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Takeaway: the body-enhancing exoskeleton

This exoskeleton is designed for handling manual tasks It helps industrial workers reducethe risk of injuries Over 25 percent of Europeans suffer back pain due to work The worker’s effort is reduced,

27/02/2017

Germany

One dead and driver shot by police after hitting pedestrians in Germany

One person has died and two more were injured after a car was driven into pedestrians in the German town of Heidelberg.

25/02/2017

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Baby polar bear takes her first steps outside

This is a baby polar bear’s first steps outside at a German zoo.

25/02/2017

Germany

Germany unveils new passport design

The new identity document, which features a security mark in the shape of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, was shown for the first time on Thursday.

23/02/2017

Economy

German economy and budget surplus soar, but Merkel shuns new debt

Germany's economy grew 1.9 percent last year boosting the budget surplus hugely, but Chancellor Merkel says the country won't take on any new debt.

23/02/2017

Germany

"If you don’t just need a room, we can share the bedroom too"

Stalking and harassment is making apartment-hunting an ordeal for women in Berlin

23/02/2017

Cinema

Golden and silver Bears on awards night at the Berlinale

The bear hunt is over – in Berlin at least and the stars could relax.

22/02/2017

Economy

German government approves measures to fast-track deportations

The German cabinet has agreed a raft of new measures aimed at streamlining the deportation of failed asylum seekers.

22/02/2017

Sport

Stoppage-time Lewandowski strike hands Bayern draw with Hertha Berlin

Their crushing victory over Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday might have temporarily sapped the energy out of Bayern Munich.

20/02/2017

Business Series

Germany encouraged, UK worried over Opel-Vauxhall sale to PSA

A report PSA would continue operating all Opel's German production sites if it buys Opel-Vauxhall has UK union officials worried.

20/02/2017

Germany

Iran shrugs off attacks from Saudi Arabia, Israel and Trump

Hardly historical bedfellows, Saudi Arabia and Israel both lashed out at Iran on Sunday – signalling a growing alignment in their interests.

19/02/2017

Germany

Mike Pence pledges 'unwavering' US support for NATO

US Vice President Mike Pence pledged the Trump administration’s ‘unwavering’ commitment to NATO on Saturday.

18/02/2017

Germany

US Vice President Pence seeks to reassure Transatlantic allies

Addressing the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, US Vice President Mike Pence has sought to assure allies that Donald Trump’s administration will back NATO and stand with…

18/02/2017

Germany

Hugh Jackman graces the Berlinale red carpet for the 'Logan' premiere

Logan, billed as the final Wolverine film, has premiered at the Berlinale film festival in the German capital.

18/02/2017

Germany

Munich Security Conference: Germany calls for a globally engaged US

US Defence Secretary James Mattis is in Germany, along with 500 other participants, for the Munich Security Conference.

17/02/2017

Germany

German watchdog tells parents to destroy 'My Friend Cayla' doll over hacking fears

Parents in Germany have been told to destroy the talking toy called ‘My Friend Cayla’ after it was revealed it can be hacked.

17/02/2017

Germany

Trudeau and Merkel share common goals in Berlin

Trudeau and Merkel meet in Berlin and talk NATO and CETA

17/02/2017

Germany

Syria dominates at the G20 as next round of Geneva talks loom

Syria on the menu as G20 foreign ministers meet

17/02/2017

Germany

German Chancellor Merkel testifies on NSA spy scandal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has admitted to technical and organisational errors pertaining to the 2013 NSA spying scandal, but denies knowing the extent of US-German cooperation in the affair unti

16/02/2017

Germany

Which country is leading the EU on wind power?

Germany is charging ahead with investments in wind energy as momentum stalls in large parts of the EU, a new report has revealed.

16/02/2017

Germany

Volker Schlöndorff returns to Berlinale with a romantic drama

Oscar winning director Volker Schlöndorff has made a welcome appearance at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.

16/02/2017

Cinema

'The Lost City of Z' at the Berlin Film Festival

They came from ‘The Lost City of Z’ – the film that is to the fervour of the red carpet at the Berlinale.

15/02/2017

Germany

The demonstrators taking to the streets to proclaim their European identity

15/02/2017

Germany

The Other Side of Hope - screens in Berlin

Using humour to depict the hardship faced by Syrian refugees might not seem the most obvious approach to take, but that’s exactly what Finnish director Aki Kaurishmaki has done with his latest work “T

14/02/2017

Germany

Tunisia and Germany discuss ways to speed up deportation of illegal migrants

Tunisia’s prime minister has rejected criticism his country was too slow to take back failed asylum seekers from Europe.

14/02/2017

Germany

Ex-foreign minister Steinmeier elected new German president

Ex-foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Germany’s new president on Sunday.

12/02/2017