The Latest Breaking News from Berlin

Schumer insists Senate will vote on voting rights bill ‘win, lose or draw’ – as it happened

Senate majority leader says ‘the eyes of the nation will be watching’ – follow all the latest news

The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2022

Germany could halt pipeline if Russia attacks Ukraine, Scholz signals

Germany may consider halting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia attacks Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz signalled on Tuesday, as pressure grew on his government to take a more hawkish stance on the Kremlin.

Reuters · Jan 18, 2022

Protest like it’s 1989: Germany’s anti-vaxxers evoke Monday night reunification demonstrations

Thirty three years ago, Monday night protests helped bring down the Berlin Wall. Now those opposed to Covid-fighting measures are using the ‘Montagsdemo’, reports Erik Kirschbaum from the German capital

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

Report: Made-In-Germany Tesla Model Y Performance Coming In March

The Tesla Giga Berlin plant in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany appears to be on the last straight to start series production of the Tesla Model Y.

InsideEVs · Jan 17, 2022

Turkish court acquits German journalist Tolu

A Turkish court on Monday acquitted German journalist Mesale Tolu of terrorism charges, she said on Twitter, in a case that lasted nearly five years and added to strains between Ankara and Berlin at the time of her detention.

Reuters · Jan 17, 2022

Fainting spells could be a Covid warning sign amid strange Omicron symptoms

Since Omicron emerged, there have been several reports of new Covid symptoms that had never been seen before. Here’s one of the latest signs of the virus which was spotted in Germany

Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2022

‘We started eating them’: what do you do with an invasive army of crayfish clones?

It’s been dubbed the perfect invader, but the marbled crayfish may offer a sustainable food source and even help prevent disease

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2022