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Laver Cup Day 1: Fritz And Shelton Tie With Europe

Exciting start at Laver Cup with Team Europe and Team World tied at 2-2 after day one in Berlin. Matches intensify over the weekend.

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Far-right AfD looking to make German history in Brandenburg state election

Attention is focused on regional vote this Sunday that could determine the fate of the national government

The Guardian - UK

Turkey wants to regulate Germany's beloved döner kebab street food

The döner kebab is beloved in Berlin

The Independent UK

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Envision retains Buemi, Frijns for Formula E despite WEC clash conundrum

Envision has retained its Formula E driver line-up of Sebastien Buemi and Robin Frijns for the upcoming season, despite both drivers having potential World Endurance Championship clashes.

Motorsport

Retirement Can Make You Feel 'Like An Alien' In Tennis, Says Federer

Roger Federer said on Wednesday staying involved with tennis in retirement helped him avoid feeling "like an alien" ahead of this week's Laver Cup in Berlin.

International Business Times

The Last Word: ‘painfully poignant’ play gives a voice to women silenced by Russia’s legal system

Anna Narinskaya’s play The Last Word, which has transferred to London’s Marylebone Theatre after its premiere in Berlin in 2022, gives voice to nine women who have fallen foul of the Russian legal system in recent years.

The Conversation

Berlin’s Watergate nightclub will close with New Year’s Eve last dance

Upmarket Kreuzberg club blames economic pressures, a pandemic hangover and Berlin’s dated image as factors leading to end of 22-year party

The Guardian - UK

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Germany's Scholz Disappointed By Delay To Intel Chip Plant

Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced disappointment Tuesday after US semiconductor giant Intel delayed plans to build a mega chip-making plant in Germany which had been championed by Berlin.

International Business Times

Coal Phase-out Fuels Far Right In Rural Eastern Germany

White clouds still billow from the cooling towers of a coal plant near Spremberg in Germany's ex-communist east but the end is in sight as Berlin phases out the dirty fossil fuel.

International Business Times

Greece brings in new tourism measures in bid to tackle housing crisis

Europe’s tourism boom has prompted hotspots such as Spain, Lisbon, Berlin and Florence to announce restrictions

The Independent UK

Germany Expands Border Controls To Curb Migrant Arrivals

Germany will from Monday expand border controls to the frontiers with all nine of its neighbours to stop irregular migrants in a move that has sparked protests from other EU members.

International Business Times

A late summer break in Montpellier, one of France’s sunniest cities

The reinvention of Montpellier from ancient university town to ‘Berlin by the Med’ is in full swing, and late summer is the best time to visit

The Guardian - UK

Germany reintroduces border checks to far-right praise as EU tensions mount

Olaf Scholz’s government says ‘acute dangers’ led to decision but some in EU criticise ‘unacceptable’ decision

The Guardian - UK

Doner touch our kebabs: the evolution of Australia’s unique ‘meal in a wrap’

Local variations of a classic reveal much about the Turkish diaspora – but one man is determined to prove the ‘Sydney-style’ kebab is the best

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The Independent UK

Germany sails two warships through Taiwan Strait for the first time in two decades

Germany has sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait in its first transit of the disputed waters in more than two decades, as Berlin seeks to increase its defense engagement in the Asia-Pacific region

The Guardian - UK

‘The main issue was always the hijab’: the Iranian directors arrested for their gentle septuagenarian comedy

Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, makers of My Favourite Cake, received an ovation at the Berlin film festival while under house arrest in Tehran. They speak about the struggle of creating art under a dictatorship

International Business Times

Exiled Russian Dissidents In Germany Get Rare Boost From Freed Activists

Not long after Russian dissident Ilya Yashin was freed in a major prisoner swap with the West, he received a hero's welcome in Berlin, a growing centre for exiled Russian activists.

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The Dell XPS 13 Lunar Lake may steal the battery life crown from... the Dell XPS 13

Dell announced a new XPS 13 at IFA Berlin last week, powered by the new Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" processors and its touting a wild 26-hour battery life.

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Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 has me rethinking my stance on 2-in-1 laptops

Despite two major chip launches this year, only a handful of laptops were fully debuted at IFA Berlin. Thankfully, Samsung came in hot with the new Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360.

The Guardian - UK

‘Swamp’ talk won’t turn the tide against fascism in Germany

Letters: Anna Güttel is insulted by Fatma Aydemir’s view of life outside Berlin, Richard Grange says immigrants are part of the country’s narrative, and Steve Bourne speaks up for die Liberale Demokraten

The Guardian - UK

‘The end of Schengen’: Germany’s new border controls put EU unity at risk

Critics say tightened land border checks a ‘transparent’ bid to appease far right that breaches free movement rights

MusicRadar

Always crashing in the same car: Man attempts to gain entry to Berlin club by driving his Audi into it

Man attempts to gain entry to a Berlin club by driving into it

Tom’s Hardware

Best of IFA 2024: New CPUs, new laptops, and more

The most innovative and interesting products that debuted at Berlin's tech show.

The Independent UK

Pain of Euros final defeat no easier second time around – Harry Kane

Kane and his team-mates lost to Spain in the final in Berlin.

Louder

“I knew what each word meant, and it described exactly from moment to moment what that day was about.” The true inspiration behind David Bowie's 'Heroes' has been revealed

'Heroes' documents a special day during Bowie's Berlin residency

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