May 22, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Kreuzberg":
Lifestyle: 18 May 12
This Week's Highlights: Open-air cinema in Berlin, a museum festival in Cologne, and a festival of Irish culture in Hallbergmoos.
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Society: 7 May 12
Berlin police revealed on Monday they had discovered several pipe bombs along the route of a leftist May Day demonstration in the Kreuzberg district of the German capital – which could have caused a bloodbath.
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Lifestyle: 2 May 12
This Week's Highlights: Animated films in Stuttgart, a surfing and skateboarding festival in Hamburg, and opera in a Berlin museum.
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National: 2 May 12
Berlin and Hamburg saw their most peaceful May Days in years, authorities claimed on Tuesday. But the police were accused of "unbelievable brutality" as one anti-capitalist demonstration was broken up in the German capital.
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National: 16 Apr 12
A US tattoo artist who chopped up another tattooist with an axe could be locked up for life as a German court heard on Monday he killed with "particular savagery."
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National: 8 Apr 12
German filmstar Daniel Brühl, a well-known resident of Berlin’s hip Kreuzberg district, is too scared of local auto arsonists to buy himself a Ferrari.
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Society: 6 Apr 12
Berlin is to get a new tourist attraction, near Checkpoint Charlie – a 360-degree panorama of the city when it was divided, painted by artist Yadegar Asisi. Check out our picture gallery of the panorama specialist's spectacular work.
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National: 23 Mar 12
Scandal-plagued British pop star Pete Doherty is paying off a fine for smashing up a car in Berlin during a drunken rampage in monthly instalments – and will not be finished until the end of 2016.
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Society: 20 Mar 12
German car maker BMW and New York's Guggenheim Museum have axed plans to bring an urban design showcase to a Berlin district over threats of attacks, a spokesman confirmed on Tuesday.
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National: 16 Mar 12
A series of extreme Islamist songs sung by a convert whose most infamous fan shot dead two American soldiers at Frankfurt Airport last year, have been put on the German censorship index, it was reported on Friday.
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Lifestyle: 9 Feb 12
This Week's Highlights: The star-studded Berlinale film festival kicks off in Berlin, Munch goes on view in Frankfurt, and a ukelele orchestra sets up in Munich.
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Politics: 16 Dec 11
One member of the Berlin Pirate Party, which spectacularly entered the German political firmament this year, has waged a bizarre sex tape blackmailing campaign against fellow party members.
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Lifestyle: 2 Dec 11
Is Berlin really the artistic utopia everyone says? In a new series, The Local's Ben Knight talks to artists who have moved to Germany’s capital to channel the city’s muse. American artist Erik Smith found inspiration in the city's soil.
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Society: 7 Nov 11
Berlin-based artist collective “Migrantas” has been exploring the effects of immigration since 2004. For their latest project, they invited multilingual children to think about what the different cultures mean to them. Jessica Ware reports.
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Society: 28 Oct 11
Discussions of integration generally focus on how well immigrants have adapted to their new country – but half a century after Turks started moving to Germany, few things underscore their societal impact than the ubiquitous döner kebab.
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Lifestyle: 27 Oct 11
This Week's Highlights: Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations in Berlin, A 3D tribute to Pink Floyd in Hamburg and the Frankfurt Marathon.
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Society: 21 Oct 11
Anti-gentrification activists protesting rising rents in Berlin disrupted a tour of luxury flats organised by a property internet portal on Thursday evening.
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Lifestyle: 13 Oct 11
A hotel in Berlin is attracting attention for its loud décor and even louder room service perks: free guitars and keyboards for music-loving guests. Moises Mendoza checks in for the night.
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Travel: 30 Sep 11
Crossing Berlin can be as simple as getting on a train or hopping on a bike. Shane Thomas McMillan and his friends decided to get a different view of the capital – taking its snaking waterways by canoe.
