Deutsche Welle: DW.com – Germany

• Germany's Baerbock embarks on her first trip to India
  On her first visit to India, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will address the climate crisis and sign a mobility agreement.
• The hot-water bottle: A life-changer
  It's freezing outside, yet the heating is turned down to save on gas. Many people are rediscovering the good old hot-water bottle. DW's Suzanne Cords can't imagine life without it.
• German government urged to address ammunition shortage
  The Ukraine war has eaten up the Bundewehr's munitions stockpile, sparking concern among politicians and the military. Meanwhile, inflation is eating away at the €100 billion in extra military spending pledged by Berlin.
• Migration to Germany to hit 1.2 million in 2022 — report
  With a million Ukrainian refugees and an expected 200,000 asylum claims, migration to Germany this year is set to surpass the 2015 European migrant crisis.
• Germany seeks 1-year ban on energy price hikes: report
  The government has already said it will cap the cost of gas and electricity next year. Bild newspaper reported that energy firms could now be banned from raising prices, with hikes already announced set to be revoked.
• German finance minister warns of US trade war
  Finance Minister Christian Lindner said Berlin preferred diplomacy to resolve a dispute over tax breaks for the US clean energy sector. Nevertheless, Germany can't ignore Washington's "enormously" protectionist policy.
• Germany: Children's ward crisis needs 'emergency plan'
  Germany's child protection agency has criticized a shortage of hospital beds for youngsters hit by a severe respiratory virus. Lockdowns kept the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) at bay but it's now circulating widely.