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How tensions over the Ukraine war are flaring up in Germany

Ukrainians and Russian speakers both say they have suffered threats and violence since the war began six months ago.

02/09/2022

Travel News

Lufthansa pilots set to strike tomorrow over ongoing pay dispute

The German airline intends to minimise the impact of the strike and claims its pay offers to pilots are a good basis for continuing talks.

01/09/2022

Ecotech

Could solar panels provide farms with shade and added revenue?

Large-scale solar installations are becoming popular in agriculture - but getting the right mix of crop and solar is hard.

01/09/2022

Germany

Two German ministry officials 'probed for spying for Russia'

The high-ranking officials are allegedly responsible for sensitive energy issues.

01/09/2022

Culture news

Celebrating Bud Spencer: fans press for Berlin museum to stay put

From national swimming champion to spaghetti westerns - Italian actor Bud Spencer has cult status in Germany and his films are screened weekly. Now fans in Berlin believe a museum celebrating his life should have permanent status

01/09/2022

Germany

'Incredibly vile': Arson attempt at nursery hosting Ukrainian refugees

Authorities are not ruling out that the attack was politically motivated.

31/08/2022

Travel News

'Success': 52 million tickets sold for cheap German train travel

German short distance rail passengers made roughly a billion journeys per month between June and August, a surge the German rail association have attributed to cheap tickets.

30/08/2022

Germany

Girl, 7, dies after being hit by falling statue at hotel in Munich

She was hit by a 200-kilogram statue in a hotel courtyard on Friday.

29/08/2022

Germany

Euroviews. Germany must keep the lights on without burning down the house | View

"A diversified supply, capable of meeting our energy needs now without compromising our climate goals – it's a tricky prospect to pull off, but failure is not an option," argues Thomas Matussek.

26/08/2022

Earth News

Is Germany on the right track with its new hydrogen trains?

Germany has launched the world's first hydrogen-powered rail line. Is this the sustainable alternative it seems to be?

25/08/2022

Germany

German publisher pulls Winnetou books after accusations of racism

Ravensburger has pulled books depicting Winnetou, a fictional Apache character, over accusations that the story reinforces racist and colonial stereotypes of Native Americans.

24/08/2022

Germany

Oder river fish die-off remains a mystery as new details emerge

Germany and Poland are still attempting to answer what caused the deaths of thousands of fish in the Oder river that began in late July.

24/08/2022

Germany

Woman held on suspicion of injuring three with 'sword-like object'

The 65-year-old suspect was detained by passers-by until police arrived at the scene.

23/08/2022

Germany

Bombed and riddled with bullet holes: Car's tragic journey from Bucha

A car in a Berlin exhibit tells the tragic story of four women from Bucha. After Russian forces withdrew from the town on the outskirts of Kyiv, 458 bodies were found in the area, including 12 children.

23/08/2022

Germany

Mass fish die-off sparks political row between Poland and Germany

Experts in the Czech Republic, the UK and the Netherlands are helping the investigation into the hundreds of tonnes of fish found dead in the Oder River.

22/08/2022

Earth News

Berlin’s 23,000 gaslights could go electric due to energy squeeze

The European city with the world’s largest surviving gaslight network will have to give up the ghost if a gas emergency is declared.

19/08/2022

Germany

Germany lowers natural gas tax to ease burden on consumers

Many German citizens are struggling with soaring energy costs following Russia’s war on Ukraine.

19/08/2022

Germany

Germany's Chancellor Scholz faces grilling over financial scandal

Investigators are looking into whether political leaders - among them Olaf Scholz - pressured Hamburg's municipal tax office into waiving tens of millions of euros in tax fees.

19/08/2022

Germany

The leaning tower of Bremerhaven was 'a disaster waiting to happen'

An iconic lighthouse in the northern German city's port is in danger of collapsing.

18/08/2022

Germany

Shipping traffic briefly halted on Rhine as cargo vessel breaks down

The blockage occurred at a time when ships are already facing record low water levels on the river amid a drought.

18/08/2022

Europe News

Gas crisis: Germans rush to stock up on coal for winter warmth

Gas crisis: Germans rush to stock up on coal for winter warmth

17/08/2022

Germany

German police investigate Abbas' '50 Holocausts' remark

Chancellor Olaf Scholz had slammed the remarks, saying that "any relativisation of the singularity of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable."

17/08/2022

Germany

Life sentence for German driver who killed six in car-ramming attack

Prosecutors said Bernd Weimann tried to kill as many people as possible when he drove his SUV at high speed into a pedestrian zone in December 2020.

16/08/2022

Mobility

BMW test car involved in fatal crash in Germany 'wasn't self-driving'

A 33-year-old woman was killed in the four-car incident in southern Germany after a BMW iX test car veered into traffic.

16/08/2022

Nature

German outdoor cat ban temporarily lifted - but why?

Cat owners in this German town no longer face €50,000 fines for letting their felines roam free.

16/08/2022

Germany

Germany refuses to back calls for Russia tourist visa ban

Chancellor Scholz says the EU should not be making it more difficult for Russians who want to flee Putin's regime, to leave the country.

16/08/2022