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Oktoberfest Fashion, With a Twist

The trends endure long after Oktoberfest ends. Bavarians wear tracht while bird hunting, partying or visiting a biergarten. At the Lorenz Ganter tailor, north of Munich, women sew vests and jackets from Bavarian wool and other local fabrics. “We have tradition for all days,” says Dieter Ganter, whose grandfather founded the shop 80 years ago. […]

Germany: Munich airport shuts down after drone sightings; 17 flights grounded

Munich Airport in Germany was forced to temporarily close early Friday local time following multiple drone sightings, officials confirmed. The disruption grounded 17 flights, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers, the airport said in an official statement.In addition, 15 inbound flights were redirected to other German cities, including Stuttgart, Nuremberg, and Frankfurt, as well as Vienna in […]

‘List of words to avoid’: US energy department bans use of ‘climate change’, ‘green’ in official communications; cites administrative priorities

The US energy department (EERE) has added “climate change,” “green,” and “decarbonization” to its expanding “list of words to avoid” within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The listed terms are central to EERE’s mission, which serves as the government’s largest investor in technologies aimed at reducing heat-trapping emissions that contribute to climate […]

Germany’s bid to lead in autonomous driving faces roadblocks

On the grounds of Paderborn Airport, engineer Michael Spengler demonstrates how far self-driving technology has come in Germany. He enters a route into his smartphone, taps a button and rests his hands in his lap. The small car begins to roll, navigating at a leisurely 7 kilometers per hour (4 mph) between buildings and parked […]

New burial laws to modernize German funeral culture

The German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt have overhauled their burial legislation, with lawmakers in the western German state taking the biggest stride. “After more than 42 years we have created a new framework that reconciles the individual ideas and wishes of the people in the state with a dignified act of bidding farewell,” said […]

Germany criticizes EU remarks on plans to deploy to Ukraine

German defense minister Boris Pistorius (AP) Two top lawmakers from Germany’s ruling coalition made a surprise visit to Ukraine.Jens Spahn, the leader of the conservative CDU/CSU in the Bundestag, and Matthias Miersch, the Bundestag leader of the center-left Social Democrats, met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and held talks in the Ukrainian capital. Trump-Putin Bonhomie ‘IRKS’ […]

En route to Germany, Afghans face deportation in Pakistan

Germany has said it is ending a monthslong freeze on admitting vulnerable Afghans who had previously been promised entry to the country. Many of the people affected escaped the Taliban by fleeing to Pakistan, where they have been waiting for years for their German visas. DW met one such family, whose names have been changed […]

Germany debates who should cover costs of unhealthy eating

When Lucas Pohl boarded a flight last summer, he didn’t know it would mark a turning point in his life. The Berlin resident had always carried extra weight, but when he couldn’t fasten his seatbelt and had to ask for an extender, “something inside me broke,” the 27-year-old said. Pohl, who weighed 150kg at the […]

Germany turns first asylum seekers away at border — report

Germany has begun rejecting asylum seekers at its borders with other European countries, the first such action since the new government tightened immigration, a German newspaper reported Sunday.On Thursday and Friday, out of 365 undocumented entries at all borders, 286 migrants and refugees were sent back, including 19 who had applied for asylum, according to […]

Iran nuclear sanctions: UK, France, Germany threaten to ‘snapback’; Tehran demands guarantees against future attacks

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have signalled they are prepared to reinstate United Nations sanctions on Iran by the end of August, in case there is no clear progress on restarting the nuclear deal, two European diplomats said on Tuesday (local time).Ambassadors from the three nations met at Germany’s UN mission in New York […]