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Did a right-wing German tabloid invent ‘Barbie’?

The Lilli doll, created by the Bild tabloid, went from a spur-of-the-moment cartoon to a gag gift for adults in Germany before being seen as an inspiration for young women in the US.

22/07/2023

Germany

German police end hunt for lioness and believe creature was wild boar

Police had used drones, helicopters and infrared cameras in their search but called it off after consulting with experts.

21/07/2023

Germany

Lion on the loose: Big cat sighting triggers feline frenzy in Berlin

"I fear for my two dachshunds... [they are] ideal food for a lion," one local told reporters.

20/07/2023

Health news

Berliners can get their party drugs tested at addiction facilities

The German parliament has passed a law enabling federal states to offer drug-checking projects in June.

20/07/2023

Earth News

German workers need a siesta to cope with heatwaves, doctors say

Germans should emulate southern Europeans' siesta as temperatures rise, a public health group has said.

19/07/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: On this day in 1925, 'Mein Kampf' is published

On this day in 1925, Adolf Hitler published his autobiographical manifesto ‘Mein Kampf’ in Germany.

18/07/2023

Culture news

Rammstein: Berlin gigs can't be cancelled despite petition

A fan campaign has been demanding the cancellation of three Berlin gigs by the German band Rammstein.

15/07/2023

Germany

Germany: Travel chaos as climate activists glue themselves to runways

Germany's transport minister slammed the "criminal activity" of 'Last Generation' activists who gained access to airports in Hamburg and Düsseldorf, leaving holidaymakers facing lengthy delays

13/07/2023

Culture news

Why Hamburg’s plan to ‘decolonise’ Bismarck statue failed

Hamburg held a competition to re-imagine its monument to Otto Von Bismarck. Its failure reveals the struggle facing decolonial movements in Europe.

13/07/2023

Culture news

'Living and breathing' sculptures takeover Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof

The enormous exhibition hall of Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof Museum is an imposing space to fill but one that has allowed Eva Fabregas to let her imagination run wild. And the result is incredibly impressive.

08/07/2023

Germany

Nine arrested in Germany and Netherlands over Islamist terrorist fears

A handful of people were arrested in Germany and the Netherlands for allegedly collecting money for the Islamic State group and planning attacks.

07/07/2023

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Watch: Eva Fabregas collection in Berlin

The exhibition 'Eva Fabregas. Devouring Lovers' opens to the public on 6 July and runs through 7 January, 2024.

05/07/2023

Germany

German citizens set up heatwave helpline amid rising temperatures

Some have taken it upon themselves to be able to survive the season and have questioned the government's plans for the summer.

04/07/2023

Culture news

Rammstein's Berlin HQ vandalised

The heavy metal band's property was attacked following ongoing allegations of sexual assaulted levelled against frontman Till Lindemann.

29/06/2023

Earth News

Germany follows France in launching campaign against heatwave deaths

The country's health minister said the French example was a 'good model' for what can be done to lessen the health risks.

27/06/2023

Germany

Former Audi boss pleads guilty to fraud over emissions scandal

Rupert Stadler is the highest-ranking executive to be convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests

27/06/2023

Germany

Hoping for compensation after being evicted from former East Germany

Compensation from the German government could be a step closer for some 12,000 people after they were forced to flee their homes in former East Germany in 1952 and 1961 by Communist authorities.

25/06/2023

Germany

Germany takes aim at skilled labour shortage with new legislation

Germany's parliament on Friday approved plans to attract more skilled workers to Europe's biggest economy and help address labour shortages in a growing number of professions.

23/06/2023

Culture news

Germany opens biggest Jewish cultural centre since Holocaust

Berlin was once home to Germany's biggest Jewish community.

23/06/2023

Germany

Ukrainian athletes make war-torn nation proud at Special Olympics

As the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 enters its final weekend, Ukrainian athletes said representing their country has taken a deeper meaning.

23/06/2023

Germany

Germany to meet 2% NATO spending threshold next year, Scholz announces

As Europe's largest economy, Berlin has previously been accused of having no reason to fall short of its NATO obligations

22/06/2023

Health news

Pharmacies are closing at an alarming rate in Germany. Why?

More than 120 pharmacies have closed their doors forever in the first three months of the year alone in Germany, as a medicine shortage takes its toll on staff.

21/06/2023

Germany

Intel to build €30 billion chip plant in Germany

The German government is to provide a third of the cost. It is also the largest foreign direct investment in the modern history of the country.

20/06/2023

Culture news

Salman Rushdie awarded Peace Prize of the German Book Trade

Writer Salman Rushdie was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade on Monday and will accept the award in Frankfurt in October.

19/06/2023

Culture news

Inside the relaunch of Berlin contemporary museum Hamburger Bahnhof

For decades, the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum has been a central part of Berlin's contemporary art scene. Little has changed... Until now. The new museum directors have taken artworks down, rebuilt the space, and revamped the permanent exhibition.

16/06/2023

Germany

Russia and China singled out in Scholz' new national security strategy

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the new strategy, which his three-party governing coalition pledged to draw up when it took office at the end of 2021, had gained added importance since Russia attacked Ukraine almost 16 months ago.

14/06/2023