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Berlin Faces Calls to Let Police Shoot Down Rogue Drones

Drone sightings overnight at Germany's Munich airport led to the cancellation and diversion of dozens of flights on the eve of a national holiday, leaving nearly 3,000 passengers stranded and…

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Berlin courts tourists as Paris and Barcelona tire of the crowds

As many southern European cities grow tired of tourists, Berlin is pitching itself as an antidote to the crowds, blistering heatwaves and anti-tourism protests causing problems elsewhere. The German capital…

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Two police officers in Berlin injured in explosion

Two police officers have been injured, one seriously, following an explosion on Thursday night outside a police building in Berlin. Authorities in the German capital said the officers were on a routine security…

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Manhunt under way in Berlin after bag of explosives left at train station

German police are searching for a man who abandoned a bag of explosives at a Berlin train station and ran away after being stopped by federal officers, according to police.…

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Ryanair boosts flights between Belfast and London while cutting Berlin capacity

The Irish airline will increase available seats between London and Belfast this Christmas to compensate for a flight cap at Dublin airport. Ryanair will make an extra 50,000 seats available…

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Germany’s Verdi union sets strike at Berlin airport on Monday

BERLIN, April 22 (Reuters) - Germany's Verdi union called on Saturday for a one-day strike of air security staff at Berlin airport on Monday as part of an ongoing wage…

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Berliners vote down referendum on tighter climate goals

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN, (Reuters) - A referendum in Berlin on Sunday that would have bound the city to strive to be climate neutral by 2030 has failed, the city's…

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No departures at Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg airports as security staff strike

BERLIN, March 13 (Reuters) - Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg airports said no commercial flights would take off on Monday due to a strike by trade union Verdi over pay. "Due…

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Strike over pay at Berlin airport grounds all flights -operator

BERLIN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Staff at Germany's BER airport in capital Berlin went on strike to press their pay demands on Wednesday and the airport operator said all regular…

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Strike at Berlin airport to ground flights on Wednesday

BERLIN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The operator of Germany's BER airport in the capital Berlin expects a strike planned for Wednesday to ground all regular passenger flights, the airport operator…

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Massive aquarium bursts at Berlin leisure complex – emergency services

BERLIN (Reuters) - A large aquarium burst in a leisure complex early Friday, prompting a major response with 100 firefighters at the scene, emergency services said. "The aquarium is damaged,…

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Berlin airport reopens runways after climate protest

BERLIN, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Berlin Brandenburg Airport said on Thursday flights were resuming with some delays after it was earlier forced to close its runways as climate protesters broke into the…

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Photo Story – PES Congress of the European Social Democrats in Berlin, Germany

PES leaders will discuss policies to address deep shifts in the international security and multilateral balance, soaring energy prices and inflation, the covid-19 crisis, climate change and social challenges. EPA-EFE/HANNIBAL…

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Ryanair slashes Berlin winter schedule, blaming high airport fees

BERLIN, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Ryanair announced a 40% cut to its winter 2022 schedule to and from Berlin airport on Thursday based on pre-pandemic levels, blaming the decision on…

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Fire erupts at bomb disposal site in Berlin forest

BERLIN, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Some 15,000 square metres of forested area was on fire in western Berlin on Thursday after a fire broke out at a bomb disposal site…

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German investigators yet to establish a motive for Berlin fatal car ramming

Authorities had yet to establish a motive for a 29-year-old German-Armenian man who rammed his car into a group of schoolchildren in Berlin, killing a teacher and leaving another fighting…

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Photo Story: New Samurai Museum in Berlin

A mask of an aged deity is on display in the new Samurai Museum during a preview of their exhibition in Berlin, Germany. The Samurai Museum Berlin will open on…

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Berliners vote to expropriate large landlords in non-binding referendum

A majority of voters in Berlin wants city hall to expropriate major landlords such as Vonovia and Deutsche Wohnen to help reduce rents in the German capital, provisional referendum results…

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German capital Berlin to get first female mayor

