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The Coronavirus Crisis
Lines form in front of a vaccination center Monday in Hamburg, Germany.
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Germany Is Expected To Centralize Its COVID-19 Response. Some Fear It May Be Too Late

Apr 12, 2021
The country's scattershot approach, with each of 16 states imposing different regulations, has come under mounting criticism as cases surpass 3 million and hospitals warn they're running out of beds.
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Coronavirus Updates
German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to announce a reversal of a planned hard lockdown for Easter on Wednesday.
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In Reversal, Merkel Drops Plan For Lockdown In Germany Ahead Of Easter

Mar 24, 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the planned lockdown "a mistake," and she took the blame for the decision.
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Coronavirus Updates
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with Bavaria's State Premier Markus Soeder (right) and Berlin's Mayor Michael Mueller, participate in a news conference following talks via videoconference with Germany's state premiers on the extension of the current COV
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'Basically In A New Pandemic,' Says Merkel, As Germany Extends Lockdown

Mar 23, 2021
The German chancellor announces an intensified coronavirus lockdown going into Easter, warning that new mutations raise the specter of a potentially deadly "third wave" of COVID-19.
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Europe
Alexander Gauland, a leader in Germany's right-wing AfD political party, leaves a news conference after discussing reports that the Office for the Protection of the Constitution has deemed his entire party under suspicion of being a threat to the constit
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Germany Places Right-Wing Opposition Party Under Domestic Surveillance

Mar 03, 2021
German investigators can now cultivate informants, tap phone calls and read emails as part of its inquiry. The Alternative for Germany party says the move is politically motivated.
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World
Presiding judge Anne Kerber (left) stands before handing the verdict to Syrian defendant Eyad al-Gharib (right, face hidden under a folder) Wednesday in Koblenz. Gharib, 44, a former Syrian intelligence service agent, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in jail
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Landmark Verdict In Germany Sentences Syrian For Aiding Crimes Against Humanity

Feb 24, 2021
Eyad al-Gharib was convicted for sending protesters to a prison where they were tortured, in the first criminal trial against Syrians who served in President Bashar Assad's government.
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World
A street sign says "Tesla Street 1" in front of the construction site of the Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin. The electric automaker plans to start building cars this summer at its first European production site.
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What Will Tesla's New German Gigafactory Mean For Germany's Auto Industry?

Feb 17, 2021
The electric automaker plans to start building cars outside Berlin this summer, threatening to upend Germany's traditional combustion engine car culture. It's Tesla's first European production site.
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Police officers search addresses in Holbaek, Denmark, on Feb. 6. Denmark's intelligence service said it detained 13 people over a suspected terror plot, with another person arrested in Germany in a "linked" case.
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Danish, German Authorities Detain 14 Suspects In Counter-Terrorism Operation

Feb 12, 2021
The Danish intelligence service said it detained 13 people, with another arrested in Germany in a "linked" case. Seven are facing charges of possessing components for making explosives.
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World
Alternative for Germany leaders Björn Höcke (right) and Alexander Gauland celebrate their party's election results in Erfurt, Germany, in 2019, when voters in Thuringia elected a new state parliament. The AfD now has 88 members in Germany's federal par
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Germany Expected To Put Right-Wing AfD Under Surveillance For Violating Constitution

Jan 22, 2021
Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has wrapped up a two-year investigation into the Alternative for Germany. The party's far-right branch is already under surveillance.
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World
A group of former displaced persons helps load the Freedom Bell aboard a Navy transport vessel in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Oct. 9, 1950. One of the children, Eva Zandler, 8, originally from Poland, presents a scroll — to be enshrined in the Freedom Bell's to
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'Trump Has Created A Huge Chasm' In U.S. Society: Capitol Siege Viewed From Berlin

Jan 12, 2021
The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol stunned many in Germany, especially those who grew up in the American sector of then-West Berlin.
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Europe
German Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Franziska Giffey during the meeting of the German cabinet on Wednesday in Berlin. The cabinet approved a draft law that would require women on the executive boards of large publicly hel
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Germany Moves Toward Requiring Women On Large Companies' Executive Boards

Jan 06, 2021
Germany lags the U.S. and others in the number of women on boards at major companies. "[N]ot many changes are made voluntarily, and progress is very slow," said the federal minister for women.
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Coronavirus Updates
Chairs are piled up outside a restaurant Monday in the Baltic Sea resort town of Haffkrug, Germany.
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Germany To Extend Lockdown As COVID-19 Deaths Continue To Rise

Jan 05, 2021
While daily new infections have declined somewhat, more than 1,000 Germans are dying per day. All 16 German states are in favor of keeping restrictions in place.
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World
Jörg Meuthen, co-federal leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, speaks at the party congress Nov. 28, in Kalkar, Germany. Meuthen criticized the party's right wing in his speech. The AfD held the two-day congress in person, as tota
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How The Pandemic Dented The Popularity Of Germany's Far-Right AfD Party