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Lifestyle: 20 Sep 11
Exberliner, Berlin’s leading English-language magazine, in September samples exquisite American coffee, tries out a new social network for artists, nibbles on Swedish candy and tours the city in style with a re-designed Rickshaw.
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Analysis & Opinion: 19 Sep 11
Free wireless internet and public transport; voting rights for over-14s: just some of the policies of the Pirate Party, which Sunday spectacularly won its first seats in a German state parliament.
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Politics: 15 Sep 11
Renate Künast is hoping to be elected the first Green mayor of Berlin on Sunday. The Local's friends at English-language magazine Exberliner spoke to her about her priorities for the German capital.
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Society: 12 Sep 11
The Bethanien arts centre has unveiled a large work painted onto one of its walls by British street artist Banksy eight years ago.
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National: 8 Sep 11
Police on Thursday arrested two men in Berlin for acquiring chemicals amid suspicions they were planning a terrorist bomb attack.
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Society: 7 Sep 11
Berlin police on Wednesday arrested another suspect in their investigation into the spate of car arson attacks in the German capital. Over 540 road vehicles have been burnt out since the start of the year – including six more overnight.
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Travel: 5 Aug 11
Staying in an apartment can make a trip to Berlin more fun and more economical. Here's how to go about it.
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Lifestyle: 3 Aug 11
In August, Exberliner, Berlin’s leading English-language magazine, explores an inner-city park oasis, peruses a new cultural space, and stays fit with a hola hoop.
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National: 28 Jun 11
A string of tit-for-tat attacks in Berlin between political extremists on the far-left and right, including an alleged knife attack on a young mother walking with her three children, has given rise to fears of surging ideological violence.
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Lifestyle: 16 Jun 11
In June, Exberliner, Berlin’s leading English-language magazine, discovers a multitasking café, tries on some communist clothing and explores a new English-language bookstore.
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Education: 15 Jun 11
Berlin police are investigating the apparent collapse of a company organizing high school proms whose managers have disappeared – along with tens of thousands of euros paid up front for graduation balls and holidays.
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Society: 31 May 11
Activists angry over Berlin’s rising rents came out in force this week, occupying flats and storming a press conference. Other groups in the capital are attempting to co-opt tourist into making protesting gentrification part of their holiday.
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Lifestyle: 27 May 11
The ukulele may be cute and small, but in just the last few years its influence has become outsized in German music circles. Moises Mendoza explores the country's burgeoning scene.
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National: 26 May 11
Berlin’s Kreuzberg district on Thursday faced a massive evacuation effort that let to the removal of thousands and the disruption of transport after construction workers found a 250-kilogramme bomb from World War II.
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Lifestyle: 20 May 11
Despite Berlin’s reputed round-the-clock nightlife, all of the capital’s bars close at some point, right? Well, not quite. Exberliner magazine’s Jacob Heinze discovered four real 24-hour drinking joints.
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Lifestyle: 16 May 11
Berlin might already be a leafy city, but a growing number of urban gardeners are adding to its guerrilla greenery in public spaces. Christine Madden reports.
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National: 15 May 11
Several people were injured in clashes during an attempted neo-Nazi demonstration in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin on Saturday. Over 350 anti-Nazi demonstrators managed to stop the march.
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Society: 2 May 11
Police arrested several people after left-wing extremists and the police clashed in the German capital late Sunday following peaceful May Day marches by tens of thousands in the city.
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National: 1 May 11
There were only minor incidents in Berlin and Hamburg on Saturday evening as the expected Walpurgis Night stand-offs between party-goers, rioters and police ahead of May Day did not materialise.
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Society: 28 Apr 11
The anarchist uproar following the eviction of a Berlin squat in January could mean the city faces more violence than usual during this year’s May Day. Exberliner's Anne-Lena Mösken spoke to a member of the leftist scene.
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Society: 18 Apr 11
Former Berlin rapper Deso Dogg, who quit music to become a radical Islamic preacher, is facing weapons charges after police raided his home and found ammunition.