The Social Democrats (SPD) won the regional election to lead the state government in Berlin, according to provisional results on Monday, meaning that their candidate Franziska Giffey will become the…

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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on his way to Russia

BERLIN/MOSCOW, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took off on a plane bound for Moscow on Sunday for the first time since he was poisoned last summer, despite Russian authorities'…

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Four injured in shooting in Berlin close to SPD’s offices

Reuters / DPA / CDE - Several people suffered gunshot wounds in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin early Saturday in undisclosed circumstances, police said. The unidentified assailants fled the scene,…

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Berliners salute Cold-War gateway airport

Berlin’s venerable Tegel airport hosted its final flight on Sunday, a Paris-bound Air France plane that left to cheers and a fountain salute from the terminal’s fire engines. First opened…

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First planes land at Berlin’s delayed new airport

The first passengers landed at Berlin's new airport on Saturday, nine years after it was originally due to open and as the global aviation industry struggles with collapsing demand due…

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Photo Story: The Festival of Lights in Berlin

The Oberbaumbruecke bridge is illuminated by colourful images during the 'Festival of Lights' in Berlin, Germany. Berlin's famous landmarks are being projected with artworks of lights from 11 to 20…

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Italy ready to play leading role in monitoring Libya peace

Italy is ready to take a leading role in monitoring a ceasefire agreement in Libya, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Sunday following the conclusion of a peace conference in…

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Libya peace summit agrees to stricter UN arms embargo

World leaders attending the Libya peace summit in Berlin agreed on Sunday to uphold a UN arms embargo and end military backing for the North African country's warring factions. The…

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Ci Consulta Geopolitics insight – Libya’s crisis

The past week has seen a short-lived ceasefire between the warring Tripoli and Tobruk factions. It was never likely to last long, with General Haftar’s forces having captured Sirte just…

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Chances of Libyan breakthrough in Berlin in doubt, Erdogan threatens to “teach a lesson” to Haftar

Turkish threats to “teach a lesson” to Libyan strongman Gen. Khalifa Haftar following a breakdown in Tuesday’s cease-fire talks in Moscow has cast serious doubt over the chances of a…

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Wet Christmas – Berlin

Members of the 'Berliner Seehunde' (lit. Berlin Seals) swimming club take part in the traditional Christmas winter swim at Orankesee lake in Berlin, Germany, 25 December 2019.

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Photo Story: Berlin remembers the third anniversary of the terror attack on Breitscheidplatz Christmas market

Moments from the commemoration of the Christmas market attack on the Breitscheidplatz square in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday evening. Breitscheidplatz square was the target of a terror attack on 19…

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Photo Story: ‘Raffael in Berlin’ exhibition

A series of photos that are part of the exhibition 'Raffael in Berlin. The Madonnas in the Gemaeldegalerie' in the art museum Gemaeldegalerie in Berlin, Germany. The presentation includes six…

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Berlin bans diesel cars and trucks

A worker installs a road sign at the central Mitte district that indicates a circulation ban for Diesel cars and trucks with less than Euro 5/V in Berlin, Germany,on…

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Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin reopens

Christmas installations are illuminated at the Christmas market at the Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, Germany. Breitscheidplatz square was the target of a terror attack in which 12 people lost their lives,…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Berlin, Germany

Parked Trabi cars in Berlin, Germany.Photo: EPA/MAURIZIO GAMBARINI

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Photo Story: Christmas decoration at Tierpark Berlin

A collection of photos of the 'Christmas at the Tierpark' show in Berlin, Germany. A total of 30 light sculptures will be on display. Illuminated treetops, shining stars along the…

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Son of former German president von Weizsäcker stabbed to death in Berlin

Fritz von Weizsäcker, the son of the late President Richard von Weizsäcker, was stabbed to death on Tuesday while giving a lecture at a Berlin hospital, according to local police.…

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Photo Story: The commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) arrives for the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Berlin Wall Memorial site along Bernauer street in…

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The day the Berlin Wall came down

