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Activists spray paint on Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in call for climate action
Climate activists sprayed orange and yellow paint on the columns of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate on Sunday to push demands…
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Sport
Chinese foldable phones make a splash at IFA 2023
Chinese company HONOR stole the show at the IFA 2023 by unveiling a new flip phone, and phone designed like…
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Travel
Fall asleep in Paris and wake up in Berlin on this new night train
Nightjet’s Paris-Berlin train to relaunch in 2024 as Europe’s rail revival gathers speed. You’ll soon be able to fall asleep…
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Germany
‘Platform 17’: Arson attack on memorial to deported Jews in Berlin
The monument, a “reminder of the systematic violence against Jewish people,” has been attacked, as part of a rise in…
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United Kingdom
Berlin’s new culture budget more than double England’s arts spending
Last week Berlin’s Senator for Culture announced a massive amount of funding for the art institutions in Germany’s capital, putting…
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News
All boar, no roar: ‘Lioness’ search near Berlin ends, wild pig suspected
BERLIN: German police on Friday (Jul 21) called off a search for a wild animal initially believed to be a…
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Germany
Hunt for ‘lioness’ on the loose near Berlin goes into a second day
Police use drones, helicopters and infrared cameras and bring in animal tracks experts to help with their search. Experts on…
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Germany
Lion on the loose: Reports trigger alert in Berlin
“I fear for my two dachshunds… [they are] ideal food for a lion,” one local told reporters. Police are hunting…
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News
Police hunt for escaped lion on southern edge of Berlin
BERLIN: Police have warned the public to stay indoors on the southwestern edge of Berlin while they search for a…
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Europe
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‘The sponge city’: Berlin is striving to absorb and collect rainwater
Issued on: 18/07/2023 – 14:11Modified: 18/07/2023 – 15:02 02:03 Faced with repeated droughts, Berlin is now focusing on what to…
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