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Lifestyle: 14 Apr 11
Exberliner, Berlin’s leading English-language magazine, spends April watching some skater girl action, discovers a hip Neukölln bar, finds new ways to get pampered plus gives a run-down of the best wholesome Easter weekend fun.
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Lifestyle: 4 Apr 11
Freelancers and entrepreneurs tired of working in their pyjamas or nursing a cold cappuccino are coming together in communal offices. David Sharp reports on the hot trend among Germany's self-employed.
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Lifestyle: 24 Mar 11
This week's highlights: Land art in Berlin, Lithuanian film in Frankfurt, and Munich's Philharmonic Choir sings Mozart's Requiem to raise money for Japan.
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Society: 4 Mar 11
Berlin ranks just behind Paris and London when it comes to the number of overnight visitors. But not everyone in the German capital is happy about it, especially in the Kreuzberg district, traditionally a haven for alternative lifestyles.
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Society: 3 Feb 11
Rampages by left-wing extremists in Berlin on Wednesday night following the eviction of residents at a former squat left 61 police officers injured and ended with 82 arrests, police reported.
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Society: 20 Jan 11
As Berlin’s Fashion Week hits full swing, The Local’s Ruth Michaelson tries to parse the importance of haute couture in Germany’s famously “poor but sexy” capital.
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Lifestyle: 14 Jan 11
Exberliner, Berlin’s leading English-language magazine, in January tells you where to go batty, finds the knitty gritty in Mitte, and gets cozy in Kreuzkölln.
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Lifestyle: 12 Jan 11
As the dioxin scare continues in Germany, consumers are storming organic supermarkets, clearing the shelves of eggs and pork products. But experts say the country’s organic food sector is unlikely to keep up with the new demand.
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Society: 1 Jan 11
Organisers of a giant annual New Year's snowball fight in Berlin have been forced to call it off after around 8,000 people signed up online for the next battle, according to city authorities.
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National: 10 Dec 10
A new law should help 300,000 foreigners in Germany have their qualifications recognised. But as David Wroe reports, much more needs to be done to safeguard the German economy from a looming demographic implosion.
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Lifestyle: 8 Dec 10
Still looking for that special Christmas gift? Two Berliners have compiled a loving – and often humorous – tribute to famous dead musicians in a novel pocket-sized calendar.
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Society: 7 Dec 10
Exberliner, Berlin’s leading English-language magazine, in December tells you where to get your Glühwein on, hits the ice rink, and tries to be charitable for the holidays.
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Society: 3 Dec 10
A group of young Berliners who call themselves “Hedonist International” has begun turning up at apartment viewings to throw nude parties in protest of rising rents as the city becomes more gentrified.
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Society: 29 Nov 10
How is it discovering you’re the product of a Nazi breeding scheme, Heinrich Himmler’s godson and the bastard child of a war criminal? Exberliner’s Titus Chalk has one man’s story.
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Society: 22 Nov 10
The Local’s series “Making it in Germany” presents Andrew Preble, a Louisiana native serving up proper Cajun cuisine in the German capital. Mark Worth reports.
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Lifestyle: 19 Nov 10
The Local’s series "The New Berliners" explores the lives of immigrants from around the world in Germany’s capital. For the final installment, Julia Lipkins spoke with Sophie, a transgender bookshop owner from Britain.
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Lifestyle: 12 Nov 10
Exberliner, Berlin’s leading English-language magazine, in November visits the Adolf exhibition, gets its fill of veggie cuisine, and discovers where to get vintage rock wear.
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Society: 23 Oct 10
A 19-year-old tourist was killed on Saturday after apparently climbing onto an underground train in Berlin.
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National: 19 Oct 10
Police in Berlin said on Monday they had found a huge cache of nearly 80 guns and 15,000 rounds of ammunition after searching a flat in the city's Kreuzberg district.
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Society: 14 Oct 10
France's expulsions of Roma have caused international outrage, but what's life like in Germany for the people once known as Gypsies? Robert Rigney explored Berlin's Roma community for Exberliner magazine.
