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August 5, 2015
Greece crisis
Angela Merkel and Alexis Tsipras. File Photo: DPA
Berlin's tough line splits European public opinion
A study released on Tuesday shows that Germany's firm stance on Greek reforms has split European public opinion. But of all the main parties to the negotiations Berlin still fared best in the polling. READ
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Woman tries to take pony abroad in a car boot
A woman from Lower Saxony was stopped by police on Tuesday – for trying to carry a Shetland Pony out of the country in the boot of her Fiat Panda. READ
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Hamburg bunker blast and fire injure 38
UPDATE: A fire and explosion in a World War II-era bunker injured at least 38 people in Hamburg on Tuesday morning. READ
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Germany's top refreshing summer drinks
Just like countries all over Europe, there's no shortage of multinational cola and other global thirst quenchers to be had in German shops. But what do you sip when you want a little local flavour? Read on to find out... READ
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Forest tragedy as best man kills groom-to-be
A family outing turned into tragedy on Monday, when a best man in Thuringia accidentally killed the groom-to-be just days before his wedding. READ
A humpback whale breaching. Photo: Wwelles14/Wikimedia Commons
Slash CO2 emissions to save oceans: scientists
German scientists said on Monday that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must begin falling immediately if mankind is to have any hope of preserving Earth's oceans as we know them today. READ
Sun shining through an apple tree in Düsseldorf. Photo: DPA
Weekend heatwave to follow Tuesday showers
Germany can expect a cooler Tuesday with heavy showers in the west of the country before returning to high summer conditions over the weekend, the German Weather service said. READ
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Merkel's office hunted journalists' sources
The scandal around an investigation into journalists reporting on classified information deepened on Tuesday as new information showed that officials from the Chancellery and the Interior Ministry tried to uncover reporters' sources. READ
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'Hot Boy from Germany' wins Vietnam Idol
A 22-year-old from Hanover has become the latest winner of Vietnam Idol – bagging $27,000 along with his new title. READ
If you want to rest in place while you're still alive, a car park isn't the place place to choose. Photo: DPA
Man promises to stop coffin naps in public
When a man walking his dog alerted police to the fact that a black coffin was lying in the middle of a public parking place, the cops were surprised to find someone inside. READ
Features
In the center, Nazi lawyer Roland Freisler, who wrote laws that are partially still in existence today. Photo: German Federal Archive / Wikimedia Commons.
Minister seeks to rid laws of 'Nazi language'
Germany has made great efforts to purge legal system of remnants of Adolf Hitler's regime, but some laws still bear traces of the Nazi past. The Justice Minister wants to change this. READ
Regulations for women's parking spaces differ from state to state across Germany. Photo: JG-NF / Wikimedia Commons.
'Women-only' parking: sensible or sexist?
Frankfurt Airport is one of many places in Germany to offer women their own 'bigger and nicer' parking areas. Is this sensible practice or plain sexist? READ
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Six odd ways Germans talk about the weather
Is it absolutely roasting, or raining cats and dogs? Neither if you live in Germany. Here are six wonderfully weird expressions Germans use to talk about the weather - some more literal than others. READ
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Covering the important parts of your body. Germans on holiday. Photo: DPA.
Six odd things Germans do in the summer
These summer pastimes show that Germans' reputation for being uptight and straight-laced sticklers for punctuality couldn't be further from the truth. Many like nothing better than getting naked and drunk, and blocking up public traffic routes on the way. READ
Police officers lay a wreath at the Plötzensee memorial. Photo: Jörg Luyken.
