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The 13 types of Americans you meet in Germany

Here's our list of the 13 different kinds of people from America you are likely to find in Germany. Which one are you?

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The 10 things you need to know about a German wedding

Why Germans get wholly wasted on Ascension Day

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How Germany's marvellous bread helped me overcome food anxiety

6.2 million in Germany ‘cannot read or write German properly’

Card payments outstrip cash for first time in Germany

Germany’s Fusion Festival may be cancelled due to police dispute

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Taxes in Germany - how to get more money back on your return

Germany's most bizarre May traditions

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Schufa explained: How to avoid the 'catch 22' in Germany's credit rating system

Here's where the biggest wealth divisions are in Germany

Prost! Why do Germans make eye contact when they clink glasses?

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Why beer means so much to the Germans

10 ways to celebrate Easter in Germany like a local

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The ultimate guide to paying taxes in Germany

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EXPLAINED: How to pay Germany's TV tax, or (legally) avoid it

Four in five Germans ‘concerned about retirement’

Poll: Two-thirds of Germans consider themselves ‘happy’

My German career: 'One year turns into 15 very quickly’

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In-depth: Why the ‘German beer renaissance’ is in full swing

Daylight savings abolition one step closer after EU Parliament vote

Weekend Wanderlust: 'Fasnet' and foolhardiness in Rottweil

Berlin rents rise above record €10 per square metre

Fasching: Tracing the roots of south Germany's 'dark carnival'

Mild winter could lead to mosquito outbreak in Germany

Germans waste 55 kg of food per person each year

2018

These German children's songs bring tears to my eyes

Will next Sunday's switch to winter time be the last?

Spaghetti ice cream to Wobbly Peter: Why we love Germany's sweet summer snacks

Why Berlin’s public transport payment system might just be more modern than London's

Wage rage? Average wages still considerably lower in the former East

Bombs away? Elbe evaporation leads to discovery of WWII munitions

Heatwave: Germany 'sold out' of cooling fans, beer bottle supplies run low

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An A-Z guide of my time in Germany

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Why every country should get on board with the German Feierabend

2018

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Quiz: Just how German have you become?

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Undressing at a Berlin sauna wasn’t the moment of liberation I’d hoped for

My time in Germany: How a year in Marburg changed everything

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It's not impossible: the ups and downs of dating in Germany

Not read a book lately? Blame Netflix, says German study

Forever modern: German fashion icon Jil Sander looks back

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How moving to Germany as a couple put a big strain on our relationship

Pedal power: the rise and rise of cargo bikes in Germany

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Oh fork! The joys (and shocks) of German dining customs as an American

8 fantastic ways to get away from Munich for the day

Frankfurt’s new Five Guys may pull in the crowds. But it doesn’t do green sauce

Police probe threat to 'hammer 7,000 nails' into Bonn's cherry blossom trees

Spargelzeit! Sunshine kicks off asparagus season in Germany

10 ways to pass yourself off as a true Berliner

Vice or virtue? Berlin exhibition charts Germans' penny-pinching mania

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How a visit home to Canada made me realize I couldn't move back for good

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10 German words that strike fear into the hearts of expats

Next week we’ll be asking you to become a Member of The Local. This is why

The seven best events taking place across Germany this March

The 10 things that you really love about living in Germany

Then and now: how Valentine's Day has blossomed in Germany

The 8 most beautiful places to get married across Germany

5 things to know about this year's Berlinale film festival

How I made friends during my first year in Germany

Meat production drops ‘significantly’ as Germans spurn the sausage

Berlinale film festival to spotlight #MeToo moment

Holograms and mermaids: top trends at Nuremberg toy fair

10 reasons why you really should visit North Rhine-Westphalia

Electronic legends Kraftwerk win Grammy for best dance album

Germany's oldest bookseller, 95, packs suspense in last chapter

The German words I want to use, but just don’t dare

Shoe-Bahn: Berliners queue for sneaker with sewn-in annual transit ticket

Here's how to make this winter in Munich really special

The 10 heartiest German dishes to get you through winter

German football star Podolski to open döner kebab shop in Cologne

2017

‘Ben’ and ‘Emma’ most popular baby names in 2017

Why are New Year's resolutions so hard to keep?

