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Green discounts for brothel trade
The Local reports that a Berlin brothel has begun offering
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Berlin faces a hit to its workforce after online auction website eBay has announced that it is to cut almost half of the 1,100 jobs at its German base on the edge of Berlin, following restructuring of...
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Demo protests internet surveillance
It is estimated that around 25,000 people took to the streets of Berlin on 12 September to protest against the increase in internet surveillance by the state. The protest follows the passing of a law...
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Real estate bargains in Berlin
According to the British Daily Mail, Berlin has some of the lowest house prices in Europe and is a prime market for buyers and renters alike. A combination of factors has meant that Berlin has not bee...
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Commemorating the fall of the Wall
The family of Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela has contributed artwork to the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The 2.5 metre-high dominos, decorated by the...
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Since the much-loved Polaroid brand filed for bankruptcy in the US in 2008, worldwide stocks of its iconic instamatic film have been dwindling fast and are not expected to last beyond the end of this...
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Berlin commemorated the 48th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall on 13 August. The wall, built by East German soldiers divided the city, and West Berlin, from the rest of East Germany,...
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Berlin goes green with electronic cars and charging stations
Berlin is now one of Europe
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Berliners now have their very own hands-on sex academy where visitors can improve their technique by using the interactive mannequins and displays. Three years in the planning and fresh from a success...
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Rosa Luxemburg's corpse discovered?
The director of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences at Berlin
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Audrey Hepburn stamp auctioned
An anonymous bidder has bought a rare German stamp of Audrey Hepburn for
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Simon Rattle stays on in Berlin
The world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra announced on 13 May that 54-year old Britain, Sir Simon Rattle, would be extending his contract as chief conductor until 2018. The decision to approve...
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The Mauerweg, a memorial path opened in 2007 that follows what was the Berlin Wall along the former borders of east and west Berlin, has become a hot potato between residents of the upmarket Berlin su...
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A 32-year-old German woman is recovering in hospital after being mauled by a polar bear at Berlin Zoo. The woman was bitten on her arms and legs after jumping into an enclosure housing four adult pol...
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Wildlife corridor for Brandenburg
A safe route for wolves and moose travelling between the forests and nature reserves of Poland and Germany is to be created by the Brandenburg rural development and environment department. The 200 km...
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Restoration of Berlin Neues Museum completed
The keys to the Neues Museum on Berlin’s Museum Island have been officially handed to the city after 11 years of restoration costing over €200 million. British architect David Chipperfield...
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ITB travel trade show in Berlin.
ITB (International Travel Bourse), the global travel industry
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Berlinale to feature Cold War films.
Feature movies and documentaries as well as short, animated and experimental films made during the last years of the Cold War are to be spotlighted in Berlin
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Polar bear Knut to leave Berlin.
Since polar bear cub Knut was first presented to the public in March 2007, more than five million people have visited Berlin Zoo
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A group of Berlin motorists is currently testing out 100 electric cars as part of a joint initiative by the Daimler car manufacturer and electricity giant RWE. Daimler is providing electric Smart and...
