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Watch: Aftermath of huge Berlin aquarium explosion

Watch: Aftermath of huge Berlin aquarium explosion

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Report: Berlin aquarium explodes, killing 1,500 tropical fish

The 14 metre-high aquarium in the Radisson hotel in Berlin shattered overnight, sending water gushing into a nearby street and leaving two people injured according to police and firefighters.

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Wave of devastation as huge aquarium explodes in Berlin

It was billed as the “largest, cylindrical, free-standing aquarium in the world”.

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Online or on campus? Germany’s ESMT Berlin offers the best of both worlds with its Global Online MBA

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In the digital age, the world of business is smaller than ever. But while the internet opens doors, face-to-face interaction often seals the deal – and it’s a similar situation in the classroom.

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Key figure in German 'cum-ex' tax evasion scandal jailed for 8 years

The scheme allowed foreign investors to quickly buy and sell shares around the dividend payment date so tax authorities could not identify the true owner.

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Europe's health workers slam 'empty' post-pandemic promises

Euronews interviewed public health professionals across Europe and they all agree: working conditions have only worsened since the pandemic and they are demanding action.

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New book tells the story of electronic group Kraftwerk

Karl Bartos joined the group in 1974, now he tells the story of their musical journey.

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Hostage situation in Dresden involving gunman has ended: German police

A hostage situation in a Dresden shopping mall has ended, according to the city’s police.

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Police investigate German coup plot fuelled by conspiracy claims

German police are investigating a plot to overturn their country’s government that included a large amount of money and weapons.

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Climate activists breach Munich airport to protest air travel on north

Munich Airport saw its traffic disrupted after climate activists staged a protest against the environmental impact of air travel. The group "Last Generation" said some of their members glued their hands on the tarmac.

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Ex-Wirecard boss and two former executives on trial for fraud

The collapse of the financial services company Wirecard has been described as the biggest case of fraud in post-war Germany.

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Germany braced for 'second wave of arrests' in far-right 'coup plot'

German police said they are looking at dozens more people who they think might be connected to the plan to overthrow the Berlin government of Chancellor Scholz.

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Germany raids: Extreme right group had plan for coup d'état

Extreme right group raids in Germany had plans for coup d'état, says Haldenwang

My Europe Series

How Germany's role in Europe has changed after one year of Scholz

"(Scholz) doesn’t like taking risks. He’s not really taking the lead on Ukraine; neither in domestic politics nor on the European level," one expert said.

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Former executives on trial in Germany's biggest post-war fraud scandal

The financial scandal cost German banks an estimated €3.1 billion in loans and writedowns.

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Germany arrests four members of suspected migrant smuggling ring

The criminal gang allegedly trafficked Middle Eastern migrants to Germany via Poland and Belarus.

Ukraine

Suspect embassy packages had a German shipping address, says Kyiv

Each of the parcels had the shipping address of a Tesla car dealership near Stuttgart.

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How a year of Olaf Scholz has changed and shaped Germany

Scholz was sworn in as Germany's new chancellor on 8 December 2021.

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Prince, politician, paratrooper: Who's accused over Germany coup plot?

With an estimated 20,000 members, the Reichsbürger movement brings together strands of disaffected, anti-establishment, right-wingers and others: those either angry at the post-WWII federal republic, or nostalgic for a Germany long gone.

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Far-right terror suspects held in Germany over 'armed coup' plot

Officials said 25 people were detained as police carried out nationwide raids over an alleged plot to overthrow the government and install a former member of Germany's royal family as leader.

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