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Bread is displayed for sale at the family bakery of Engelbert Schlechtrimen in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. For 90 years, the family of Engelbert Schlechtrimen has been baking wheat rolls, rye bread, apple, cheese and chocolate cakes in Cologne, but next month they'll turn off the ovens for good because they can no longer afford the rising energy prices resulting from Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Daniel Niemann)

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After 90 years, German bakery to close as energy costs soar
September 25, 2022 midnight

After 90 years, German bakery to close as energy costs soar

A family-run bakery in the German city of Cologne is turning off its ovens for good after 90 years because it can no longer afford rising energy prices resulting from Russia's war in Ukraine.