Walk into a bakery or a bookshop in Bavaria’s Chiemgau region, and you might spot a customer paying with what looks like play money — colorful banknotes printed with grasshoppers, ladybugs and... Read more »
Alevis make up around 13% of Muslims living in Germany today. Members of this religious community once predominantly lived in rural Anatolia, Turkey, passing on their spiritual beliefs and rites orally. When Turkey... Read more »
The interwar Weimar Republic period is often referred to as a “Golden Age” of culture and creativity in Germany. It was a time when groundbreaking movements, from Bauhaus architecture and experimental cinema... Read more »
“With today’s cabinet resolution, we are ensuring that the German film industry will become a global player in film production,” Germany’s Culture and Media Minister Wolfram Weimer said on Wednesday. He described the coalition... Read more »
At least Antonia S.* has no desire to smoke cigarettes anymore. She started smoking at 18, and six years later switched to vaping. Watermelon flavor is her favorite, and a ten-milliliter bottle... Read more »
Last year, Germany’s industry and energy sector emitted fewer carbon emissions than had been expected. This welcome news, however, is a little deceiving. While there has been a growth in renewables, it... Read more »
Day or night, rain or shine, wherever they’re released, trained pigeons can find their way home over distances as high as almost 1,000 kilometers (around 600 miles). It’s a skill humans have made use... Read more »
Der städtische Ferienkalender 2026 präsentiert sich pünktlich zum Kindertag ab Montag, 1. Juni 2026, online unter www.dresden.de/ferienkalender. Hier können rund fünf Wochen vor Beginn der Sommerferien alle Dresdner Kinder und Jugendlichen von... Read more »
Fifty-two-year-old Katherina Reiche was already seen by many in Germany as combative before she was unexpectedly appointed as Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s economic affairs minister in 2025. Environmentalists and climate activists have long regarded the politician... Read more »
Fifty-two-year-old Katherina Reiche is seen by many as combative, which makes her a controversial figure in Germany. She already had this image before she unexpectedly became Minister of Economic Affairs in Chancellor Friedrich... Read more »