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Society: 14 Sep 10
Plans to develop desirable property along Berlin’s Spree River into a quarter for media companies has run into stiff opposition from residents fearing the city is selling out its unique spaces. Melanie Sevcenko reports.
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Lifestyle: 2 Sep 10
Hidden in the wilds of a Berlin community garden, a vagabond ‘pop-up’ restaurant has risen from the urban greenery. Arsalan Mohammad ventured through “The Pale Blue Door” to find a fanciful culinary experience.
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Lifestyle: 28 Jul 10
Lead pipes, snobbery or just plain stinginess: why is it so difficult to get a glass of tap water in a Berlin? Viktoria Larsson attempts to quench her thirst for Berlin’s English-language magazine Exberliner.
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Lifestyle: 7 Jul 10
The Berlin Fashion Week begins on Wednesday as the German capital transforms itself into a giant catwalk for designers, models and fashion industry insiders for the next few days. But plenty of events are also open to the public.
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Society: 20 Jun 10
A philosopher and gender theorist rejected a prize for civil courage at Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin on Saturday, criticising the march as too superficial and commercial.
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Society: 18 Jun 10
Exberliner, Berlin's leading English-language magazine, in June heads to a hipster Kreuz-Kölln flea market, goes upmarket in Mitte, and crashes in a jailhouse bed.
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National: 28 May 10
Almost three months after an audacious poker heist in Berlin, where robbers made off with some €242,000, police have finally nabbed the alleged mastermind, investigators said on Friday.
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Lifestyle: 27 May 10
This week's highlights: Film Festivals in Berlin, Frankfurt, and Hamburg, zoo history in Cologne and Polaroids in Düsseldorf.
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Society: 23 May 10
Southern Berlin was filled with more than half a million people on Sunday as the annual Carnival of Cultures reached its climax with the parade, involving 4,800 performers from 70 nations.
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Lifestyle: 20 May 10
This Week's Highlights: The Carnival of Cultures in Berlin, the Electronic Beats Festival in Cologne, and a night for dirndls and lederhosen in Munich.
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National: 2 May 10
Clashes between far-left demonstrators and police overnight on Saturday in Hamburg and Berlin left at least six officers and a firefighter injured, according to police. But the capital was quieter overall this year than in 2009.
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Society: 1 May 10
A group of artists is offering a controversial take on Berlin’s traditional May Day riots this year, providing live audio for what they consider a mass political performance. But are they simply glorifying the violence?
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National: 1 May 10
In the night before May Day, clashes between police and leftist demonstrators in Hamburg left 14 people injured. In Berlin, however, the feared violence did not materialize.
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National: 30 Apr 10
A recent surge in politically motivated violence by leftist radicals has German authorities holding their breath ahead of May 1, the traditional day of worker protest. David Wroe reports on the simmering anger on the far left.
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National: 26 Apr 10
With riots expected at the annual May Day festivities in Berlin and elsewhere, Germany's centre-right coalition government bickered on Monday over whether harsher punishments should be enacted against those who attack police officers.
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Society: 15 Apr 10
In the face of security gaps and overstretched police, the mounting threat of radical political violence could explode on May Day and possibly lead to deaths and hundreds of injuries, the police union warned Thursday.
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Society: 1 Apr 10
It’s the virtual equivalent of a German flea market – without the hippies and stolen bikes. Etsy, the American social commerce website focused on handmade and vintage goods, is going international this week with a new headquarters in Berlin.
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Society: 8 Feb 10
Indie cinemas are a dying breed the world over... except in Berlin, home to nearly 60 small arthouse and neighbourhood venues. As Alice Harrison reports, some are even getting the red carpet treatment at this year's Berlinale.
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Lifestyle: 21 Jan 10
This month Exberliner, Berlin's leading English-language magazine, hits the catwalk for Fashion Week, uncovers the art of being tacky and helps you brush up your German skills.
