Helen Bauer: ‘The heckling turned into audience whack-a-mole then the whole room went quiet’ The standup on middle-child syndrome, the comedy scene in Berlin and the nightmare gig that she can’t forget The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022
Manchester street named among 'coolest in the world' alongside Miami, Berlin and LA It makes the cut thanks to its mix of restaurants, bars and 'rich sense of history' Manchester Evening News · Sep 5, 2022
Germany, Israel mark 50 years since Munich Olympics massacre Germany and Israel's presidents on Monday lead commemorations marking 50 years since the Munich Olympics attack, with hopes that a long-awaited compensation deal for bereaved families will finally help them heal from the painful episode. Radio France Internationale · Sep 5, 2022
Berlin police shoot dead man who killed woman with an ax German police say a man has killed a woman with an ax in Berlin The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2022
Ukraine PM thanks Germany for solidarity and calls for more weapons Denys Shmyhal’s comments on visit to Berlin show easing of tensions over response to Russian invasion The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022
Prom 62: Berlin Phil/Petrenko review – sinister magic marks a concert of startling brilliance Petrenko proved his mastery of Mahler’s Seventh yet again as he brought out its lurking ambiguity in a performance that hovered between dream and nightmare The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022
Meta, Qualcomm Strike Agreement on Custom Virtual Reality Chips Meta Platforms Inc signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality devices, the companies announced at a consumer electronics conference in Berlin on Friday. The companies' engineering and product teams will work together to produce the chips, which will be powered by… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 2, 2022
Wall Street Analyst Visits Tesla Factory, Cites "Unprecedented Demand" Wall Street analyst Pierre Ferragu attended a Tesla event at Giga Berlin and was blown away, He wrote to his clients that demand for Tesla's EVs is crazy. InsideEVs · Sep 1, 2022
Germany says it will expand military presence in Indo-Pacific Germany will expand its military presence in the Indo-Pacific by sending more warships and joining drills with allies as it keeps an eye on the "enormous" build-up of China's armed forces, the German defence chief told Reuters. Reuters · Aug 31, 2022
Russian presence in Mali must not create blind spots for peacekeepers - Germany The presence of Russian forces in Mali must not hinder U.N. peacekeepers nor provide cover for human rights breaches, Germany's chief of defence said, warning that any such developments could lead to an end of Berlin's engagement there. Reuters · Aug 31, 2022
Germany ramps up military exports, mainly to arm Ukraine German exports of military equipment have surged so far this year as Berlin supplies arms to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia's attack, the Economy Ministry said on Wednesday. Reuters · Aug 31, 2022
Union Berlin are now a major irritant to the Bundesliga’s established order Urs Fischer’s team were brutal and unforgiving against Schalke, not the cuddly club of football fables The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022
Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review – a delirious, disorienting vision of Berlin The writer’s intriguing, uneven novel follows an academic as he meanders through the streets of the city and in and out of reality The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2022
Tesla Ramping Up Fast: Giga Berlin Shooting For 2,000 Model Y A Week After recently opening factories in Germany and Texas, Tesla is upgrading and ramping up globally, with a goal of 2K per week soon in Berlin and 3K by fall. InsideEVs · Aug 26, 2022
Reuters · Aug 26, 2022 Afghan female journalist struggles for women 'heroes' from exile It was when the Taliban came to arrest her and her brother in October that Fawzia Saidzada, an Afghan journalist and women's rights activist, finally decided it was time to flee.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 26, 2022 Syrian-Palestinian Man Tried in Berlin on Charges of War Crimes One year after his arrest, a Syrian-Palestinian defendant appeared before a Berlin regional court on Thursday over charges of war crimes he had committed in Syria in 2014. The man, identified as Mouafak D.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 25, 2022 A soldier's tale: Russian serviceman's scathing memoir depicts a senseless war BERLIN — A Russian soldier's searing firsthand account of the Ukraine invasion — depicting ordinary foot soldiers exploited as cannon fodder by inept commanders and a cynical Kremlin leadership — is drawing decidedly mixed reviews from inside and outside the battle zone.
Reuters · Aug 25, 2022 Germany signs deal to give ownership of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria Germany signed an agreement on Thursday to transfer ownership to Nigeria of the Benin Bronzes, among Africa's most culturally significant artefacts which were looted in the 19th century.
Reuters · Aug 25, 2022 Vietnamese man charged over 2017 Berlin kidnapping, alleged spying An alleged spy has been charged for his suspected involvement in the high-profile kidnapping of a Vietnamese businessman in Berlin in 2017, the German federal prosecutor's office said on Thursday.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022 Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review – adrift in Berlin A professor wanders around the German capital, enabling dreamlike meditations on history, identity and belonging
WEKU · Aug 23, 2022 As Germany struggles in energy crisis, more turn to solar to help power homes A Ukrainian-born entrepreneur in Berlin who launched a startup selling DIY solar panels has seen her business boom, as the country's reliance on Russian gas causes utility bills to skyrocket.
France 24 · Aug 23, 2022 ‘They would have preferred hell’: The Battle of Stalingrad, 80 years on The Second World War’s deadliest battle – and one of the most brutal of all time – started on August 23, 1942, when Adolf Hitler’s forces went all out to seize the city bearing Joseph Stalin’s name. If ever a battle was like an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object,…
Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2022 Topless protesters in Germany call for gas embargo German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was flanked by two topless protesters on Sunday during a Federal Government Open Day in the garden of the chancellery in Berlin.Scholz had allowed himself to be photographed with visitors after a civil dialogue - during which two women stepped up and removed their tops.The semi-nude…
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022 Germany: Topless women demonstrate against Russian gas in Scholz protest Berlin resists calls for full Russian energy embargo as chancellor’s popularity plummets
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2022 Five of the best sustainable holidays across Europe From a spa-and-cycling trail across Slovenia to the coolest energy-saving hotels in Berlin, these getaways tick all the eco boxes