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It's not like citizens of the GDR, the former communist German state, were world travelers. Few flew to New York, New Delhi or Seoul. The confined majority got a World Clock.

Germany's federal government and the federal states keep on coming up with new Corona rules. In some cases, their implementation leads to issues because, in…

Berlin's fight against drug dealers is going into the next round. The city state's prosecution and the Berlin Police Department decided to take a new approach…

In Berlin, all residents can have themselves tested for Corona. The tests are free of charge. The Senate has set up testing centers all over the city.

Some Berliners drive vehicles that deserve to be called cars. But the German capital has to put up with fish cans on wheels and other phenomena as well. Holy…

Germany's intelligence is now investigating the AfD. The decision was taken in February, according to the 'Tagesspiegel' daily. It has quite a few implications.

In Germany's federal state of Baden-Württemberg, the name Winfried Kretschmann is a synonym for the word winner. In two weeks from now, the Green politician will likely win his third state elections.

Just as we have begun to love the "winter time" the Europeans switch to for the cold season, we have to throw it overboard again. Sound the alarm! The time for…

On the one hand there is Corona. On the other, people want to hit the beaches in summer. Does the vacation trip in the second Corona summer have to be…

The Germans can probably appear to be sort of odd or stiff at first. But they do have manners. It is good to adapt to some of those, or you might irritate them. On the other hand, they should respect you too.