Germany news: COVID vaccine maker BioNTech to close 3 sites

COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech is to close three sites in Germany after efforts to find buyers failed Rhine River water levels have fallen to record lows after an unusually dry September Germany marks 75 years of its Constitutional Court, with President Steinmeier warning of threats to liberal democracy Here is a roundup of the latest headlines from and about Germany on Monday, September 28, 2026: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add DW as a Preferred Source on Google. German biotech company BioNTech says it will close three sites in Germany after failing to find buyers. The sites are in Marburg, Idar-Oberstein and Tübingen. BioNTech is also shutting down operations in Singapore.