The unification of refugee families in Germany has been one of the most divisive issues of the Merkel government. Following large numbers of migrants and refugees coming to Germany…
This week in politics, the German press reacted to the news that Christian Social Union (CSU) politician and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer would begin tweeting by the end…
Against a backdrop of hotter summers, rainfall events caused by climate change, and rapid urban expansion, officials are being prompted to rethink the way that they manage Berlin’s…
The heat wave in Germany is pushing temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius (nearing 90 degrees Fahrenheit) and causing major problems for farmers, who are expected to experience major losses…
Life in a city is challenge enough, without the added stress of limited mental health care available in your native language. The founders behind private counseling practices such as Mittelweg…
Photo by Ronnie McDonald A series of tweets this Sunday rocked the German sports world. Football player Mesut Özil, who was born in Germany but has Turkish roots, announced…
Photo by Abyssus In 2017, researchers at Stanford University released a paper that said their facial recognition algorithm, given a single facial image, was able to correctly distinguish a…
Photo by H-Stt There’s been continued fallout over comments made by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer on 69 Afghan deportees. In a press conference last week, the Christian Social Union…
Croatia will compete for the first time in the World Cup final, taking on France, who won the title in 1998. We speak with sports writer and author Jacob…
After one of the longest trials in Germany’s post-war history, a verdict in the case of a neo-Nazi terror group has been reached. Beate Zschäpe, a former member…
