The Towering Musical Integrity of Christoph von Dohnányi
In September, 1943, a thirteen-year-old German boy named Christoph von Dohnányi wrote an innocuous-seeming letter to his uncle Dietrich: Uncle Klaus is planning to come tomorrow.…
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23 years into euro era, Germans still handing in old Deutschmarks
Almost a quarter of a century after the introduction of the euro, Germans are still exchanging massive sums of their former currency, official figures showed on Saturday. According to data…
Germans abroad urged to register early for February election
Germany is urging citizens living abroad to promptly register in the electoral roll if they wish to participate in the upcoming election set for February 23. Applications for registration…
Germans mourn attack on Christmas market with no answers about why
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germans began Saturday mourning another violent attack and their shaken sense of security after a Saudi doctor drove a black BMW into a Christmas market teeming…
Most Germans favour giving Syrian refugees time before returning home
A clear majority of German residents believe Syrian refugees should be allowed to remain in the country until conditions in their homeland are peaceful and stable enough to return,…
German church loses tower title to Spanish one thanks to Germans
After more than 130 years, a church tower in Ulm will lose its title as the world's tallest to the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona - thanks to a company near Ulm that constructed a…
Scholz says more eastern Germans should hold top jobs in companies
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says more people from the former East Germany should have senior posts in the nation's company boardrooms. The proportion of those in such jobs "can be…
Far right eyes political earthquake as Germans head to the polls
The far right is on the cusp of winning the most votes in German state elections for the first time since the Nazis. For some in Germany, the rise of Alternative for Germany (AfD) is a…
The Germans Have Suddenly Put On a Very Nice Concours Near Munich
While the automotive concours got its start in France between the wars, the tradition was picked up in the US in the 1950s. We carried it along and built it up with everything from the…