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Whenever the end of the year nears, the old argument about banning the sale and use of pyrotechnical products returns. Those of us who are tired of discussions on Corona measures, the 49 Euro Ticket and the energy prices, can take part in one about firecrackers and ban zones.

After weeks of discussions, the popular 9 Euro Ticket finally has a successor, but its price was quintupled. It is supposed to be valid from January 1st.…

Thirty-three years ago, on November 9th, 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall was the beginning of the end of Germany's division. Traces of those difficult times,…

Hanover has a bad record because Germans who haven't actually been there think it is ugly. But the opposite is the case. This city is far more than just a location at which you change trains or go to a trade fair. Our reporter was impressed.

It started in Cologne. The artist Gunter Demnig could not accept the fact that residents did not know people of Romani origin who used to live there were…

Germany's small Jewish community does have prominent voices. One of them is Charlotte Knobloch, who was born three months before the fascist Nazi regime came to…

In the next weeks and months, the legendary Canadian Rock group Saga and many other bands and artists that reached the peak of their fame some 40 to 50 years ago will be standing on German stages. One of them once released the "Hymn" of the late 1970s.

One of Berlin's favorite parks is Hasenheide. Located in the city's Neukölln district, it is the place for absolutely everyone, including families, dog owners,…

There are times when a dangerous substance has to be legalized to fight it. By doing so, the federal government intends to decrease the consumption of cannabis,…

This is the information age, meaning we receive information all the time. Truckloads of it. We are literally being drowned in confusing e-mails and headlines. I ran into the most peculiar ones.