Esme Nicholson
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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A Syrian refugee in Germany withdrew his bid for parliament over racist threats last month. The news came in the same week that a German comedian appeared on TV in blackface.
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After its annual auction, Denver gave 14 surplus bison to tribal nations. Officials see the gift as a form of reparations for historical violence toward tribal nations through wiping out bison herds.
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The country's scattershot approach, with each of 16 states imposing different regulations, has come under mounting criticism as cases surpass 3 million and hospitals warn they're running out of beds.
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Health Minister Jens Spahn said Sputnik V could be a stop-gap solution to Europe's critical COVID-19 vaccine shortage. Spahn said Germany will still wait for EU regulators to approve the vaccine.
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While Germany struggles to try to contain the pandemic, airlines have planned more than 300 extra flights to take German vacationers to sunny Majorca over the Easter holidays.
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The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol stunned many in Germany, especially those who grew up in the American sector of then-West Berlin.
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The airport opened in 1948 and is closing as Berlin's new international hub opens after a series of delays. Although COVID-19 has hampered travel, Germans are visiting Tegel to relive old memories.
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There's talk in Germany's capital of how a Joe Biden win would benefit the ailing transatlantic relationship. But there's also caution that expectations of a Biden administration are too high.
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Germany is heading into a partial lockdown. Berlin already imposed closing hours to its nightlife for the first time in decades as Germany's leader asked youth to think of their grandparents.
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Germany's COVID-19 infection rate is surging among 20 to 40 year olds. Politicians and epidemiologists are telling people to avoid parties, but that message is not being received well in Berlin.