Germany

In Germany, Health Minister Jens Spahn and his colleagues from the country's federal states decided to put in place new sick pay rules. In some cases, employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will not be paid while they are in quarantine.

The German-French actress Romy Schneider was adored during her lifetime and still is today, almost four decades after her untimely death. Both her aura and her…

In the early 1970s, the oil crisis hit. West Germany introduced 'Car-Free Sundays' because the world thought the oil was running out. Five decades later, today,…

Now that the big elections for the Berlin Bundestag are only days away, Germany's major parties are trying everything to get the attention of undecided voters. They are staging campaign events with big names.

The U.S. government is getting ready to let Europeans and other foreign nationals enter the country again soon. They need to be fully vaccinated against…

It is time to start worrying about winter tires. Germany has its rules, but there are recommendations drivers should consider following in addition.

In Munich, the next Oktoberfest will be taking place at Theresienwiese from September 17th to October 3rd. But visitors should make sure they are either in the right year or on the right continent.

In Germany, Super Sunday is just around the corner. While the three candidates for Chancellor faced each other on TV again, the big question is: How reliable…

The Coronavirus has killed tens of thousands of people in Germany since it hit the country last year. More than three million Germans got infected. Now, the…

Berlin just closed a huge deal about the purchase of as many as 14,750 apartments from the two real estate giants Vonovia and Deutsche Wohnen. It is worth billions. The pact is supposed to be another step in the fight against the city state’s affordable housing crisis.