These 10 German Christmas markets cannot be missed

Chanel fashion show sails into Hamburg for Lagerfeld homecoming

5 things to know about retirement in Germany

An American shopping frenzy is hitting Germany, but not everyone is happy

Everything you need to know about having a pet in Germany

2017

'With fake news, the people are the first line of defence'

‘The opposite of our modern technical world': The Trabi turns 60

30 ways to avoid boredom on a Sunday in Germany

Ten reasons why it's great to be a parent in Munich

Could Frankfurt’s compact 'cube' housing be the student digs of the future?

How learning to ski helped me shake off my German winter blues

2017

German study shows those who exercise regularly remain 'younger' longer

Podcast: the French on the streets, the Germans between the sheets

The five (painfully slow) stages of flirting in Berlin

7 unmissable events from around Germany in October 2017

Super-fast 5G network comes to Hamburg, as one of two European test cities

German vs British food - which is best?

Woman injured in fall from Hamburg Bismarck statue as musical stunt goes wrong

5 spots you need to see to truly appreciate autumn in Germany

Oktoberfest: from punch up for lager louts to 'money-making machine'

The 8 dos and don'ts you need to keep in mind at Oktoberfest

How a German sauna taught a prudish American to relax at the sight of naked flesh

Oktoberfest 2017: World's biggest beer festival opens in Munich

Freezing in September - when does your landlord have to turn on the heating?

Stuttgart was just named the world's most relaxing city - here's why

Hit British reality TV series Love Island arrives in Germany

10 critically acclaimed art galleries you have to visit while living in Germany

6 events from around Germany you can’t miss in September 2017

These 10 witty sayings prove Germans think everything revolves around beer

5 things you really should know about wine in Germany

Hamburg rated 10th most liveable city in the world

10 reasons why you should date (or even fall in love with) a German

2017

Is too much English spoken in Berlin restaurants?

How living in Berlin has changed me for life

'No stag parties allowed': Bavarian bars crack down on wild partiers

Hyped Berlin döner shop Mustafa's arriving in Munich

If you've mastered these eight tricky skills, you're truly now a German

German court rules bosses can't use keyboard-tracking software to spy on workers

Here's how to marry a German as an expat

How I stopped worrying and learned German in six months

Berlin named top city worldwide to earn money while travelling

10 mouth-watering foods you have to try while visiting Germany

10 simple reasons why living in Germany is truly awesome

Limit online shopping on Sundays to protect workers, demands Green Party

'Parthenon' made of books built at site of Nazi book burning

The dos and don’ts of public nudity in Germany

2017

7 unmissable events in Germany this June

This map shows where to get the best night's sleep in Germany

'I chucked in my Frankfurt banking job and turned my food blog into a career'

'Burlesque in Berlin still has the excesses of the 1920s'

This viral hit perfectly skewers bland German pop music

These German cities offer the best work-life balance

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Renting in Germany - what you need to know

2017

What you need to know when you download music in Germany

Sparkasse banks start charging own customers for withdrawals

The British expat couple bringing an historic train station back to life

Will Brexit negotiators guarantee our rights to a full English breakfast?

Meet the matchmaker hooking up US soldiers with German women

'I feel less British now': The Brits becoming German after Brexit

Six ways Germans could learn to deal with foreigners better

Weird things German parents do while raising their kids

Braunschweig: The German city that deserves to be put on the map

Six reasons why I never want to drive on the Autobahn again

Eight rules for making friends in Germany

This is what Germans really think about being naked in the sauna

What it's like to be a Republican in Germany with President Trump

Desperately need a face lift? These German cities offer the best value

Amazon seeks 2,000 new techies in Germany - and they're advertising in English

7 surefire signs your kids are definitely German

7 events across Germany you won't want to miss this February

VIDEO: Berlin orchestra turns currywurst into music

7 reasons to be happy you live in Germany

These photos show just how much snow Germany got so far this year

Will knowing what your co-workers are paid help women earn as much as men?

