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Christmas is almost four months away. Still, German towns and cities are planning their Christmas markets. They insist on them taking place, in spite of the Corona pandemic.

A superstar is touring Germany, namely none other than Elon Musk. His visit is about a lot more than just a construction site in Brandenburg.

Twenty-two years ago today, Swissair's flight 111 was lost along with everyone aboard. It was one of the last crashes on the North Atlantic Route, and one of…

Mercedes Benz did it again. The seventh generation S-Class was unveiled today. It is a stunning car, but it has one problem.

Forty-eight years ago in Munich, Palestinian terrorists murdered almost the entire Israeli team at the Olympic Games. West Germany aided the culprits by making…

In the 20th century, television in Germany used to be quite embarrassing, for the most part. Since, it has only partially improved.

Alexander von Humboldt was a universal scholar who worked on his research relentlessly. His 5-year expedition on the American continent, his best-known project, is only a fraction of the scientist's achievements.

In Berlin, the 2021 Berlinale is supposed to take place in the real world, meaning with people and visitors who will actually be watching movies and…

There finally is a date: On December 4th, 2020, the missing link on Berlin's 'U5' metro line is scheduled to be inaugurated. There are three new stations. One…

Berliners may not be the world champions of good behavior, but they are nice people. Some of them know there are red lines nobody should ever cross.