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Mein HAIR! Hirsute men from across the world descend on Bavarian town to try their luck in Germany’s annual moustache and beard Olympics

Competitors from all around the world came to Germany to take part in a Beard Olympics and German Beard Championships … More

Bavaria, Beards, Championships, Germany, Moustaches

Experts fear Germany’s deadly floods are a glimpse into climate future

Climate change is making extreme rainfall more common, scientists say. Germany and Belgium, as well as parts of the Netherlands … More

Belgium, Climate Change, Flood, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Rainfall

German MP Nikolas Löbel resigns over face mask scandal

An MP from Angela Merkel’s party has stepped down from Germany’s parliament over a scandal about the purchase of face … More

Angela Merkel, Face Masks, Germany, Scandal

Denmark and Germany arrest 14 people over planned bomb attack

Police in Denmark and Germany have arrested a total of 14 people on suspicion of planning a bomb attack. Thirteen … More

Denmark, Germany, Terrorism

Sahara dust causes ‘sharp rise’ in European air pollution – turning parts of the continent orange

Researchers say levels of harmful particles increased in some cities in southern and central Europe. A plume of Sahara dust … More

Air Pollution, Algeria, Dust, Germany, Sahara

Adidas to sell Reebok — report

FRANKFURT/MUNICH : Adidas is planning to sell its long-struggling Reebok division, Germany’s manager magazin reported today. The group plans to … More

Adidas, Germany, Investment, Reebok

China furious with global outcry over Xinjiang and Hong Kong

Beijing is angry after many countries supported a Germany-led initiative to condemn rights violations in the country. UN diplomats told … More

China, forced labor, Germany, Hong Kong, Human Rights, minorities, Uighur, Xinjiang

150 YEARS OF POSTCARDS

The world’s first official postcard German postal reformer Heinrich von Stephan had suggested to introduce the “Postblatt,” or open post … More

Art Nouveau, elevated railway, Franco-German War, Germany, Heinrich von Stephan, Heritage, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Port Said, Postblatt, Postcard, The Captain of Köpenick

Better late than never! Postcard arrives after 51 years

A postcard sent from Rome to a Bavarian monastery has reached its final destination after more than half a century. … More

Better late than never, Germany, half a century, Postcard, Rome to a Bavarian

Massive pumpkin snatches annual prize in Bavaria

A Bavarian man has won this year’s prize for Germany’s heaviest pumpkin, with his contender weighing in at over 720 … More

annual competition, Bavaria, Germany, Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival

Europe’s prettiest fairytale towns and villages

When it comes to towns and villages worthy of a Brothers Grimm story, nowhere does it quite like Europe. From … More

Alberobello, Bamberg, Castle Combe, Covid19, England, Germany, Italy, Norway, Photography, Reine, Setenil de las Bodegas, Slovenia, Spain, Tourism, Travel, Velika Planina

A European odyssey: A portrait of Europe during the pandemic

Two journalists travelled from the North Cape to Sicily to document a Europe divided by the coronavirus crisis. The main … More

Covid19, Culture, Denmark, France, Germany, Heritage, Italy, Life, Norway, odyssey, Pandemic, Sicily, Sweden, Switzerland

J&J to start mid-stage coronavirus vaccine trials in three European countries

MADRID (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ.N) Janssen unit will begin mid-stage trials for its coronavirus vaccine in Spain, the … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Germany, Pandemic, Spain, Study, Testing, the Netherlands, Vaccine

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