Reverse culture shock: the troubles of leaving Germany for home

Europe parties ring in New Year despite terror jitters

8 things that'll really annoy you when you first arrive in Germany

Germany insists on these 8 things, even though they're rubbish

2016

How to unleash your anger over poor German package delivery

Here’s where to find the fastest internet in Germany

These are Germany’s absolute best restaurants... and they're not where you'd think

2016

These German companies have the happiest workers

This is how clichéd the American idea of Germany still is

Learn how to speak German like a silver screen icon

10 German Christmas cookies you have to bake this winter

Your essential guide for doing Christmas just like a German

2016

7 events in Germany that'll make December unforgettable

Why your children may have to work until 71 in Germany

Here's what Germans say all Christmas markets must have

Frosty German sayings that'll make you a winter wordsmith

7 German habits that foreigners really struggle to cope with

2016

Why Heidelberg is Germany's most inspiring city

This soppy German Christmas ad will bring you to tears

10 ways Frankfurt has changed from being dull to dynamic

2016

What businessman Trump will mean for German business

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German healthcare – everything you need to know

2016

8 tips to help you survive the harsh German winter

Seven events not to miss in Germany this November

How to discover Berlin through your stomach

2016

PICS: 11 utterly adorable dog breeds with German heritage

10 fascinating facts you never knew about German beer

2016

Germans think they're fit, but they're really couch potatoes

Here’s where people live the longest in Germany

This is where Germany's top-earners live

The one German word English speakers need this winter

Mini baby boom continues with 33-year birthrate high

10 essential inventions you didn't know were German

12 brilliant German words you won't find in English

2016

How I ditched London and became a writer in Berlin

12 colourful German expressions that'll add swagger to your language skills

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East Germany - 10 things you never knew about the GDR

2016

9 unmissable events to check out in Germany this October

Germany's favourite smoker wins battle against eviction

German ex-policeman is Swiss city’s new hermit

10 epic German movies you have to watch before you die

2016

Germany holds first national 'mermaiding' championship

15 pics that prove Germany is totally enchanting in autumn

Berlin the new London? 10m2 flat to rent for €750 a month

A night on Berlin's most notorious clubbing mile

Expats in Germany rich but have few friends: survey

10 grammar mistakes Germans keep making in their own language

2016

Berlin world's 2nd 'most liveable city': magazine

12 essentials for surviving as a vegan in Germany

2016

Germans divided: Is it OK for kids to pee on trees?

The Inner Circle: the secret to dating in Berlin

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2016

'Unfriendly' Germans make expat life harder: report

15 ways to recognize you’ll never quite master German

5 reasons Hamburg is one of the best cities to live globally

2016

How veganism is taking over the German capital

How moving to Berlin inspired me to go vegan

The easiest visas to get as an American in Germany

2016

What's on in Germany: August 2016

Six things you need to get right when you first arrive in Germany

10 ways of speaking German you'll only ever pick up on the street

13 mortifying mistakes German learners always make

2016

German political candidate campaigns on Tinder

Six weird things I've learned working for Berlin startups

2016

Accidental pregnancy leads to payout

Cologne pride parade remembers Orlando

How two gay dads cut German red tape to start a family

7 outdoor night spots that make Berlin’s summer unique

Health insurance for expats in Germany: a quick guide

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Shock as German soldiers let kids play with machine guns

Whirlwinds, rain continue to batter Germany

Berlin court shoots down challenge against Airbnb ban

Website helps 'train' users to get into Berghain

Living in Berlin - Six things I won't miss when I'm gone

These 9 German words perfectly sum up being in your 20s

2016

Dresden 'most woman-friendly’ city in Germany

13 (even more) thrilling facts you must know about Berlin

Why you should attend an international job fair

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Five sure-fire ways to impress Germans with your manners

