no comment 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
no comment 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
no comment 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
no comment 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
no comment 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
View 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
no comment 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
no comment 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
View 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
Germany Watch: Merkel sees 'possibilities' for Brexit compromise with UK The German Chancellor wants to her Britain's proposals for an alternative to the backstop in a possible sign of compromise with Boris Johnson. 21/08/2019
Germany German amusement park acts after uproar over 'swastika carousel' An amusement park ride in south-west Germany has been taken out of operation because it looked like two rotating swastikas. 20/08/2019
no comment World's biggest focus group gathers for e-games convention The world's largest games fair kicked off on August 20. with up to half a million fans expected to see their favourite e-sports stars in action and give feedback that can decide whether a new release is a hit or a flop. 20/08/2019
Germany What was the Weimar Republic? Formed out of the bloodshed of World War One, Germany's first democratic experiment was overcome by Adolf Hitler's Nazis. 19/08/2019
