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FANNY BRODERSEN

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A Berlin garden of flavorsome herbs revives a monastic health tradition from the Middle Ages

In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing new life into a tradition of centuries past: the monastery garden

A Berlin garden of flavorsome herbs revives a monastic health tradition from the Middle Ages
Europe|MidEast|World

Germany halts military exports to Israel for use in Gaza amid outcry over Netanyahu plan

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany won't authorize exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza “until further notice.”

Germany halts military exports to Israel for use in Gaza amid outcry over Netanyahu plan
Crime|Europe|World

Poland reinstates border controls with Germany and Lithuania to discourage asylum-seekers

Poland has reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania to address concerns over illegal migration

Poland reinstates border controls with Germany and Lithuania to discourage asylum-seekers
Arts|Food|Lifestyle|Travel|World

Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave. They're perpetuating a German myth

Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany

Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave. They're perpetuating a German myth
Environment|Science|Technology|World

Switzerland's ebbing glaciers show a new, strange phenomenon: holes reminiscent of Swiss cheese

One of Switzerland's glaciologists says his teams are noticing a strange phenomenon in the Alpine country's glaciers

Switzerland's ebbing glaciers show a new, strange phenomenon: holes reminiscent of Swiss cheese
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Science|World

On 'World Bee Day,' the bees did not seem bothered. They should be

Tuesday was the eighth annual “World Bee Day.”

On 'World Bee Day,' the bees did not seem bothered. They should be
Crime|Election|Europe|Political|World

Migrant groups say racist attacks increase in German city after deadly Christmas market violence

Migrants who have settled in the German city of Magdeburg say they have experienced a sharp increase in racism and anti-immigration sentiments following a deadly Christmas market attack last year

Migrant groups say racist attacks increase in German city after deadly Christmas market violence
Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Germany limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers. Critics say it's designed to curb migration

New payment cards are being introduced for asylum-seekers in Germany

Germany limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers. Critics say it's designed to curb migration
Europe|Food|Travel

Turkey wants to regulate Germany's beloved döner kebab street food

The döner kebab is beloved in Berlin

Turkey wants to regulate Germany's beloved döner kebab street food
Election|Europe|News|Political

Scholz's Social Democrats hold back the far right in German state vote

The Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz have won an election in the eastern German state of Brandenburg

Scholz's Social Democrats hold back the far right in German state vote
Crime|Europe|News|World

German court acquits McCann suspect of unrelated sexual offense charges

A German court has acquitted a man who is also under investigation in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in a trial on charges of unrelated sexual offenses

German court acquits McCann suspect of unrelated sexual offense charges
Asia|Europe|Political|World

Nobel Peace Prize winner urges Putin to understand the destructiveness of nuclear weapons

Terumi Tanaka, a survivor of the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan and the representative of an organization that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop making nuclear threats

Nobel Peace Prize winner urges Putin to understand the destructiveness of nuclear weapons
Asia|Europe|Political|World

Japanese survivor of atomic bomb recalls its horrors in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

A Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki has accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of an organization of survivors

Japanese survivor of atomic bomb recalls its horrors in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
Election|Europe|Political

Far-right party's convention draws protests as Germany's election campaign warms up

Thousands of people have demonstrated against a convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany, blocking some roads and delaying the meeting’s start as the country's major parties launched their campaigns for next month's general election

Far-right party's convention draws protests as Germany's election campaign warms up

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