Dec 29, 2020
Many expected the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, to continue growing stronger, but the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the far-right party's deep internal divisions.
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Coronavirus Updates
German Health Minister Jens Spahn arrives for a news conference Tuesday in Berlin. Germany is one of a handful of European countries to implement strict new coronavirus measures in anticipation of the holidays.
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Some European Countries Batten Down For The Holidays With New Coronavirus Lockdowns

Dec 15, 2020
Amid a spike in new cases, leaders in Germany, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic have announced the return of strict measures to dissuade people from attending large holiday gatherings.
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World
At the Berlin Police Academy, Ewald Igelmund teaches cadets courses on Germany's rule of law. Cadets must take 2 1/2 years of courses before they're allowed to become police officers.
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With Far-Right Extremism On The Rise, Germany Investigates Its Police

Dec 10, 2020
Whether it's officers participating in neo-Nazi chat groups or hoarding ammunition to prepare for a doomsday scenario, extremism is a persistent problem among those who enforce the law in Germany.
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Germany extended its coronavirus lockdown measures through mid-December, after cases continued to surge in the country.
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Germany Extends Strict Lockdown Measures With Eye Towards Reopening Ski Slopes

Nov 26, 2020
Chancellor Angela Merkel extended limits on private gatherings, and will keep bars and restaurants closed through December, but she asked the EU to agree on a time to reopen the region's ski slopes.
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Coronavirus Updates
Demonstrators rally Wednesday against pandemic restrictions in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
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Berlin Police Disperse Anti-Lockdown Protesters With Water Cannons

Nov 18, 2020
Thousands of demonstrators, most without masks, had gathered in a tightly packed crowd at the city's Brandenburg Gate, objecting to government measures intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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World
Berlin's Tegel Airport opened in 1948 and is closing Sunday as a new international hub opens after a series of delays. Although COVID-19 has hampered travel, Germans are flocking to Tegel to relive memories.
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'An Era Is Coming To An End': Travelers Bid Fond Farewell To Berlin's Tegel Airport

Nov 06, 2020
The airport opened in 1948 and is closing as Berlin's new international hub opens after a series of delays. Although COVID-19 has hampered travel, Germans are visiting Tegel to relive old memories.
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Coronavirus Updates
People wearing face masks walk past an outdoor restaurant Wednesday in Frankfurt, Germany. To slow the spread of the coronavirus, restaurants will be closed, starting Monday.
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Germany Sees Generational Conflict Over Pandemic As Virus Spreads

Oct 29, 2020
Germany is heading into a partial lockdown. Berlin already imposed closing hours to its nightlife for the first time in decades as Germany's leader asked youth to think of their grandparents.
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World
A wild boar and two of its young roam around Teufelssee, or Devil's Lake, in August.
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Wild Boars Are Causing Havoc In Germany, But Humans Are Making It Worse

Sep 09, 2020
They're stealing laptops and causing mayhem at children's birthday parties. Authorities warn if the boars rely on people for food, it could have dangerous consequences for both animals and humans.
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German motorcyclists demonstrate Sunday in Lower Saxony, Hanover, against proposals to restrict their rides.
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In Quiet-Loving Germany, Motorcyclists Protest A Possible Ban On Loud Sunday Rides

Aug 29, 2020
Germans abide by a host of laws to keep noise at a minimum after 10 p.m. and on Sundays. Thousands of motorcyclists have been riding in roaring protest through cities in response to a proposed ban.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
The entrance to Herbertstrasse, the heart of the red-light district in Hamburg, Germany. Prostitution is legal in Germany, but the coronavirus pandemic prompted lawmakers to ban sex work in March.
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Germany Bans Prostitution During Pandemic. Sex Workers Say That Creates New Dangers

Aug 26, 2020
Prostitution is legal in the country, but lawmakers have banned it to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Sex workers say that has put them at risk, and they want to work legally again.
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Europe
A proposed German law would require dogs to get exercise twice a day. Here, two pooches go for a walk in Frankfurt in 2016.
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Germany's Proposed Dog Walking Law Stirs Consternation Among Pet Owners

Aug 20, 2020
"Two hours of walking will soon be mandatory?" asks one headline in the German press. "Is the paternalism going too far?" demands another.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A cashier accepts payment from a customer in Munich in March.
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Pandemic Or Not, Germans Still Prefer Cash

Aug 11, 2020
"I'm not in the slightest bit concerned about using cash right now," one Berlin shopper says. "I just keep washing my hands. Simple." Cash makes up 75% of Germany's transactions.
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Europe
Klaus Teuber, creator of the popular board game Catan, with his son Benjamin Teuber, a managing director at Catan Inc. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the game's launch, the elder Teuber has released an autobiography, <em>My Way to Catan</em>.
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Families Stuck At Home Turn To Board Game Catan, Sending Sales Skyrocketing

Aug 07, 2020
It's a strategy game of trade and development, and it has become a hit as people shelter at home during the pandemic. The German founder of the board game describes how he came up with Catan.
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Business
A view of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday. Government statistics show the German economy contracted by 10.1% in the second quarter of this year.
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Germany's Economy Suffers Biggest Quarterly Drop On Record

Jul 30, 2020
The decline in economic output from March through June was worse than economists expected. Still, the downturn has not inflicted large job losses for Europe's biggest economy.

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