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Berlin airport’s baggage handlers suffer electric shocks in latest mishap
The Guardian / Kate Connolly — Thursday, 14. January 2021
"Baggage handlers at Berlin's new airport have reported receiving electric shocks from scanners in yet another problem to befall the troubled project, ..."
A honeymoon in Berlin
The Spectator USA / Lara Prendergast — Monday, 11. January 2021
"We were keen to see what remained of the Berlin Wall. One of the longest still standing parts is on Niederkirchnerstrasse, next to the site of the former ..."
Schools, contact rules and travel: What you need to know about Berlin’s new Covid-19 restrictions
The Local Germany — Thursday, 07. January 2021
"From pupils returning to school to tighter contact rules with an exception for single parents, here's what to keep in mind on Berlin's new Covid rules."
Berlin receives 90 electric Solaris buses; BVG Solaris electric fleet totals 123
Green Car Congress — Wednesday, 30. December 2020
"Solaris has completed the delivery of 90 Urbino 12 electric buses for Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). This was one of the biggest contracts for ..."
Berlin: 2900 Police Officers to Maintain Law and Order on New Year’s Eve
The Berlin Spectator / Imanuel Marcus — Wednesday, 30. December 2020
"Not only did Berlin's Senate Administration of the Interior introduce those firecracker ban zones, but it prohibited alcohol consumption outdoors. Besides, ..."
America’s voice goes silent in Berlin as last US radio station closes
POLITICO.eu / Nette Nöstlinger — Tuesday, 29. December 2020
"American radio is a Berliner no more. The postwar American presence on Berlin's airways that began in the summer of 1945 when the city ..."
In Germany, a new museum stirs up a colonial controversy
National Geographic / Jacob Kushner — Wednesday, 16. December 2020
"Berlin's Humboldt Forum is reigniting debate over who has the right to own and display Africa's heritage. 10 Minute Read ..."
The 2021 Berlin Film Festival Will Be Held Virtually
Hollywoodnews.com / Joey Magidson — Wednesday, 16. December 2020
"At one point, the 71st Berlin Film Festival was planning on being held as planned. An in person festival, held in February, was always a long shot, but ..."
Berlin museum reignites debate over Germany’s colonial past
Financial Times / Guy Chazan — Wednesday, 16. December 2020
"Its centrepiece will be a display of 20,000 priceless objects drawn from the collections of Berlin's Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art. The ..."
Berlin: Senate Tightens Corona Rules Even More
The Berlin Spectator / Imanuel Marcus — Tuesday, 15. December 2020
"Berlin, December 15th, 2020 (The Berlin Spectator) — In Berlin, Governing Mayor Michael Müller and the Senate have “adjusted” the rules of the ..."
Will The Berlin Film Festival Be Postponed? “February Feasibility & Alternative Options” Being …
Deadline / Andreas Wiseman — Thursday, 10. December 2020
"Will The Berlin Film Festival Be Postponed? “February Feasibility & Alternative Options” Being Explored, Say Organizers. By Andreas Wiseman ..."
With traditional venues shut, Berlin artists take to streets
Associated Press / DONOGH McCABE — Tuesday, 08. December 2020
"BERLIN (AP) — With theaters and concert halls shuttered to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, some Berlin artists are taking their performances to ..."
Discover Berlin from home: Visit the great German city without leaving your couch
Coconuts — Tuesday, 08. December 2020
"Berlin's cultural scene is one of the richest and most varied in Germany. With three state-subsidized Operas, five major orchestras, and hundreds of ..."
These are the plans for affordable (and sustainable) housing at Berlin’s former Tegel airport
DPA/The Local Germany — Monday, 07. December 2020
"Berlin's city government has announced plans to build 5,000 apartments - all made of wood - on the site of Tegel airport, which was closed down for ..."
Photo of the Day: Berlin sets up vaccination centres
Forbes India — Sunday, 06. December 2020
"Six vaccination centres are currently being built in Berlin. However, the approval of coronavirus vaccines in Europe is still pending. Image: Bernd von ..."
