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VE Day: Berlin marks end of WW2 in Europe with unprecedented holiday

Friday, May 8th 2020, 5:34

It is a one-off holiday in the German capital, but some think it should be marked nationally each year.
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German league to be first in Europe to resume

Thursday, May 7th 2020, 16:37

The Bundesliga will resume behind closed doors on Saturday 16 May - becoming the first European league to restart following the coronavirus shutdown.
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Kraftwerk founder Florian Schneider dies at 73

Wednesday, May 6th 2020, 17:25

The German quartet set the template for electronic music and influenced scores of other artists.
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Coronavirus: Germany reopens shops as lockdown is relaxed

Wednesday, May 6th 2020, 15:38

Angela Merkel says "the very first phase is behind us" as the coronavirus lockdown is eased.
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Coronavirus: Summer holidays abroad possible, German official says

Wednesday, May 6th 2020, 8:19

Politicians in Germany, France and Italy all express hope that summer holidays will go ahead.
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German court criticises European Central Bank crisis bond-buying

Tuesday, May 5th 2020, 16:45

Constitutional court ruling does not directly affect the European Central Bank's coronavirus aid.
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Coronavirus: How to open a hairdressers after lockdown

Monday, May 4th 2020, 23:01

Hairdressers can reopen after Germany relaxes its lockdown but there is a long list of rules.
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Love Parade disaster: German court ends trial over 2010 stampede deaths

Monday, May 4th 2020, 12:40

Charges are dropped after German judges rule that coronavirus curbs make convictions unlikely.
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Coronavirus: Germany dashes tourism sector's hopes on lockdown

Wednesday, April 29th 2020, 22:38
related countries: France France

Germany warns against worldwide travel before mid-June, as its tourism sector calls for state aid.
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Germany's new Berlin airport set for take off, nine years late

Wednesday, April 29th 2020, 10:15
related places: Berlin

There may be no passengers on the horizon but the long-awaited airport will launch in October.
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Major film festivals to unite for YouTube event

Monday, April 27th 2020, 16:44
related places: Berlin

We Are One will feature offerings from Berlin, Cannes, Toronto, Venice and beyond.
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Coronavirus: Berlin march against lockdown measures

Saturday, April 25th 2020, 17:26

About 200 protesters gathered in Germany's capital to protest against coronavirus measures.
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Genocide trial: IS suspect in court in Germany

Friday, April 24th 2020, 10:17
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A 37-year-old man is accused of murdering a five-year-old girl in Iraq in 2015.
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Syria civil war: Germany holds unprecedented state torture trial

Thursday, April 23rd 2020, 15:39
related countries: Syria Syria

Anwar R and Eyad A are accused of committing crimes against humanity for Syria's regime.
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Merkel warns coronavirus crisis 'still just the beginning'

Thursday, April 23rd 2020, 14:38

Germany begins tough EU summit talks on emergency funds for stricken Europe.
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Bundesliga 'ready to return on 9 May', says German Football League

Thursday, April 23rd 2020, 14:34

The Bundesliga is hoping to return to action behind closed doors next month, but what challenges does it face to make it reality?
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Coronavirus: Germany's states make face masks compulsory

Wednesday, April 22nd 2020, 15:04
related places: Bremen

Bremen is the last of Germany's 16 states to require using face masks on public transport.
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Coronavirus: Germany relaxes shop closures

Monday, April 20th 2020, 17:15

Some German school pupils are also back in class, but social distancing remains in force.
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Coronavirus: Germany says its outbreak is 'under control'

Friday, April 17th 2020, 13:29

The number of new infections has fallen significantly in Germany, where testing is at a high level.
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Coronavirus: German zoo may have to feed animals to each other

Tuesday, April 14th 2020, 15:16

German zoos struggle with a major loss of income due to coronavirus, as running costs remain high
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Coronavirus: Italy orders rescued migrants onto quarantine ship

Sunday, April 12th 2020, 16:35

About 156 people on a German rescue ship off Sicily must undergo health checks on another vessel.
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Coronavirus: What can the UK learn from Germany on testing?