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Society: 20 Jan 10
Despite the decidedly inelegant snow and icy temperatures that continue to bedeck Germany’s capital, more than 130,000 style-savvy visitors descended on Berlin Wednesday to trek through the 2010 Autumn/Winter Fashion Week.
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Society: 16 Dec 09
The Swiss vote to forbid the construction of mosques with minarets has sparked calls for a similar ban in Germany. Robert Rigney samples the mood of the country’s Muslim community.
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Lifestyle: 11 Dec 09
David Wroe bellies up to the table to experience the latest culinary craze sweeping Berlin: eating gourmet food with complete strangers.
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Society: 7 Dec 09
British rocker Pete Doherty was arrested in Berlin over the weekend for drunken and disorderly behaviour, daily Bild reported on Monday.
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Lifestyle: 5 Nov 09
This month Exberliner, Berlin's leading English-language magazine, introduces a laboratory for anarchist art, a new bar serving up classic cocktails and the pioneers of Berlin’s dubstep parties.
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Society: 25 Sep 09
The legendary punk club SO36 in Berlin's Kreuzberg district has had its lease cancelled and could be forced to shut down early next year, daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel reported on Friday.
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Lifestyle: 15 Sep 09
This month Exberliner, Berlin's leading English-language magazine, highlights girl comics, the fifth anniversary celebration at an artists' collective, the perfect gift shop, and a new online web community for film buffs.
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National: 14 Sep 09
Berlin police are investigating some of their officers after witnesses filmed them beating a demonstrator at a protest against government infringement of Germany's data protection laws.
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Society: 31 Aug 09
The airfield of Berlin's historic Tempelhof airport will become the German capital’s largest park by the summer of 2010, city officials announced on Monday.
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Politics: 14 Aug 09
The Green party in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia have decided to take down campaign posters featuring a white woman’s hands grabbing a black woman’s bare buttocks after critics said it was racist and offensive.
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Politics: 11 Aug 09
The campaign for Germany's general election in September only officially began on Sunday, but one Berlin politician has already created a stir with chesty imagery of herself – and Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Society: 28 Jul 09
A 12-year-old boy was arrested by Berlin police Monday evening after he was discovered to be carrying 150 small packets of heroin at a playground.
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Society: 27 Jul 09
A lost herd of "peaceful" mini-horses from Bavaria has been taken in by a cloister of Franciscan monks until their owner is found, police in the town of Bad Neustadt reported Monday.
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Lifestyle: 8 Jul 09
When a group of Roma and Sinti started camping out in Berlin at the end of May, media chaos broke out, then the group mysteriously disappeared. Ben Knight found out how the story developed – and what issues lay behind it.
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Lifestyle: 6 Jul 09
Exberliner, Berlin's leading English-language magazine, this month sends you out to bridge the gap between amateur and artist, take a visit to Neverland (not the ranch) and travel around the city balancing on a two-wheeled gizmo.
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Lifestyle: 29 Jun 09
Berlin’s seminal punk venue SO36 might be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, but it’s also on the verge of being shut down. Michael Dumiak looks at efforts to save Germany’s very own CBGB.
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Lifestyle: 18 Jun 09
This Week's Highlights: Faith No More take the stage in Frankfurt, Cologne celebrates gay pride, and Berlin busts into bloom with Fete de la Musique.
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Lifestyle: 9 Jun 09
This Week's Highlights: Exberliner Magazine throws a birthday bash in Berlin and Düsseldorf celebrates Japan Day.
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Lifestyle: 1 Jun 09
The Local's guide to Germany's best beer gardens heads to the German capital for a cold brew.
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Lifestyle: 28 May 09
This Week's Highlights: A jazz rally in Düsseldorf, a forest festival in Frankfurt, and a Carnival of Cultures descends on Berlin.
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National: 2 May 09
At least 200 people were arrested in Berlin on Friday night after May Day demonstrations in the southern Kreuzberg district descended into hours of fighting between rioters and police.
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