Temperatures that had not been seen in years brought out the playful side of people across the continent. A few who took to icy canals and ponds needed rescuing.
Tag: Berlin (Germany)
How to Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2020
The year that seemed to drag on forever is finally coming to an end.
Driver Crashes Car Into Gate Outside Angela Merkel’s Office
The motive is unclear, and the police said Germany’s chancellor was never in danger.
German Police Arrest 3 Suspects in Heist of Royal Jewels
Officers searched homes, garages and vehicles in Berlin, detaining two 23-year-olds and a 26-year-old in connection with the theft of gold, diamonds and other precious stones in Dresden last year.
New Airport, Beleaguered Symbol of ‘Irreverent’ Berlin, Is Opening at Long Last
Nine years late and $4 billion over budget, the airport is already outdated. Repeated blunders dented the image of German efficiency, but the “poor but sexy” capital has long been a bit different.
Germany’s Far Right Reunified, Too, Making It Much Stronger
Thirty years after Germany came back together, the former East has become the stronghold of a once-marginalized movement that now sits in Parliament.
In Germany, New Plays Consider Autonomy in the Age of Corona
In a country in which cultural life is returning to an enviable version of normal, the fall theater season opens with reflections on the meaning and limits of freedom.
‘I Feel Sorry for Americans’: A Baffled World Watches the U.S.
From Myanmar to Canada, people are asking: How did a superpower allow itself to be felled by a virus? And why won’t the president commit to a peaceful transition of power?
Russia Freezes Navalny’s Assets as He Recovers From Poisoning
Aleksei A. Navalny was still in a medically induced coma in Berlin when a court in Russia froze his bank accounts and barred him from selling or mortgaging his apartment in Moscow.
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Leaves Hospital After Poisoning
Doctors treating Aleksei Navalny said he had been discharged after 32 days of treatment and could make a full recovery.