Friday, April 10th 2020, 23:51
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The UK's chief medical adviser says there's "a lot to learn" from Germany, so what has it been doing?
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Coronavirus: German region eases Baltic coast travel ban

Friday, April 10th 2020, 10:49

Locals in the north-east can now travel after the court said the ban was "disproportionate".
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Coronavirus: US accused of ‘piracy’ over mask ‘confiscation’

Saturday, April 4th 2020, 0:35
related countries: United States United States
related places: Berlin

Berlin officials say 200,000 masks have been diverted to the US under a law invoked by Donald Trump.
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German police arrest man over high-speed rail tampering

Saturday, March 21st 2020, 23:50
related places: Frankfurt

The 51-year-old is accused of loosening bolts on a railway track just before a bridge outside Frankfurt.
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German police raid neo-Nazi Reichsbürger movement nationwide

Thursday, March 19th 2020, 13:15

The anti-Semitic Reichsbürger members say they do not recognise the post-war German state.
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Coronavirus: Europe plans full border closure in virus battle

Tuesday, March 17th 2020, 11:03
related countries: France France

The European Commission's president is to urge leaders to ban "non-essential" travel.
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Coronavirus: German Big Brother cast to be told about pandemic live on TV

Tuesday, March 17th 2020, 8:05

Until now the Big Brother housemates in Germany have been unaware about the global pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Up to 70% of Germany could become infected - Merkel

Wednesday, March 11th 2020, 15:27

The chancellor warns that as many as 58 million Germans could become infected by coronavirus.
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US orders deportation of former Nazi camp guard to Germany

Friday, March 6th 2020, 16:27
related countries: United States United States

Friedrich Karl Berger, now 94, is still receiving a pension in Germany for his "wartime service".
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Climate change: Warm winter ruins German ice wine harvest

Sunday, March 1st 2020, 10:30

Temperatures in Germany's wine-growing regions were not cold enough to produce the dessert wine.
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Berlin International Film Festival: Iranian film about executions wins top prize

Saturday, February 29th 2020, 23:42
related countries: Iran Iran

Director Mohammad Rasoulof is banned from leaving Iran and filmed There Is No Evil in secret.
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Who wants to follow in Merkel's footsteps?

Wednesday, February 26th 2020, 2:47

Three rivals are vying to take over as head of the centre right CDU in a race to lead Germany.
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Car drives into carnival crowd in German town Volkmarsen

Monday, February 24th 2020, 21:25
related places: Volkmarsen

Police say 30 people were injured after a car was driven into a crowd in the town of Volkmarsen.
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Hanau shooting: Why Germany’s far-right AfD is blamed over racist violence

Saturday, February 22nd 2020, 11:17

The anti-Islam AfD is accused of fuelling racist violence, amid German shock at the Hanau killings.
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Germany shooting: Vigils held for victims of racist attack

Friday, February 21st 2020, 2:14

Germany's government is facing calls to do more to combat far-right extremism following the attack.
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Germany shooting: 'It was a shock but not a surprise'

Thursday, February 20th 2020, 22:26

Three German Kurds talk to the BBC about the aftermath of the attack and racism in Germany.
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Germany shooting: 'Far-right extremist' carried out shisha bars attacks

Thursday, February 20th 2020, 12:59

Nine people are shot dead in two shisha bars in Hanau in a case being investigated as terrorism.
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Hanau: 'Several dead' after Germany mass shooting

Wednesday, February 19th 2020, 23:53

Several people are dead following two shootings in the western German city of Hanau.
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German far-right AfD accused of handing out 'racist' colouring book

Wednesday, February 19th 2020, 15:01
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Members of the far-right group gave out books that appear to caricature Turkish men brandishing guns.
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German firms Bayer and BASF fight $265m US fine over weedkiller

Monday, February 17th 2020, 11:05
related countries: United States United States

Bayer and BASF are told to pay huge damages to a Missouri peach-grower.
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German far-right group 'planned attacks on mosques'

Monday, February 17th 2020, 5:52

Twelve men arrested on Friday were allegedly plotting to attack mosques, politicians and immigrants.
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Tesla: German court halts work on new 'Gigafactory'

Sunday, February 16th 2020, 19:28

Environmentalists win a temporary injunction against forest clearance for a new "Gigafactory".
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Swiss machines 'used to spy on governments for decades'

Tuesday, February 11th 2020, 22:27
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland, United States United States

Secret control of a Swiss device enabled the US and Germany to collect classified information, reports say.
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Germany's Merkel loses control of her own succession

Tuesday, February 11th 2020, 14:19

With the resignation of Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer the race for next chancellor appears wide open.
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German AfD-backed leader to stay on temporarily

Friday, February 7th 2020, 16:03

Thuringia's ex-premier was helped into office by the far right, but his resignation is now on hold.
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Far right causes earthquake in German politics

Thursday, February 6th 2020, 16:34

A vote in the state of Thuringia has caused outrage and shame in Germany, Jenny Hill reports.
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Germany AfD: Thuringia PM quits amid fury over far right

Thursday, February 6th 2020, 15:44

The AfD helped elect liberal Thomas Kemmerich in Thuringia, prompting widespread outrage.
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Germany AfD: Outrage as far right helps oust Thuringia PM Ramelow