Berlin facts - 23 things you never knew about the German capital

2016

6 things about Munich that’ll stay with you forever

Berlin mall occupied by 1,000-strong 'flashmob orchestra'

Moving city is no excuse to quit the gym: court

Germany's six most beloved shopping streets

‘Innovative’ Germans finally discover Victorian drying rack

Towns hire 'rubbish scouts' to keep summer BBQs tidy

5 reasons to drop everything and go to Stuttgart right now

The 6 German words you need to know for spring

Eat, learn, live: unforgettable holidays in France

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Munich Oktoberfest to get first-ever entrance checks

2016 German teens just want to be mainstream

Berlin craft scene's challenge to ancient beer purity law

Munich students predict Game of Thrones deaths with app

The Germans who long for the life of an English gent

Dating apps 'to blame for rise in sexual diseases'

Germany's most famous biscuit celebrates 125 years

Prince cover on Frankfurt train takes musicians viral

Police calm hipster frenzy at Berlin vegan restaurant

7 breathtaking national parks you have to visit in Germany

2016

Germany's most expensive luxury flat sold in Berlin

French fashion label sells postal service shirt for €245

Smartphone zombies wreak havoc on cities

Germany hits 10-year-high in home-building

The new app that gives you money for driving well

Traffic cops in the sky: Germany goes after drones

Brandenburg faces wrath of Flying Spaghetti Monster

German pencil makers cash in on adult colouring craze

Inventor hopes to woo city-slicker hipsters with 'half-bike'

Broadcaster fees could jump to €19 per month: report

Central Germany gets April Fooled with heavy snowfall

Sophie and Max: German classics top baby name list

No nanny state here: Germany a top place to let loose

QUIZ: How well do you know German phrases?

Instagram launches Germans into top model world

German is first ever trans man on Euro Men's Health cover

Munich’s Isar river ‘being killed by partying’

Springtime for Germany? Not by Easter, say weathermen

Germans surpass Brits in UN world happiness report

Mandatory broadcaster fees go before high court

Five dark drug secrets from oh-so-proper Germany

2016

21-year-old woman shot dead at wedding brawl in Hanover

No space for Allah as German unis close prayer rooms

Green energy policies bring power giant to €7 billion loss

US Berliners 'feel the Bern' at global primary

QUIZ: How well do you know German capitals?

Germans love English adverts - but don't understand them

10 ways you can burst with joy in German springtime

When is it right to address a colleague as 'Du'?

Bavaria goes wild for butcher's twist on fave food

Mars, Snickers and Milky Way recalled across Germany

8 German tongue-twisters to leave your mouth in knots

Culture shock: an Italian tries a Bavarian swimming pool

Mayor stops watching BDSM porn to defend Constitution

8 things you learn in an international flatshare

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The 11 types of American you meet in Berlin

2016

6 things I learned at my first Cologne Karneval

Back to Boho chic: Win your new season wardrobe

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Man sues to end alimony over ex's Facebook snaps

Fake 'brothel vouchers' for refugees stir far-right hatred

German beer drinking hits 25-year low

Young people 'care about environment but do nothing'

Two skiers die in head-on collision in German Alps

World names Germany 'best country ever'

Germans prefer contentment to career and money

Stuttgart asked to stop driving as city faces record pollution

10 genius ways German inventors improved our lives

15 cool East Berlin spots to stay warm this winter

Could Germany copy Norway gender lessons?

Seniors' Xmas ragout turns out to be dog food

2015

Seven drinks to warm up at Christmas markets

Star Wars fans feel Force Awaken in Germany

8 ways living in Germany will change you for good

2015

Germany's most-Googled word of 2015 is...

