Author: CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE
Helga Weyhe, Germany’s Oldest Bookseller, Dies at 98
She died above the bookstore, founded in 1840, where she had worked since the waning months of World War II. She locked it up for the last time in December.
Coronavirus Dominates Merkel’s Last New Year’s Speech as Chancellor
An address that would usually cover a sweeping range of topics instead focuses solely on the pandemic, which has upended both Angela Merkel’s last year in office and life in Germany as whole.
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.
Draft Bill Rejected in Germany Over Feminine Wording
When proposed legislation in Germany used the feminine form for groups of men and women rather than the usual masculine, it was rejected as potentially invalid.