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Green initiatives 'good for the economy', climate expert tells leaders

A climate change expert has said world governments must realise that green climate initiatives are actually good for the economy. Bob Ward, from the London School of Ecoomics’ Grantham Institute on Climate Change said the two aims need each other.

19/09/2019

World

Scotland's Sturgeon gets award for being 'voice of reason' on Brexit

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been given an award by the German media for being "the voice of reason" in the Brexit crisis.

18/09/2019

Germany

‘An open door’: Millions of health records ‘unprotected online’

Investigative journalists have found poor security has left the medical records of millions of patients worldwide totally out in the open.

17/09/2019

Germany

Climate protesters demonstrate outside Frankfurt car show

Hundreds of climate protesters blocked the main entrance of Frankfurt's IAA car show on Sunday.

15/09/2019

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Demonstrators blocked Frankfurt highways for a greener traffic policy

Various environmental groups have joined forces for the protest. They accuse the auto industry of not resolutely pursuing the shift towards emission-free electromobility and continuing to rely on climate-damaging SUVs.

14/09/2019

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Climate protestors demonstrate at Frankfurt Motor Show

Several thousand climate activists protested in Frankfurt on Saturday (September 14) against climate-damaging cars as the city hosts the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA).

14/09/2019

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Fridays for Future calls for more action against climate change

Hundreds of protesters from the 'Fridays for Future' movement took to the streets of Frankfurt on Friday. At the same time, protesters also gathered in Berlin and formed a human chain around the chancellery, demanding more action be taken against climate change

13/09/2019

Germany

Hong Kong's pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong attends presser

Hong Kong's pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong attends a news conference in Berlin, Germany.

11/09/2019

Business

Frankfurt Auto Show goes green

A stark warning from climate groups including Greenpeace - SUVs should be banned as part of a wider campaign to curb pollution by the auto industry.

10/09/2019

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Forest in a stadium

A forest planted inside an Austrian soccer stadium opened to the public with a message that one day nature might only be enjoyed in a museum-like environment.

09/09/2019

Sport

Netherlands shock Germany in topsy-turvy 4-2 win

Netherlands scored four times in 32 second-half minutes to secure a remarkable 4-2 comeback victory against hosts Germany in their Euro 2020 Group C qualifier on Friday.

07/09/2019

Germany

German fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh dies, aged 74

Lindbergh's Vogue cover of Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford kickstarted the supermodel phenomenon.

04/09/2019

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New-born panda cubs feed for the first time

After having only slept, cuddled and occasionally taken a sip for the first couple of days, the little panda cubs are now very hungry.

04/09/2019

Germany

Euroviews. The EU’s Far Right surge is unstoppable if we don’t transform how our democracies work ǀ View

Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, could well be the first major industrial power to fall in a global recession, triggering a Far Right victory that could have a domino effect across the EU.

04/09/2019

Germany

Currywurst at 70: The surprising British link to Germany’s street food

It is estimated 800 million currywurst are eaten ever year, 70m in Berlin alone, but this German staple has a surprising British connection

04/09/2019

Germany

Bavarian MPs who don't enforce environmental rules 'could face jail'

The European Court of Justice will advise whether to impose heavy penalties over vehicle pollution.

02/09/2019

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Berlin zoo celebrates the birth of two panda cubs

A zoo in Berlin celebrated the arrival of two panda cubs, the first time one of the rare mammals has given birth in Germany.

02/09/2019

Germany

Watch: Panda gives birth to rare twins at Berlin Zoo

Keepers only confirmed last week that mother Meng Meng was pregnant and she gave birth to twins on Saturday – the first pandas to be born in Germany.

02/09/2019

Germany

Merkel, allies weather far-right surge in German state elections

Merkel, allies weather far-right surge in German state elections

01/09/2019

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Fireworks light up night sky in Berlin during world championship

The Pyronale Fireworks World Championship got underway on Friday in Berlin at the city's Olympic Stadium.

31/08/2019

Germany

Why are this weekend's state elections in Germany so significant?

"It is possible these two results shake up the political system nationwide. But if the SBD stays in power in Bradenburg and the CDU stays in power in Saxony, this could be, as we say in German, a storm in a water bottle (storm in a teacup)."

30/08/2019

Germany

German far-right invokes 1989 spirit to woo voters in the east

In the eastern states of Saxony and Brandenburg, three decades after the country's reunification, many voters still feel left behind – and the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is invoking the spirit of the 1989 revolution to try to win them over.

30/08/2019

Germany

Euroviews. Interpol, Freedom of Movement and EU Data Protection Laws - Policing the World’s Police ǀ View

There are real problems within Interpol’s independence and especially the ability of corrupt governments to target politicians and business people using the Interpol Red Notice system to request extradition.

28/08/2019

Germany

Berlin gets cleaner parks thanks to tourists trash picking schemes

An unusual scene becoming more normal: Tourists are cleaning the parks they visit in Berlin thanks to trash collection schemes.

27/08/2019

Germany

Watch: Visitors step behind Iron Curtain with VR tour of East Berlin

This virtual reality tour begins near the infamous Checkpoint Charlie border station between East and West Berlin.

23/08/2019

Germany

Syrian man given 9.5-year jail term over deadly stabbing in Chemnitz

Syrian man given 9.5-year jail term over deadly stabbing in Chemnitz

22/08/2019