johnodonnell21 https://t.co/MSIL0QLvmS