Covid-19

Merkel 'set to push for lockdown light across Germany'

With Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet with state leaders this week to discuss how to control the coronavirus resurgence, German media sites are reporting that a nationwide "lockdown light" is on the horizon.

Covid-19

Revealed: These are Germany's 47 coronavirus risk zones

The number of new Covid-19 infections are increasing in Germany. Here's where the worst affected places are.

Food and Drink

Eight eating habits that show you're becoming German

Are you becoming a German? Check the list of eight German food habits to see where you stand.

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7 things you need to get right if you’re travelling to Germany from a risk area

With the second wave of coronavirus infections now in full swing, even people travelling back from European countries now need to be prepared for testing and quarantine. Here’s a step-by-step guide to what you need to get right.

Language and culture

Nine German words that perfectly sum up being in your 30s

Whether you're "settled down" or still figuring out what you want to do with your life, these distinctly German words shed some light on life in your 30s.

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Where Germans are living the good life… and where things aren’t so rosy

This study highlights just how stark the inequalities are across Germany's regions.

Politics

Bumps ahead for Merkel after ally loses shock vote

Angela Merkel faces a rocky political road ahead as she battles to hang on until 2021 as German chancellor, after her junior coalition partner SPD elected a left-leaning leadership duo.

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Booming and bursting: How is tourism impacting Germany's Baltic coast?

From fish rolls and diving gondolas to hipster hostels and Romanticist harbour hotels, Germany's Baltic coast is a vibrant and changing tourism landscape. It is also just beginning to strain under its own success.

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The trip back home that helped me put my Berlin woes into perspective

Life moves on without you. This is not a pleasant thing to come to terms with when you move, let alone to another country. But it’s a fact for all of us who have left somewhere and returned to where we came from.