In Brief: Senate relaxes restaurants and bar coronavirus restrictions
Groups of up to six, from different households, will now be able to share a table without observing a minimum distance.
In Brief: Berlin’s rent cap could be in jeopardy after a court in Bavaria ruled rent freezes there unconstitutional
The Bavarian ruling that voided a referendum has bolstered the arguments of rent cap critics in Berlin.
In Brief: Suspected serial rapist arrested in Berlin Wannsee after large-scale manhunt
The Serbian man is accused of at least eight cases of rape or attempted rape.
In Brief: Berlin Senate eases some pandemic-related restrictions on contact sports
There will still be other rules in place, depending on the sport.
In Brief: German health minister warns public to be vigilant against second coronavirus wave
The warning came amid news reports of holidaymakers partying in Mallorca.
In Brief: German Interior Minister Seehofer criticized for halting study into racial profiling by police
Reports say Interior Minister Horst Seehofer didn’t believe the study was needed given German law already bans discrimination.
In Brief: COVID-19 outbreaks in two districts contribute to rise of cases in Berlin
One outbreak is in Neukölln and another is in an apartment building in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg near Ostbahnhof.
Derya Yildirim on ‘coming alive again’
We caught up with the 26-year-old multi instrumentalist in France where she is reuniting with her band to write new material.
Leitmotifs: Conductor without an orchestra – Marc Albrecht on finding a new passion in trying times
In our series on classical music, “Leitmotifs,” host Fredrika Brillembourg talks with German conductor Marc Albrecht, who was named ‘Conductor of the Year’ at last year’s International Opera Awards.
In Brief: All green on the Spree as anti coal protesters dye the river
Environmental activist group “Extinction Rebellion Berlin” claimed it dyed the river to protest water pollution caused by coal mining.