Germany honours anti-Nazi resistance fighters
Seventy-one years after a failed military assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler, Berlin Mayor Michael Müller led a memorial service on Monday at Plötzensee Prison commemorating the German resistance against the Nazi regime. READ
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Court orders boss to pay worker for changing
A mechanic from western Germany is set to receive €350 in back payments – after claiming he should be paid for the time he spent showering and getting dressed for work. READ
In Pictures
A reveler at Wacken Open Air 2015. Photo: DPA
Wacken festival draws metalheads of the world
Armies of black-clad fans gathered for the world's biggest heavy metal festival between Thursday and Saturday, marking 25 years of headbanging fun in the small town of Wacken in northern Germany. READ
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Railway sunbather brings trains to a halt
A plucky sunbather brought train services in North Rhine-Westphalia to an abrupt halt at the weekend - after deciding to catch some rays on the tracks. READ
Angela Merkel. Photo: DPA
Spiegel: Merkel wants fourth term in power
According to Germany's most influential political magazine, Spiegel, Angela Merkel has decided to run for a fourth term in power and has already started talks on who will run her campaign. READ
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Cows trample German to death in Swiss Alps
A woman was trampled to death by cows near Laax in the Swiss canton of Graubünden after walking through a field containing grazing cows and their calves, cantonal police have reported. READ
Refugees at a temporary reception centre in Baden Württemberg. Photo: DPA
State leaders call for faster asylum processes
Several state leaders called for more investment in processing asylum applications over the weekend as the backlog continues to put severe strain on current infrastructure. READ
Greece crisis
Michel Sapin and Wolfgang Schäuble at a Euro group finance ministers meeting in Brussels in July. Photo: DPA
French minister criticizes Germany over Grexit
French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said in an interview Sunday that his German counterpart Wolfgang Schäuble was "wrong" to propose a temporary withdrawal from the euro for debt-laden Greece, evoking "a clear disagreement". READ
Roger Klueh. Photo: Ernesto Mastrascusa / DPA
German sets Florida to Cuba speedboat record
A German businessman and power boating fanatic on Saturday broke a 57-year-old record for the fastest boat crossing between the United States and Cuba. READ
Migrants on a train on their way to the EU. Photo: Djordje Savic / DPA
Report: German refugee figures 'underestimated'
Germany has hosted more than 300,000 asylum seekers since the start of the year, said the daily Die Welt on Saturday, nearly 50,000 more than first thought, as Berlin prepares for a record influx of refugees in 2015. READ
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Migrant wounded in German police shooting
A Guinean migrant who caused a brawl in a home for asylum seekers in Germany was shot and seriously wounded by police, local media reported. READ
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Mary Vetsera. Photo: ÖNB
Mary Vetsera's suicide letters found
Suicide letters believed to have been written by the mistress of Austria’s Crown Prince Rudolf, 17-year-old Mary Vetsera, before her untimely death have been found in an archive of the private Schoeller bank. READ
The Thai Airways flight continued to Bangkok. Photo: Faisal Akram
Drunk Swiss man tied up on flight to Bangkok
Passengers on a flight from Zurich to Bangkok were forced to tie up a drunk Swiss man who caused a fracas during the journey. READ
The Faroese 'whale grind'. Photo: Sea Shepherd
Anti-whaling activists 'hypocrites': Danish MP
With Danish MPs being spammed by thousands of emails from anti-whaling protesters, one angry MP has said animals in other countries have far worse lives than the whales hunted off the Faroe Islands. READ
A couple stand on a beach in Spain during a storm. Archive photo: Josep Lago / AFP
Finally! Spain's heatwave to end with fierce storms
One of the hottest July's on record will come to a close amid stormy weather and a drop in temperature of up to six degrees, Spain's weather agency has announced. READ
Here is the full list of the new proposed capitals. Photo: Philippe Huguen/AFP
France names capital cities for new regions
French officials have revealed their suggestions for the capital cities of the country's newest regions. But not everyone is happy about the choices. READ
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Alitalia attendant loses cool amid airport chaos
A video showing an Alitalia flight attendant shoving a passenger at Rome's Fiumicino airport has gone viral. READ
A Viking longship burning at the end of Edinburgh's Torchlight Procession. Photo: viking2
Norway starts school for Vikings
A Norwegian further education college is starting a programme for want-to-be Vikings where students will learn essential Viking crafts, such as sword forging, jewellery making, and roof thatching. READ
Lenny Kravitz performing at Gröna Lund in Stockholm. Photo: Vilhelm Stokstad/TT
Lenny Kravitz lets it rip on stage in Sweden
US artist Lenny Kravitz made headlines when he rocked his pants off at a rip-roaring gig in Stockholm last night – literally. READ
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