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German farmers sow their discontent over agricultural policiies

Tractors lined up in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate as thousands of farmers held a protest in Germany

26/11/2019

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'Ich bin ein surfer': Berliners get first artificial wave factory

The surf was up for Berliners on Friday as the German capital's first artificial surfing wave opened for business.

22/11/2019

Germany

Son of ex-German president stabbed to death giving lecture in Berlin

The son of Germany's former president Richard von Weizsäcker was stabbed to death while he was delivering a lecture at a clinic in Berlin.

20/11/2019

Germany

Brexit prompts Tesla to choose Germany over UK for first Europe plant

Tesla CEO told Auto Express that "Brexit uncertainty" had influenced the company's decision to open its first European plant in Berlin.

13/11/2019

Germany

30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, how unified is Germany?

The fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November, 1990, triggered a process that would see East and West Germany reunified as one country a year later. But today only 38 per cent of Germans in the former East feel that reunification has been successful.

09/11/2019

Germany

Watch: Former West German prisoner tells a Stasi love story

Hans Schulze was imprisoned by the East German secret police in 1986, accused of spying. He never imagined he would voluntarily return to the Stasi prison, where he now gives guided tours.

06/11/2019

Germany

Watch: German pupils discover Berlin Wall by bike

School pupils from western Germany have been discovering the Berlin Wall on a cycling tour. Their route took them through areas where prior to 1989 they would have been shot on sight.

05/11/2019

Germany

Lonely in Berlin: German capital mulls Commissioner for Loneliness

Half of all households in Berlin are made up of only one person.

18/10/2019

Musica

Witty comedy 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' charms Berlin

"The Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Berlin State Opera is Otto Nicolai's comical-fantastical opera ( based originally on the Shakespeare's play) and tells the story of the bon vivant Falstaff with German bass René Pape makes his debut in the role. Daniel Barenboim conducts the lighthearted score.

17/10/2019

Germany

Watch: Trailblazing female artists celebrated in Berlin exhibition

Germany's National Gallery is celebrating 100 years since women were admitted to the Berlin Academy of Arts. An exhibition is being held of works by female artists who defied the odds to produce art in the years before this.

11/10/2019

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Knights participate in jousting contest on bikes in Berlin

For the first time in the history of the so-called Berlin pedal battle women took to the "battlefield"

30/09/2019

Sci-Tech

From smart trousers to flying taxis, Japan drives innovation at Berlin IFA exhibition

In partnership with The Government of Japan

What are the next trends in consumer electronics and home appliances? The answers are easy to find at one of the world’s leading trade shows - IFA in Berlin.

20/09/2019

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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

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

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

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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

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