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February 8, 2012
Action! Babelsberg film studio fętes 100 years
The world's oldest major film studio celebrates its 100th birthday this month with Hollywood stars and European players ready to toast Germany's mythic Studio Babelsberg outside Berlin. AFP's Deborah Cole reports. READ »
German papers win paparazzi case in Europe
German media outlets did not infringe on celebrities' privacy rights when they printed sensitive photographs or stories, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday. READ »
Motherhood in the Fatherland
Immunisations and anal pharmacists
Motherhood in the Fatherland follows mum Sabine Devins as she navigates the cultural quirks of having a baby in Germany. In the latest instalment, she tackles immunisations and baby pharmaceuticals. READ (5 COMMENTS) »
Lost ancient artefacts found after 50 years
Nearly 50 ancient artefacts have been returned to the Bode Museum, Berlin, decades after being looted by Soviet soldiers. The find has sparked hope that more objects lost during the war will turn up. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
Frozen kraut jam leaves autobahn drivers sauer
An accident involving two trucks, a car and a large quantity of sauerkraut caused a 10-kilometre traffic jam on the A5 motorway in the German state of Hesse on Tuesday morning after the German delicacy froze solid on the road. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
Sex helps 'keep you young' in old age
Staying sexually active in old age keeps your brain ticking, according to a recent study in which 70 percent of those Germans over 75 said they were happy with their antics between the sheets. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Rapper on dole faces benefit cut for lyrics
An unemployed Berlin rapper calling himself Tapete has landed in hot water for rapping about living off the state after his job centre discovered his lyrics online. He now faces losing his welfare benefit. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Virus lays low thousands of farm animals
Thousands of cows, sheep and goats have been infected with a flu-like virus across Germany, with the number of infected herds increasing sharply over the weekend. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Robust Germany faces rising 'burnout' problem
Germany, holding up better than its eurozone partners in the current economic crisis, is battling the increasingly widespread phenomenon of "burnout" which is supposedly costing its economy billions of euros each year. READ (17 COMMENTS) »
Children sit in front row at bloody sex opera
One of Germany’s most famous opera houses, Dresden’s Semperoper, gave teenagers front row seats to the premiere of its new production of Alban Berg’s “Lulu” – which centres on a murderous prostitute. READ (14 COMMENTS) »
Man rescued from canoe on frozen river
A man had to be rescued from the frozen River Elbe in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday after his canoeing trip in sub-zero temperatures turned out not to be such a good idea. READ (5 COMMENTS) »
Leftist crime on the rise
New figures on politically-motivated crime show a sharp increase in leftist crime in Germany last year, along with a slight fall in right-wing crime, it was revealed Monday. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
'White Rose' founder declared a saint
The Russian-Orthodox Church canonised one of the founders of the anti-fascist group the "White Rose," Alexander Schmorell, over the weekend in Munich, nearly 70 years after his execution by the Nazis. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
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- 04/02 Coldest night yet grips chilled Germany (7 comments) »
- 03/02 Bestiality brothels spur call for animal sex ban (62 comments) »
- 03/02 Public transport fare dodging an 'epidemic' »
- 02/02 Football legend makes Alzheimer admission (2 comments) »
- 02/02 Compassion needed for homeless out in cold (1 comment) »
- 01/02 Tub of lard found fit to eat after 64 years (24 comments) »
- 01/02 Arty Argentine meteorite exhibit falls to earth »
- 31/01 Language school grads 'barely spoke German' (17 comments) »
- 30/01 Siberian cold puts deep freeze on Germany (11 comments) »
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- Celebrating the Moment – Against Asceticism
Abstinence is ideologically in vogue. - Little Hollywood am Main: The LUCAS International Children’s Film Festival
LUCAS is Germany’s oldest children’s film festival. - How Globally Aware Are the Germans? – Foreign news on television
Which countries and regions are viewers interested in? A major international research project focussed on these question. - Communication with the Readers – Editorial Staff and Web 2.0
In recent years, interactive platforms including blogs, Facebook and Twitter have made once passive readers into active reviewers and critics. - Reading as a “never-ending journey into your own psyche” – The Chamisso Prize Winner Michael StavariÄŤ
In 2012 Michael StavariÄŤ was awarded the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize as an “outstanding figure in contemporary literary life”.
News from Young Germany
- Weimar has the best international university in Germany
The Bauhaus University in Weimar, Thuringia, describes itself as being eager to experiment, open... - New law clears way for recognition of degrees and training earned abroad
The Upper House of the German Parliament, the Bundesrat, has approved groundbreaking legislation... - Deutsche Literatur im Netz
Wer sich im Ausland für deutsche Literatur interessierte, hatte es früher nicht immer leicht, an... - German research vessel begins Antarctic expedition
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Countless mice, rats and rabbits die every year in the name of science – and the situation is... - German employers split over campaign to ban smoking breaks
Employers in Germany have launched a campaign to ban all smoking in the workplace, not just... - Marine Research in Kiel is heading towards new shores
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel established On January 1, 2012 the former Leibniz... - Federal Foreign Minister Westerwelle: Laying down ambitious and binding rules for the euro
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