After the killing of nine in the western German town of Hanau, it is clear the state must do more to crack down. But the responsibility extends much farther.
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Allowing Beijing to have a hand in the new, faster mobile network would entail significant risks. But in Germany, debate about 5G is also a question of who you like more: China or the U.S.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced that she will not run for Chancellor and will step down as leader of Germany’s ruling CDU party. It was a slow implosion over the past year, with Angela Merkel’s mixed messages partly to blame.
Environmentalists and beer companies have common cause to oppose new tax rules that may reduce the level of recycling.
For areas like the Mediterranean basin, tourism is huge business. But it’s also an inordinate source of plastic pollution.
Men do not do their fair share of housework and childcare. And companies still discriminate against female employees. And it’s not looking any better for the digital economy.
Hundreds of air-raid shelters are still standing in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, witnesses to a bygone era. The last ones are now being sold off.
New tech may soon be able to predict future political problems and independently develop solutions before issues even arise. But what does that mean for democracy?
An independent commission is shedding light on years-old allegations of abuse by priests, swim coaches and others.
By Dec. 10, one third of German employees have already mentally switched off for the holidays — even though they still have to show up for work.
Global warming may eventually force Homo sapiens to again seek cover from the elements. A global tour of the history of humans living underground.
China’s ‘social scoring’ system, with punishments for nonconformist actions and rewards for good behavior, changes human interaction. Germans know a thing or two about the high stakes of privacy protection.
We can only solve our traffic problems if we stop idealizing car and bike sharing, and focus on how people behave and what they want.
It has become fashionable to blame the climate crisis on the economy, but it’s important to fight against this misconception, and the trivialization of the problem.
Air travel is booming despite the current climate debate. But vacationers have to rethink their summer breaks — not only for the environment, but also for the sake of people.
Italy reached a preliminary agreement with other EU countries on rescuing migrants at sea. But Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has not shared the news at home, and has kept attacking his supposed partners, especially Germany.
Germany’s Bosch and Daimler are teaming up to achieve a high level of success in autonomous parking, becoming the first to have a marketable system far from Silicon Valley.
Skylines evolve over time, but that doesn’t mean cities like Bremen, Germany should let developers erect whatever kind of tower block they want.
Laws take time to catch up with reality. Could we program them into binary systems? It is tempting, but it is also dangerous.
The murder of a local politician has put new attention on the kinds of verbal hate and periodic harassment that was largely repressed until recently.
Democratic systems offer little incentive for long-term thinking. But unless we can implement true, forward-looking policies, problems like climate change will only multiply.
Today, young women like Carola Rackete and Greta Thunberg have the power to conquer hearts and instill idealism into politics. But ultimately, their admirers have to act themselves if they want change.
Google and Facebook’s power endanger democratic discourse. It is time to design an infrastructure for European social media platforms.
Record temperatures are likely to be broken this week as a brutal summer heatwave hits large swathes of the European continent. As mercury rises, so do our concerns about climate change, with France’s health minister Agnès Buzyn warning that “we are going to have to change our habits and stop thinking these episodes are exceptional.” From above, this OneShot captures these dog days — in the heat of the moment. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/qoFkqb8db4w expand=1] Heatwave and Waves (©Hauke-Christian Dittrich/DPA/ZUMA) | OneShot OneShot is a new digital format to tell the story of a single photograph in an immersive one-minute video. Follow […]
When it comes to human health and the planet’s well-being, certain activities are simply untenable. Researchers also know that self-regulation never works.
A new study shows Germany must look for other ways to convince automobile buyers to switch to electric cars. Shall we say: quota?
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German Youth: Running Low On Hope
Germany’s first post-War generation had cause for optimism. But their descendants have a different, darker outlook, poll numbers suggest.
Against a tide of right-wing nationalism, Germany’s Basic Law — with its emphasis on fundamental rights — is as relevant now as it was 70 years ago, when it first appeared.
The recent EU election results show that younger voters in particular are sick and tired of slow-motion climate policies.
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Why Does The Left Love Islam So Much?
Some leftists are screaming racism because of a conference on the pros and cons of the headscarf in Frankfurt. One can only wish these people that they never have to live in the society that they are rooting for.
In this martial arts where competitors are in knight armor, the athletes beat each other with axes and swords — until someone falls.
It is telling that parents in Silicon Valley, who would know, are restricting and even banning screen time for their children. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization has just released a new set of guidelines on how much time parents should allow young children to spend with screens: Kids younger than 1 year old should have […]
Someone who is terminally ill and wants to die faster does not ‘commit suicide,’ says this German palliative medicine physician. Words matter.
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A Century Ago, Birth Of The Bauhaus
The Bauhaus movement came to life in Germany after the end of World War I. And it lives on today in many ways.
–OpEd– BERLIN — The late Chancellor Helmut Kohl, a great European who led Germany through its unification, was wrong. European integration is no longer “irreversible.” Today, in 2019, disintegration is the declared goal of many member states. It is dependency, not independence, that has until now made Europe strong. For the future, Europe does not […]
Thirty years after a young West German computer whiz working for the KGB was found dead, we return to an unsolved mystery from the final days before the Wall fell.
Two and a half centuries after his birth, the famed German explorer and scientist is still remembered for his brilliant mind and boundary-testing taste for adventure.
HOLZKIRCHEN — Holzkirchen-Süd rest stop at 1 p.m., when many drivers stop for lunch. Lawyer Nadia Kluge very slowly approaches a truck, keeps a little distance, and starts a conversation. She explains that she is from the German Trade Union Confederation, works for the “Fair Mobility” counseling center in Munich, and is looking to see […]
If it doesn’t ‘spark joy,’ the guest of the hit Netflix series ‘Tidying Up’ tells us, get rid of it. Should the same lesson be applied to our circle of friends and acquaintances?
The era of driverless cars is dawning. But are we really ready to just let our vehicles take over?