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Berliners protest after rents double in a decade

Last year property prices in the German capital rose by 20 percent.

Germany

Germans protest against rising rents and portfolio-hungry landlords

Protesters take to the streets of Berlin and other German cities, fed up of rising rental prices

Germany

Watch: Bauhaus and its designs on a new museum to mark 100th birthday

The art school movement began in 1919 and ended in 1933, the year Hitler came to power, coinciding with the lifespan of the Weimar Republic.

USA

Trump falsely claims, again, that his father was born in Germany

The US President appears to confuse his father with his grandfather.

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Apprentice makeup artists compete for prize in Germany

Six apprentice makeup artists showed off their best handiwork with brushes, prosthetics and maquillage on Sunday (March 31) at the German makeup artistry championship

Germany

German police release 11 men after weapons suspicions prove unfounded

A prosecution spokesman said 10 people were arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning a major attack with weapons and explosives but they were later released after no evidence of arms was found.

Europe News

German government divided over ban on Saudi arms sales

Germany's government is in a deadlock over extending a ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia that is set to expire this week.

Germany

German sci-fi-loving professor paints observatory as Star Wars' R2-D2

The observatory was painted by a German professor, who loves Star Wars and gives Star Trek lectures on his free time.

Germany

Euroviews. I am a Muslim, I was born and bred in Germany but I do not identify as a German ǀ View

Muslims [...] are barely represented in Brussels: there are only 3 Muslim MEPs out of a total of 751. And since they are all men, Muslim women are invisible in the EU parliament (with the exception of some of the cleaners).

Austria

Two Iraqi nationals arrested in Prague over failed attack

Two Iraqi nationals have been arrested in Prague just a day after police arrested an Iraqi citizen in Austria over a series of failed attacks on German trains last year

Germany

Police arrests suspect in series of bomb threats in Germany

The town halls of Augsburg, Göttingen, Chemnitz, Kaiserslautern and Neunkirch were affected.

Germany

Every third child in Berlin lives in poverty — meet one of them

15-year-old Kim Hansloek is part of the gloomy statistic. But performing in the socially conscious Cabuwazi circus gives her "an outlet for the rage". Watch how a Berlin circus helps children living in poverty in this interactive 360° experience.

Germany

'Sexist' bike helmet ad divides opinion in Germany

An advert released in Germany encouraging young cyclists to wear a helmet has divided opinions on its 'sexist' delivery and intentions.

Germany

German police arrest ten suspects over alleged terrorist attack plot

"They are believed to have agreed to carry out an Islamist terrorist attack using a vehicle and guns that would kill as many 'non-believers' as possible," prosecutors said.

Germany

YouFeud: Fans of rival social media stars brawl in Berlin square

"We see in the rapper scene, and increasingly also with other influencers, that they are sometimes very negligent with their influence."

Brazil

Porsche sports cars among destroyed cargo of sunken Grande America

They included some of the exclusive 911 GT2 RS models, which were on their way to customers in Brazil when the accident happened.

Germany

Facebook vows to fight fake news before European Parliament elections

Facebook is partnering with German news agency DPA as part of a large-scale effort to fight fake news through fact-checking ahead of the European Parliament election in May

World

Berlin gives 21% travel discount today to help even up the pay gap

A ticket will be offered to women today only that costs 21 per cent less than normal - the amount that women are paid less than men in Germany according to EU statistics.

Germany

Man tries to smuggle tortoises disguised as chocolate

A crime, not a tasty treat

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Tourists can now visit ex-Nazi military compound

A huge abandoned secret military complex hidden inside a fenced-off pine forest in eastern Germany is no longer off limits.

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