Berlin Zoo is celebrating the 67th birthday of Fatou the gorilla, its oldest resident, who it believes is the oldest gorilla in the world. Fatou was born in 1957 and came to the zoo in what was then West Berlin in 1959. Ahead of her official birthday on Saturday, keepers served up a treat of […]
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Knesset speaker told in Berlin that Israel can rely on Germany
The speaker of Israel’s Knesset, Amir Ohana, who was in Berlin on Monday, has thanked Germany for its support in the ongoing Gaza war. The German people have reaffirmed their determination to keep their promise of “never again,” Ohana said in Berlin, referring to the slogan used in Germany to recall the genocide of millions […]
Relatives of Hamas hostages demand more German pressure in Berlin
The relatives of hostages abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip are urging Germany to do more to secure their release with a demonstration in Berlin, six months after the attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas. As part of their campaign they dropped hundreds of pictures of the hostages from a balloon […]
Imam and rabbi visit Berlin schools together to promote understanding
Ender Cetin and Igor Itkin only visit Berlin schools together. For 90 minutes, the imam and the rabbi take over the classroom. On one visit, the group of ninth grade teenagers at the Otto Hahn Secondary School in Berlin-Neukölln are already sitting in the circle of chairs when they get started. Around 20 pupils, including […]
(Profile) Berlin adds storm shelter, sees farmer’s market grow
Mar. 30—Six years into its life as Cullman County’s newest municipality, Berlin has taken significant steps to tighten the community bonds that have long been in place in and around the small town just east of Cullman. After incorporating in 2018, Berlin undertook a series of paving projects that have since seen the improvement of […]
Ukraine’s allies are ‘united and energized,’ Macron says in Berlin
Following his meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, French President Emmanuel Macron said the three countries remain “united and energized” when it comes to supporting Ukraine. “We share one conviction: Ukraine is about our security and our future,” Macron said on Friday afternoon in Berlin. The common will is […]
Ex-Stasi officer denies murder charge for 1974 Berlin Wall killing
A former officer in communist East Germany’s notorious Ministry of State Security, or Stasi, went on trial for murder on Thursday over the 1974 fatal shooting of a Polish man at Berlin’s Friedrichstrasse train station. The man from the eastern city of Leipzig, a former Stasi lieutenant who is now 80 years old, stands accused […]
Elon Musk visits a Tesla plant near Berlin as production resumes after a suspected arson attack
GRUENHEIDE, Germany (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the electric car maker’s first European plant on Wednesday as production resumed at the factory just outside Berlin, about a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply. Musk was expected at a “team huddle” with employees at the plant in the Gruenheide municipality, […]
Elon Musk visits Tesla plant near Berlin after suspected arson attack
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk visited the electric car maker’s first European plant as production resumed at the factory just outside Berlin, a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply. Mr Musk was expected at a “team huddle” with employees at the plant in the Gruenheide municipality, employee council chief Michaela Schmitz […]
Elon Musk visits Tesla plant outside Berlin after sabotage attack
Tesla boss Elon Musik arrived in Germany on Wednesday for a short visit to the electric carmaker’s only European plant, located just outside of Berlin, about a week after an attack on the site’s electricity supply. Production at Tesla’s so-called “giga-factory” in the town of Grünheide was brought to a standstill for several days due […]
Elon Musk visits Tesla plant near Berlin after suspected arson attack
Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the electric car maker’s first European plant as production resumed at the factory just outside Berlin, about a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply. Mr Musk was expected at a “team huddle” with employees at the plant in the Gruenheide municipality on Wednesday, employee council chief […]
Elon Musk visits Tesla plant outside Berlin after sabotage attack
Tesla boss Elon Musik arrived in Germany on Wednesday for a short visit to the electric carmaker’s only European plant, located just outside of Berlin, about a week after an attack on the site’s electricity supply. Production at Tesla’s so-called “giga-factory” in the town of Grünheide was brought to a standstill for several days due […]