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Fritz von Weizsäcker, a prominent physician at the 'Schlosspark' Clinic in Berlin, was stabbed to death during a lecture he held on Tuesday night. The attacker was arrested.

Hundreds of people might be infected with the West Nile Virus in Germany, experts believe. Three Germans have already developed the dangerous illness those…

The summer of 2019 brought record temperatures to Germany and other parts of Europe. Scientists believe it was a symptom of the man-made climate change. On…

Updated version, 6:33 p.m. For the first time ever, more than 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42 degrees Centigrade) were measured in Germany on Thursday. By 6 p.m., two cities had broken their all-time temperature records. While Cologne and Frankfurt am Main came pretty close to breaking records too, Berlin was supposedly cool in comparison, with up…

Germany's public outdoor swimming pools will most likely be crowded for the rest of the week. There are 25 of them in Berlin alone.

Germany will be like an oven next week. Its residents and visitors will likely feel like fried chicken. Forecasters are saying they are expecting temperatures…

In the scorching heat, any Berliner could have fried eggs on the hood of any car parked in direct sunlight. Around noon, the city felt like Havana rather than like a Western European capital, except the ocean was missing.

As many as 5400 vendors and far more than one million users frequented 'Wall Street Market' before the site was crushed by the authorities. Apart from cocaine,…

Yet another problem connected to dry conditions in spring is already surfacing. Forest and bush fires have been extinguished in Brandenburg and other federal…

Chancellor Angela Merkel is not traveling to Madeira. Her mother died earlier this month, and the funeral takes place today. In a statement Merkel said she was saddened and distraught. Her thoughts were with "our compatriots" and everyone else affected by the "terrible bus accident" in Madeira.