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Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

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Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is KCRW Berlin's Program Director, reporter and show host. She is a veteran American journalist with German roots who comes to us from NPR, where she spent 13 years as a correspondent, heading the network’s international bureaus in Kabul, Cairo and more recently, Berlin. She’s won numerous awards for her radio work, including a Peabody and Gracie. She also received the ICFJ 2017 Excellence in International Reporting Award for her coverage of Central and Eastern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan.

Prior to her radio career, Sarhaddi Nelson spent 20 years as a newspaper reporter and was part of the Newsday team that won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for covering the crash of TWA Flight 800.

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In Brief: Germany reports record number of daily COVID-19 cases

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Dr. Lothar Wieler, who heads the Robert Koch Institute, said there are three times as many cases reported this week than two weeks ago.

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October 23, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Berlin Senate imposes new masking requirement on 10 Berlin streets

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Berlin officials also strongly urge people to wear masks whenever they are outdoors, especially when they can’t maintain a minimum 1.5-meter, or 5-feet, distance from other people.

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October 21, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Chancellor Merkel, German state leaders to meet over next steps in coronavirus crisis

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Bavarian State Premier Markus Söder, who wants to significantly tighten pandemic measures across the country, told reporters Tuesday that it is not the time to be looking for loopholes, but to do what’s best for Germany.

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October 14, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Eight Berlin districts are now coronavirus hot spots as cases continue to rise

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Two of the city’s three coronavirus “traffic lights” are also now red. But new rules to counter the second pandemic wave here and across Germany are being widely criticized.

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October 13, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Berlin transit workers on strike until Saturday 3 a.m., affecting trams, subways and most buses

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The Verdi union called for the warning strike because transit officials are refusing to consider a collective wage agreement for Germany’s public transit workers.

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October 9, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: COVID-19 cases climb in Berlin, prompting Schleswig-Holstein to impose restrictions on visitors

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The districts of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Neukölln and Mitte, all currently have a seven-day incidence rate surpassing 50 cases per 100,000 residents.

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October 6, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Masking requirement starts in Berlin office and government buildings on Saturday

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Workers can remove their masks if they are sitting at their desks, according to new pandemic rules passed by the Berlin Senate.

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October 1, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: BVG warning strikes bring trams, buses, subways to a standstill on Tuesday morning

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Berlin public transit workers are going on a warning strike on Tuesday from 3 a.m. until noon.

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September 28, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Two German ministers self-isolating after contacts test positive for COVID-19

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Although Foreign Minister Heiko Maas’ first COVID-19 test was negative, he nevertheless called off an upcoming trip to Jordan.

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September 25, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Civil servants prepare to strike this week across Germany

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Trade union Verdi and the German Civil Service Federation are demanding a minimum monthly raise of 150 euros.

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September 22, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

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