Deutsche Welle correspondent Marcel Fürstenau gives a look at the events and aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago. Fürstenau states that the Cold War, a…

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Photo Story: Celebrations for 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

Tourists takes photos of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, 08 November 2019. The 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is on 09 November 2019. German Chancellor…

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Germans divided on unity legacy 30 years after fall of Berlin Wall

As celebrations continue in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a survey published Thursday revealed significant differences in how Germans…

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Berlin Wall era escape tunnel opened to the public

Photos from an escape tunnel leading from East to West-Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Berliner Unterwelten e.V. opened a visitor tunnel that provides an insight into an original escape tunnel on…

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Local performers wearing US army uniforms at Checkpoint Charlie are banned

A general view shows the Checkpoint Charlie, a former Berlin Wall crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War, in Berlin, Germany. According to reports, Berlin authorities…

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Photo Story: Preparations for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

A series of photos of graphics, artwork and historic footage that were projected onto the East Side Gallery in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday night. The projections are as part of…

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Farmer sue German government over failure to tackle climate change

Climate activists hold a demonstration prior to a court session in which three farmer families, along with the environmental protection organization Greenpeace, sue the German government over climate policy, at…

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Carola Rackete presents her book ‘Acting instead of hope’

Carola Rackete attends a press conference on the occasion of her new coming book 'Acting instead of hope' in Berlin, Germany, 30 October 2019. Rackete, the captain of Sea Watch…

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Photo Story: Mandela -The Official Exhibition in Berlin

Photos from the exhibition 'Mandela -The Official Exhibition' at Bikini Berlin in Berlin, Germany. The new global touring exhibition shows Mandela's life from his struggles as a freedom fighter to…

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Vigil held for murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in front of Maltese embassy in Berlin

Scenes from the vigil in front of the Maltese embassy in the German capital Berlin for murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, on the evening of Wednesday 16 October 2019. Reporters…

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Highlights from the Festival of Lights in Berlin

A series of photos of illuminated buildings during the Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. Historic buildings or iconic landmarks of the German capital are screened with light installations…

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Extinction Rebellion demonstration in Berlin

Activists of global environment movement Extinction Rebellion perform an artificial wave polluted with plastic as they block the Marshallbruecke bridge in front of the German parliament in Berlin, Germany, 09…

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Greenpeace activists protest in Berlin against Brazil government

The Greenpeace boat Beluga III is docked, as the organization's activists demonstrate against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Berlin. The protest took place outside the Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft,…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Berlin, Germany

A view of the Neptun Brunnen fountain, seen from a platform of the Berliner Fernsehturm, in Berlin, Germany. The 368 meters high TV Tower celebrates its 50th anniversary on 03…

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Photo Story: Unusual sightings in the streets of Berlin

A view of an artwork reminding of octopus tentacles that hang out of windows of a house during preparations for the Urban Nation Biennale 2019 art festival in Berlin, Germany.…

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Efforts in Germany to curb e-scooter use

The use of shared transportation services such as e-scooters has skyrocketed over the last few months and various German cities are starting to introduce laws to regulate the chaotic situation.…

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Samsung unveils the Galaxy Fold 5G at the IFA in Berlin

The Galaxy Fold and Fold 5G are presented during a presentation of the new releases of Samsung at the International Funkaustellung Berlin (IFA), an international consumer electronics fair, in Berlin,…

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Huge operation by German police against organized smuggling of foreigners into the construction industry

Police and customs officers launched a massive human trafficking raid in Berlin on Wednesday morning, prosecutors revealed. Around 1,900 officers are taking part in the operation and have searched over…

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Photo Story: Heavy rain in Berlin

Cars produce fountains on a flooded street during heavy rain in Berlin, Germany. Weather that caused minor flooding in various parts of the German capital. Photo: EPA-EFE/ALEXANDER BECHER

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Photo Story: 175 years of the Berlin Zoo

A large cake dedicated to the Berlin Zoo's 175th 'birthday' in Berlin, Germany, on the 01 August 2019. The Zoo opened its doors on 01 August 1844, it is the…

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