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People swim in Prinzenbad outdoor pool in Berlin, Germany, Monday, May 2, 2022. It’s a sunny May morning as the early crowd arrives for a dip at Berlin’s Prinzenbad outdoor pool, but the air is still crisp and the water isn’t much warmer, one of many small impacts that German is currently feeling from the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo) XPAG108 XPAG108

May 2, 2022 at 7:04 am

Berlin swimmers brave cold to help cut Russian gas dependence

Swimmers at Berlin’s outdoor pools need to brace themselves for chillier water this summer. Slightly cooler swims are one of the ways Germany is cutting...

Business

March 23, 2022 at 8:15 am

Ukrainian, Russian refugee dancers find help in Berlin VIEW

Dancers who have fled Ukraine — and Russia — due to the war have found a new temporary home in Berlin’s top ballet company, which...

Entertainment

Shalom Odion, from left, Emmanuel Oyedele, Deborah Samuel, Kurrah David, host Christian Vollmann and his wife Nina Vollmann have a cup of tea after an interview with The Associated press in Gross Koeris near Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 7, 2022. Christian Vollmann offered his holiday home until the end of April to the Nigerian students who fled Kyiv after the Russian attack on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) REF205 REF205

March 7, 2022 at 11:19 pm

Berliners open their hearts, homes to those fleeing Ukraine VIEW

Tens of thousands of people fleeing the war in Ukraine have been arriving in Berlin.

August 20, 2021 at 2:08 am

Western groups desperate to save Afghan workers left behind VIEW

Hundreds of Western nationals and Afghan workers have been flown to safety since the Taliban reasserted control over the country

Nation & World

Heike Risch, patient of the ‘MEDIAN Clinic Heiligendamm’, attends an interview with the Associated Press in Heiligendamm, northern Germany, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The MEDIAN Clinic, specialized on lung diseases, treats COVID-19 long time patients from all over Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) HSOB112 HSOB112

April 19, 2021 at 11:27 pm

Learning to breathe: German clinic helps COVID long haulers VIEW

A German seaside spa popular since the 18th century has become a major rehab center for COVID-19 patients who have to relearn how to breathe...

September 30, 2020 at 12:37 am

Blast from the past: Campers revel in East German nostalgia

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — It's been three decades since the reunification of Germany, but camping enthusiasts from the former East Germany allow themselves twice a...

March 24, 2020 at 2:13 am

Virus chaos snarls farm workers as new season buds in Europe VIEW

GENTHIN, Germany (AP) — Asparagus grower Henning Hoffheinz is looking at blue skies, a record-early harvest – and a big problem. The harvest of white...

Business

January 21, 2020 at 7:58 am

German court may reject appeal to remove anti-Semitic relic VIEW

NAUMBURG, Germany (AP) — A court in eastern Germany indicated Tuesday that it will likely reject a Jewish man’s bid to force the removal of...

Entertainment

January 17, 2020 at 12:52 am

Germany: Ugly anti-Semitic remnant at center of court battle VIEW

WITTENBERG, Germany (AP) — High on the wall of a German church where Martin Luther once preached, an ugly remnant of centuries of anti-Semitism is...

December 7, 2018 at 12:03 am

Merkel ally becomes German conservative party’s leader VIEW

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Angela Merkel's center-right party elected an ally of the longtime German chancellor as its new leader on Friday, opting for continuity...

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