Man fined after hugging German Chancellor Olaf Scholz – DW – 04/15/2025 91bu04/15/202502 views Frankfurt District Court on Tuesday issued a €4,500 (nearly $ 5,100) fine to a drug-addled driver who slipped into Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s security convoy and hugged the politician on an… Read more
Just one in four Berlin apartments is affordable on an average income 91bu04/15/202501 views Finding an affordable home in the German capital is an uphill struggle for those on normal incomes, a new study has revealed. For many years, Berlin was famously branded “poor,… Read more
Germany’s basic income experiment – DW – 04/15/2025 91bu04/15/202501 views Universal basic income — or “free money” for everyone, without needing to work for it — might feel like an unrealistic dream. But economists have been seriously reflecting on its… Read more
The babies who survived the German concentration camp at Ravensbruck 91bu04/15/202501 views They were born in a hell on Earth and were never supposed to survive. But by some miracle a handful of babies born in Ravensbruck concentration camp in northern Germany… Read more
Amnesty International reopens Hong Kong office ‘in exile’ – DW – 04/15/2025 91bu04/15/202501 views Human rights group Amnesty International has announced that it is opening a new Hong Kong section “in exile” to replace the two offices it closed in the Chinese territory in 2021… Read more
What having kids at a German kindergarten teaches you about the local culture 91bu04/15/202502 views Having children in a kita or kindergarten in Germany can be a fast-track course to learning everything about German culture, writes Tom Pugh. Pre-school childcare in Germany comes in different… Read more
Sudan talks in London to find way to end brutal conflict – DW – 04/15/2025 91bu04/15/202501 views Senior diplomats and aid officials from around the world are gathering in London on Tuesday to find a pathway to end the brutal civil war in Sudan. The one-day conference… Read more
A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday 91bu04/15/202500 views SPD youth wing casts doubt over coalition pact, Trump mulls ‘temporary’ pause on car tariffs, murder investigations begin after teen falls from Hamburg high-rise, and more news from around Germany… Read more
Amid EU climate shift, cities face more floods, extreme heat – DW – 04/15/2025 91bu04/15/202500 views No other continent is warming as quickly as Europe. The European State of the Climate 2024 report, released Tuesday, shows that the continent broke countless temperature records last year, with… Read more
Russia says one killed Kursk drone strike – DW – 04/15/2025 91bu04/15/202502 views Skip next section Russia says 1 dead, 9 injured in drone strike on Kursk 04/15/2025April 15, 2025 Russia says 1 dead, 9 injured in drone strike on Kursk At least… Read more