German trendsetters rent out live Christmas trees

'Refugees' is German Word of the Year for 2015

Berlin opens museums to thank refugee helpers

6 German gifts to bring home for the holidays

German lifestyle is 'burden' on environment

'Muslim' Advent calendar causes Facebook fury

Ban big bangers to stop terror panic: Green MP

Germany's 7 quirkiest Christmas markets

Alternative Advent calendar puts fitness first

Germans reluctant to go green, survey finds

North Germans are the happiest, survey finds

Germans 'waste valuable clothes': Greenpeace

6 ways Germany cashes in at Christmastime

Teens pick 'Smombie' as hippest German word

8 things that prove it's Christmas in Germany

Berlin street traders 'sold hats made of dog fur'

Germans beat World Cup levels of beer guzzling

Monkey 'gymnast' on Autobahn stumps cops

Judge unimpressed by multiple orgasm condom

The end of the expat? Cities fight for 'Inpats'

When Max and Moritz's 'gruesome' story began

Germany's castles are in danger, warns prince

Dortmund hosts Euro dog diving championship

Majority of public back Autobahn speed limit

Police answer son's plea over awful dad music

Wacky animal phrases to goose your German

Nine tasty German food and drink idioms

Butcher makes world's priciest Kobe bratwurst

Cannabis coffee shops given red light in Berlin

Top 10 traditional German vegetarian dishes

Veggie food: more German than a Wurst?

'Glimpse of the future' at Berlin wearable tech fest

What expats love - and hate - about Germany

Breeding Sphynx cats is animal cruelty: court

Things to do in autumn besides Oktoberfest

Aachen couple cause outrage with public sex

Oktoberfest: 1m litres of beer vanish in two days

Berlin museum brings spies in from the cold

7 Oktoberfest stats that might just blow your Maß

Moving from India to Munich changed my life

2015

Petrolheads gear up for Frankfurt car show

Pro-refugee group push punk classic to no. 1

Hamburg takes crown as Germans' fave city

'Welcome back, Lenin': Soviet leader returns

Berlin named vegetarian capital of the world

The photojournalist making news intimate

Seven English words Germans get hilariously wrong

2015

Berlin orchestra's Tehran concert blocked by Iran

'Berlin is kind of like the best American city'

The day that 'sealed East Germany's fate'

Berlin orchestra angers Israel with Iran concert

Ten ways Germany puts Britain to shame

Gabriel visits Saxony after weekend of violence

Museum opens world of the Brothers Grimm

German teen actor killed at music fest

Oktoberfest reveals official beer mug of 2015

Klum fires back at Trump's skin-deep jab

Meet some of Germany's famous lefties

How best to watch the Perseid meteor shower

Berlin to have position on bailout by week's end

25 years of learning English in East Germany

70 years after WWII, mum and daughter reunite

Germans are ‘not how foreigners think’: report

Ai Weiwei 'loves Berlin', plans long stay

German kids mock Merkel with fave word

'Hot Boy from Germany' wins Vietnam Idol

Wacken festival draws metalheads of the world

Minister seeks to rid laws of 'Nazi language'

Michael Jackson shrine may have to beat it

Ai Weiwei in Germany as UK slammed over visa

Little by little, Germans move away from cash

Pelicans with wanderlust escape German zoo

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei gets visa to Germany

Berlin restaurant serves up Greek Crisis Menu

Merkel tops guest list at Wagner Festival

July 24th 2010: The day the music stopped

High stakes for Wagner's progeny at opera fest

Berlin electronic music innovator Moebius dies

Movie star unleashes on fans in refugee row

Vampire director's head vanishes from grave

The best (and worst) of Berlin fashion week

German Old Master sells for record €12.9m

Crans-Montana: expats' new international hub

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Yes, you CAN buy '50 Shades' before 10pm