‘What Brought Me to Berlin Is Love and What Kept Me There Is the Bread’
Haaretz / Yael Benaya — Saturday, 05. December 2020
"This week at Tel Aviv Airport: A Dutch medical devices consultant who's moved 27 times, and an Israeli in Berlin with a yearning. Yael Benaya."
Plans for a new Berlin Punk Museum are afoot
Louder Than War / Sophie Sparham — Saturday, 05. December 2020
"Musician, TV producer, promotor and founder of the Berlin Punk Museum, there's not a lot that Taquila Mockingbird hasn't tried her hand at finds ..."
Nightclubs In Berlin Will Now Pay The Same Taxes As Art Galleries
GQ Australia / Amy Campbell — Monday, 16. November 2020
"Nightclubs like Berghain will now enjoy the same privileges as cultural institutions like the Berlin Philharmonic, thanks to a German court ruling."
Inside Berlin Brandenburg Airport – An Airside Tour
Simple Flying / Tom Boon — Wednesday, 11. November 2020
"A week and a half ago, Simple Flying got the opportunity to explore the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport at its opening. From arriving on the train to ..."
Berlin Tegel: Farewell to the airport that wouldn’t die
CNN / Marcel Krueger — Saturday, 07. November 2020
"While the recent opening of Berlin's long-delayed Brandenburg Airport will have caused many in the city to breathe a sigh of relief, it also ..."
A Guaranteed Monthly Check Changed His Life. Now He Sends Out 650.
The New York Times / Sally McGrane — Friday, 06. November 2020
"From his Berlin start-up's brick loft offices, Michael Bohmeyer led the way past a brewery-turned-art space to a makeshift cafe. “If we're ..."
EXPLAINED: What closes and what stays open during Germany’s shutdown?
The Local Germany — Monday, 02. November 2020
"In Berlin there is a ban on opening and selling alcohol after 11pm, whereas in Munich the curfew is 10pm. Canteens. Canteens in the workplace can ..."
Berlin’s Madame Tussauds put its wax Trump statue in a garbage bin just days before US election
Business Insider / ominic-Madori Davis — Saturday, 31. October 2020
"Berlin's Madame Tussauds has placed its statue of President Donald Trump in a garbage bin filled with trash bags, according to Reuters. The trash bin, ..."
Germany: Second Corona Lockdown Commences on Monday
The Berlin Spectator / Imanuel Marcus — Wednesday, 28. October 2020
"Berlin's Governing Mayor Michael Müller, who also heads the Conference of First Ministers, said it had been difficult for him to support the decisions ..."
What moving to Berlin as a British exchange student during the pandemic taught me
The Local Germany / Eve Bennett — Tuesday, 27. October 2020
"If you'd have told me at the start of 2020 that I would be writing this piece in an apartment in Berlin, I wouldn't have believed you. I study German and ..."
Coronavirus: Berlin breaks up 600-strong party over Covid
BBC News — Monday, 26. October 2020
"Police in Berlin have broken up a 600-strong party as coronavirus restrictions continue to curb German festivities. Berlin police tweeted that the "fetish ..."
Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie set to reopen after six-year renovation
Far Out Magazine — Monday, 26. October 2020
"The Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin has revealed a reopening date of summer of 2021, a welcomed comeback for a gallery which has been closed for ..."
Berlin: vandalism of museum artefacts ‘linked to conspiracy theorists’
The Guardian / Philip Oltermann — Tuesday, 20. October 2020
"Use of oily substance across three galleries reportedly related to claims they are centre of 'global satanism'. Pergamon Museum on Berlin's Museum ..."
Why are Berlin’s new buildings so intent on looking backwards?
Apollo Magazine / Tom Wilkinson — Tuesday, 20. October 2020
"The reconstruction of the Berlin Palace is the most obtrusive instance of this tendency. The enormous baroque structure currently nearing completion at ..."
9900 extras have tested out Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) ready for commissioning
Aviation24.be / André Orban — Tuesday, 20. October 2020
"Berlin Brandenburg Airport has undergone all preparations for a successful commissioning. All permits have been granted, all processes have been ..."
