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Stone age wall found at bottom of Baltic Sea ‘may be Europe’s oldest megastructure’
Structure stretches for almost a kilometre off coast of Germany and may have once stood by...
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German firm BASF to pull out of Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
Chemicals producer says audits revealed no wrongdoing but recent media reports crossed red lineThe German chemicals...
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German firm BASF urged to quit Xinjiang over ‘gross abuses’ of Uyghurs
Exclusive: Politicians say chemicals producer ‘appears to be implicated’ in abuses of minorities in Chinese provinceThe...
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About 200,000 people protest across Germany against far-right AfD party
Chancellor says protests are ‘strong sign in favour of democracy’ as demonstrators gather in Berlin, Dresden,...
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AfD narrowly loses first election since mass deportation meeting revelations
District runoff in Thuringia closely watched to gauge whether huge protests against party have dented supportThe...
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Breslau 1941: clandestine photos tell of the Holocaust’s upheaval and terror
Images taken secretly some 80 years ago are being published for the first time to mark...
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France debates plan to enshrine abortion as constitutional right
Impetus for change was US supreme court overturning Roe v Wade, while Germany passes law banning...
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Berlin film festival announces eclectic lineup including Rooney Mara, Stephen Fry and Gael García Bernal
Films include a sci-fi about a man who rents out his dead wife’s body and a...
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Monday briefing: Why Germany’s far right AfD is thriving despite scandal
In today’s newsletter: Politicians from Germany’s rightwing AfD party have been exposed for plotting with extremists...
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More than 100,000 protest across Germany over far-right AfD’s mass deportation meetings
Protests held at about 100 locations over party’s meeting with neo-Nazis to discuss deporting those it...
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France and Germany to research provenance of African objects in national museums
Three-year €2.1m fund will prioritise former colonies of the two countries and could lead to return...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger held at Munich airport over luxury watch
Customs officials reportedly charge actor €35,000 after alleged failure to declare item intended for climate charity...
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Why Europe’s farmers are protesting – and the far right is taking note
For some farmers already struggling, paying for more of their pollution is a step too far....
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Simone Young to be first Australian conductor to perform at Bayreuth festival in 147-year history
The Australian conductor will also be the first woman to perform the Ring cycle at the...
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‘The mood is heating up’: Germany fears strikes will play into hands of far right
Angry protests by farmers, hauliers and railway workers risk being exploited by populists such as Alternative...
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Why is Germany’s economy struggling – and can the government fix it?
As railway staff, lorry drivers, farmers and others threaten to strike, we examine the challenges the...