Berlin Philharmonic finally picks conductor

Winnie the Pooh translator passes away

Student is worst TV quiz contestant in 15 years

Van Gogh goes under the hammer in Berlin

Eva Braun's 'panties' up for sale in US

What's topping the German charts in June

Two German restaurants make world's top 50

Fassbinder: New German Film's Enfant Terrible

10 facts to celebrate Leipzig's 1,000th birthday

Sotheby's sells Nazi-era art trove find

Carnival of Cultures in Berlin: six top picks

Police discover Hitler's long-lost bronze horses

Germany's top ten towns you've never heard of

2015

Craft craze brings variety to German brewing

Germans stay traditional with 2014 baby names

Nobel-winning author Günter Grass dies

How to stay sane in asparagus season

British Museum director heads to Berlin

Arsonists hit pro-refugee art project

10 surprising things you didn’t know about Zagreb

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Schools: What every expat parent should ask

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Eight thoughts to get you through to spring

Star architect dies day after winning top prize

German photographer takes Hasselblad prize

Rock fans cause 'mini earthquake' in Leipzig

Germany gets surprise entry for Eurovision 2015

Kafka's Metamorphosis: 100 years of perplexity

Grand Budapest Hotel, Citizenfour take Oscars

Shoah experts welcome Anne Frank TV drama

Germany and the seven deadly sins

German reporter 'spy' arrested in Mozambique

UNESCO criticizes gun club for snubbing Muslim

Some very Denglisch Valentines

Wenders takes Golden Bear for a lifetime in film

Karneval revellers keep first responders busy

Tourist or lifer: what sort of expat are you?

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'Top Gear' reportedly cruising to German TV

One masterpiece, 10 days, and 98,000 Legos

East-West spy drama to get American debut

Stars shine in Berlinale weekend events

Berlin welcomes baby orang-utan Rieke

The German who built planes out of metal

The complete guide to Berlinale's main line up

Roll out the red carpet: Berlinale begins tonight

Nine brilliant quotes about speaking German

Greens ask for electric car buyer allowance

Knights assemble to do battle in Bernau

Prost! Beer sales hop up for first gain in 8 years

Germany has thousands of uni spots open

Court grants kids right to know donor fathers

Government to raise child allowance by €20

Concentration camp 'can't take more visitors'

Berlin electronica pioneer dead at 70

Boris Becker's lovechild hits the runway

Legida expects 60,000 marchers in Leipzig

Extra copies of Charlie Hebdo to hit Germany

Berlin fashion week opens amidst 'upheaval'

Balcony smoking times can be limited: court

The rise and spread of Pegida

Young man's 'ninja day' sows havoc in Munich

More women work in east than west: Study

Spanish director to open Berlin film festival

Hitler's bunker to be rebuilt

Metropolis: Grandfather of Sci-Fi Films

Kraftwerk kick off shows at Berlin landmark

Bum note haunts Kaiser's concert hall

CSU wants failed asylum-seekers deported faster

Six stories that will grip Germany in 2015

2014

Where to celebrate Silvester 2014

'Ben' and 'Emma' top baby names for 2014

Speaking German - 8 celebs you didn't know were fluent

‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ owner sorry for racism

Royal palace restored to glory after €4.5m refit

'50 Shades of Grey' to premiere in Berlin

British and German troops relive Xmas truce

Germany's Homer Simpson is actually 85

Clubs offer €1 for bust Berlin shopping mall

Malick's 'Knight of Cups' to premiere at Berlinale

Wetten Dass says tschüss with Ben Stiller

Lichtgrenze tops German words of the year list

World-famous Berlin street art blacked out

Kaiser Wilhelm II faces pan-European war

Salesmen's sex orgies find home in museum

Author and Holocaust survivor dies aged 91

Expo fetes Berliner who put 007 in space

Party like a German: 10 top tips

2014

'Plug-ugly' Honecker yacht fetches €130,000

Top ten gifts for a British Christmas abroad

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A very Weltkrieg Christmas

Christoph Waltz is Bond nemesis in 'Spectre'

German Christmas cookies to bake now

So much more than chocolate

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