President Trump’s announcement of a drawdown of American forces from Germany caught German leaders, NATO, and the U.S. Congress by surprise. There’s a bipartisan effort to prevent the White House from following through. What are the chances the U.S. troops will be moved and what’s at stake for American ties with Germany?
Renaming the “Mohrenstraße” U-Bahn stop as “Glinkastraße” is facing backlash, with the weekly Jüdische Allgemeine reporting the 19th-century Russian composer the street would honor, Mikhail Glinka, was an anti-Semite.
Reports say Interior Minister Horst Seehofer didn’t believe the study was needed given German law already bans discrimination.
Those who fail to cover their nose and mouth while riding public transit face a fine of 50 euros.
The Yorck movie theater group has capped capacity at 30% and requires moviegoers to wear a mouth and nose covering until seated.
Local police are also asking the victim of an attack on June 25 near Teufelsberg to come forward.
The manufacturer has reportedly decided to expand its factory in Bratislava instead.
The United States, Turkey, Russia and Brazil are not on the list.
More than 14 million people have downloaded Germany’s COVID-19 contact tracing app. Before its launch last month, the German government project came under fire over data security and privacy concerns. So does it work? What are users saying? And what questions about the app still need to be answered?
Officials are looking for suggestions that will honor a person who made special contributions to the district.