Wednesday, February 5th 2020, 18:54

The AfD helps a liberal politician come to power, in what is seen as a big taboo in German politics.
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Anti-Semitic sculpture to remain on German church

Tuesday, February 4th 2020, 21:45
related places: Wittenberg

A court rules that "Judensau" image can stay on the facade of a Wittenberg church linked to Luther.
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German police probe Nazi-style beer brand

Monday, January 27th 2020, 11:45

A beer with a label stating "German Reich Brewery" sells out in a store in eastern Germany.
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Three women who were part of a quiet resistance against the Nazis in Berlin

Sunday, January 26th 2020, 0:01
related places: Berlin

The three were part of a quiet resistance against the Nazis in Second World War Berlin.
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German shooting: Man kills six of his family in small town

Friday, January 24th 2020, 17:01
related places: Rot, See

Police believe the attack at a restaurant in Rot am See was related to a family dispute.
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Fake German doctor who coaxed women to electrocute themselves jailed

Monday, January 20th 2020, 17:31

A German man who convinced young women and girls to shock themselves on camera is given 11 years.
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Czech fire: Eight killed at disabled people's home in Vejprty

Sunday, January 19th 2020, 21:33
related countries: Czech Republic Czech Republic

Rescue teams from Germany joined Czech crews to bring the fire under control in Vejprty.
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Libya civil war: World leaders committed to peace, UN chief says

Sunday, January 19th 2020, 20:59
related places: Berlin

World leaders pledge not to interfere in Libya and to uphold a UN arms embargo to further peace.
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German foreign office sorry for #SeduceSomeoneInFourWords tweet

Friday, January 17th 2020, 13:27

The office accepted that the tweet, which made a joke about visa applications, was insensitive.
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Syria war: Society leaders hold secret peace summit in Berlin

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 13:10
related places: Berlin

Leading figures met this week to overcome the sectarian divides that are tearing their country apart.
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Siemens resists climate protests over Australia coal project

Monday, January 13th 2020, 11:45
related countries: Australia Australia

The German engineering giant says it cannot back out of a huge coalmining deal in Queensland.
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German sandwich poisoning victim dies after four years in coma

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 17:10

The young German man was targeted by a work colleague who peppered his lunch with mercury and lead.
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Gelsenkirchen knifeman killed by German police 'mentally ill'

Monday, January 6th 2020, 16:28
related places: Gelsenkirchen

The man tried to attack officers in the city of Gelsenkirchen, but terrorism is not suspected.
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Italian Alps: Six German tourists killed by 'drunk driver'

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 11:45
related countries: Italy Italy

The driver of the car involved, a man in his late 20s, was arrested and is currently in hospital.
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Krefeld zoo fire: German police suspect three women

Thursday, January 2nd 2020, 13:12

Sky lanterns are blamed for a New Year's Eve blaze at Krefeld Zoo that killed rare apes and monkeys.
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Krefeld Zoo primates as sanctuary burns down

Wednesday, January 1st 2020, 15:20

Police say the fire may have been caused by Chinese lanterns used to celebrate New Year.
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Taking on Germany’s tampon tax: 'Periods are not a luxury'

Wednesday, January 1st 2020, 0:49

Their petition gained more than 180,000 signatures and led to a change in the law.
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Val Senales: Italian Alps avalanche kills woman and two girls

Sunday, December 29th 2019, 7:07
related countries: Italy Italy

The victims, believed to be German nationals, were skiing on the Val Senales glacier in South Tyrol.
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Peter Schreier: Leading German tenor dies at 84

Thursday, December 26th 2019, 20:18

A rare international star from the former East Germany, he was known for the intensity of his renditions.
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German police find missing boy inside suspect's cupboard

Monday, December 23rd 2019, 10:51

A German teenager who vanished in 2017 is discovered in the home of a child pornography suspect.
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Germany: Passengers halt speeding tram after driver passes out

Monday, December 23rd 2019, 10:43

Two men smash into the cabin of the unresponsive driver and halt a speeding tram in Germany.
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Uber promises changes to avoid Germany ban

Friday, December 20th 2019, 14:27

The ride-sharing app could be banned in Germany if it does not make changes to its processes.
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German homeless man who wanted jail gets life for attack on cyclist

Wednesday, December 18th 2019, 11:19

A German court says the unemployed man deliberately hit a cyclist with his car to go to prison.
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German court forced to rule as cheese smell gets up woman's nose

Tuesday, December 17th 2019, 21:56

The woman lives above a cheese shop in Germany and had placed signs warning of the stink.
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