Oktoberfest ‘produces 10 times as much methane as Boston’
First analysis of environmental impact of Munich festival reveals extent of emissions For the millions of people who descend on […]
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What do Germans think about Brexit?
On Sunday night, I was watching Hungary play Belgium in a rowdy beer garden at Tempelhofer Feld, once a military […]
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‘Public transport is cool’: new Adidas trainers double as Berlin transit passes
Outside Overkill, a hip shoe store in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district, breakfast is being served: Mettbrötchen, minced raw pork on a […]
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Microsoft Wants to Teach Drones, Robots and Drills How to Think
Software maker is expanding test of machine-teaching program to let mechanical, electrical engineers more easily use AI tools. Microsoft Corp. and technology rivals […]
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Inflation-Phobic Germans Misunderstand Their History, Study Says
Christine Lagarde’s bid to win the hearts and minds of a skeptical German audience could begin with a history lesson, […]
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Humans likely to blame for catastrophic Amazon fires
The world was horrified after footage emerged of uncontrolled fires blazing in the Amazon rainforest. Now environmental organisations and researchers […]
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British military called in to stop dam collapsing and flooding town
A British military helicopter dropped sacks of ballast onto the outer slope of a reservoir dam in central England on […]
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9 of Europe’s underground marvels
Discover subterranean secrets, from Rome’s bone-covered catacombs to Istanbul’s sunken palace. People have inhabited Europe for thousands of years, building […]
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Charming but dishonest and duplicitous: Europe’s verdict on Boris Johnson
He is clever, cultivated, charming; witty, self-deprecating, wildly entertaining and oh so terribly British. Also dissembling, […]
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How to Live With No Bank Account
Things are typically easier with a bank account. But you might have your reasons for living life without a […]
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