The new Berlin airport: A symbol of failure finally ready for takeoff
The Straits Times / Markus Ziener — Monday, 19. October 2020
"Germany will breathe a collective sigh of relief on Oct 31 when the new Berlin airport finally opens. It will be nothing short of a nightmare ..."
Germany: Berlin court suspends bar and restaurant curfew
Deutsche Welle — Friday, 16. October 2020
"A Berlin court on Friday suspended the late-night curfew imposed on bars and restaurants in the German capital, though it may only be a temporary ..."
Berlin-Neukölln: Germany’s Worst Corona Hotspot
The Berlin Spectator / Imanuel Marcus — Friday, 16. October 2020
"Berlin, October 16th, 2020 (The Berlin Spectator) — Neukölln is a place of contrasts. It is a deprived area and a good place for families, it is both ..."
Berlin mayor says city won’t be sealed off again
Reuters UK — Thursday, 15. October 2020
"BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin's mayor warned against domestic travel restrictions that would cut Germany's largest city off from the rest of the country, ..."
Inside Berlin’s Anti-Gentrification Rebellion
Byline Times / Craig Stennett — Monday, 12. October 2020
"Inside Berlin's Anti-Gentrification Rebellion. Craig Stennett. 12 October 2020. The tenants alliance '23 Houses say No' play Wohnopoly at the Berlin ..."
Berlin bar shutdown: ‘No time to party’ says mayor amid rising coronavirus cases
Euronews / AFP — Saturday, 10. October 2020
"Berlin is now classified as a "risk zone". "This is not the time to party", insisted Berlin's democratic mayor, Michael Müller. "We want to prevent another ..."
Wet Paint: Coronavirus Rips Through the Berlin Art World, Notorious Flipper Puts More Work at …
artnet News / Nate Freeman — Friday, 09. October 2020
"Visitors to Gallery Weekend Berlin in 2019 with works by Bernar Venet in Galerie Blain|Southern. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa via Getty Images. Every ..."
Berlin Senate Imposes 11PM Curfew, Clubs React
Pollstar / Gideon Gottfried — Friday, 09. October 2020
"Berlin's Senate has decided to impose a curfew effective Oct. 10, which begins at 11 p.m. and ends at 6 a.m. – a time frame that represents the most ..."
berlin’s exilmuseum reveals proposed designs by DS+R, SANAA, francis kéré + more
Designboom / Philip Stevens — Saturday, 03. October 2020
"2nd place – diller scofidio + renfro, new york. berlin's exilmuseum reveals proposed designs by DS+R, SANAA, francis kéré + more 2nd place — diller ..."
City of possibilities: Berlin in pictures
Varsity Online / Rachel McHale — Friday, 02. October 2020
"This moment, less than a week before I was to leave Berlin after having spent just over four months there for the first half of my year abroad, ..."
Berlin inaugurates ‘day of club culture’ on October 3rd
Resident Advisor / Maya-Roisin Slater — Thursday, 01. October 2020
"40 clubs and collectives who were awarded €10,000 from the city for their 'commitment to Berlin club culture' will take part in the celebrations. Berlin's ..."
Berlin’s Tegel airport: A love letter as it prepares to close
The Independent / Nicky Gardner, Susanne Kries — Monday, 28. September 2020
"The opening in late October 2020 of Berlin's long awaited new airport – almost a decade late – marks the end of an era for Tegel. Few airports have ..."
‘The pandemic made people want to grow stuff’: How a Berlin balcony project led to a chili revolution
The Local Germany / Rachel Loxton — Friday, 25. September 2020
""I didn't expect them to do so well," he says. At the same time, Numb had always been thinking about how Berlin's balcony space could be utilised better ..."
The Rainforest Company: Berlin-based startup which set out to protect the rainforest enters UK …
EU-Startups / Thomas Ohr — Friday, 25. September 2020
"The Berlin-based startup The Rainforest Company, which was founded in 2017 by Albana Rama, is expanding to the UK. From October 15 onwards ..."
This city-run secondhand department store is helping Berlin reduce waste
Fast Company — Thursday, 24. September 2020
"In a new master plan, Berlin is aiming to become a zero-waste city, shrinking the amount of trash that will go to landfills over the next decade by ..."
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