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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

It's more about life than death': the growing popularity of Berlin's cemetery cafes

Central Berlin's cemetery cafés serve as peaceful, community-rooted public spaces where daily life and quiet reflection coexist near graves.
#drone-sightings
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

The AI minister who is pregnant with 83 children'

World's first AI minister set to give birth' to 83 children' Albania's prime minister, Edi Rama, has announced that Diella, the world's first AI minister, is pregnant with 83 children. Speaking in Berlin, Mr Rama said that Diella will soon give birth to the children. who will assist individual members of parliament. These children will have the knowledge of their mother, he said. Their roles will include participating in parliamentary sessions, maintaining records, informing MPs on how to react, and summarising discussions.
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Berlin
fromFast Company
6 days ago

Think you can trust Google reviews in Germany? Think again

Germany's defamation laws enable widespread removal of negative Google Maps reviews, producing inflated four- and five-star ratings and eroding trust in local business reviews.
Berlin
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

They disappeared when the wall came down': German author Jenny Erpenbeck on the objects that contain vast histories

Everyday objects vanish when societal, economic, or technological changes remove the conditions that sustained them, creating unexpected bonds between objects and their causes.
Berlin
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Decaying Goebbels holiday villa will open to tourists DW 10/24/2025

The Berlin-owned lakeside villa built for Joseph Goebbels will be used by Wandlitz for guided tours while Berlin retains ownership and management costs.
Berlin
fromBerlin Startup Jobs
1 week ago

Job Vacancy: Managing Director at w3.hub | Full-time (m/f/x) // w3.group | Operations & Support Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Managing Director owns P&L and leads growth of w3.hub, balancing commercial performance with community and event excellence.
Berlin
fromThe Local Germany
1 week ago

Germany's largest gay club to close in fresh blow to Berlin scene

SchwuZ, Germany's oldest gay club, will permanently close on November 1 due to sustained financial losses, insufficient fundraising, and the absence of investors.
Berlin
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

At a pumpkin festival near Berlin, powerful women take shape one gourd at a time

The Independent seeks donations to fund accessible, on-the-ground journalism across US issues while a German pumpkin festival showcases over 100,000 pumpkins and draws thousands.
Berlin
fromBerlin Startup Jobs
1 week ago

Job Vacancy: Engineering Manager (m/f/d) // JOIN | Operations & Support Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Lead and manage a Berlin engineering team to deliver high-quality recruiting software, mentor engineers, shape culture, and drive hiring, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

HOLON Presents "Lick the walls to understand echoes" by Abigail Toll & Anton Filatov - KALTBLUT Magazine

Save the date for an immersive event at HOLON, an innovative platform that blends research and play to explore the relationship between the virtual and physical worlds. Launched by the Berlin-based design company MONOMANGO, HOLON has become a hub for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and artistic expression since its opening exhibition in Winter 2022. Explore Holon: A Fusion of Art, Technology, and Experience
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Berlin
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Brian Harris obituary

Brian Harris was a prolific, respected British photojournalist who covered global conflicts, major political events, and created lyrical landscapes, producing over two million photographs.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Ryanair cuts flights to popular European destination after taxes row

Ryanair has announced substantial reductions to its German winter schedule, attributing the decision to Berlin's failure to lower what it describes as some of Europe's highest location charges. The Irish budget airline's move will result in the loss of 800,000 seats and the cancellation of 24 routes across nine airports, including Berlin, Hamburg, and Memmingen. This will push the carrier's capacity below levels seen last winter.
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Berlin
fromiHeartBerlin.de
3 weeks ago

The Whoriental Kiki Ball by Parisa Juicy

Kiki Ball at Gretchen centered SWANA and global ballroom performers, featuring dynamic Vogue Femme, Face, and Realness categories captured in striking photos for public sharing.
fromThe Local Germany
3 weeks ago

Painting discovered in Berlin junk shop shows madam of notorious Nazi brothel

Madam Kitty's opulent salon, located in an upscale Berlin neighbourhood, was a den of espionage wired by the Nazis to spy on prominent visitors. "Between 1939 and 1942, diplomats, foreign journalists and even high-ranking Nazi officials were spied on without their knowledge," Urs Brunner, the new owner of the painting, told AFP. A woman who bought the painting on the cheap at a Berlin junk shop in 1999 recently contacted Brunner and fellow author Julia Schrammel.
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Berlin
fromDocumentjournal
3 weeks ago

Vaginal Davis skypes with artist Bjarne Melgaard about toe sucking, Xerox parties, and her many personas

Vaginal Davis’s multi-persona, boundary-breaking practice spans performance, zines, exhibitions, and five decades of influence in queer and contemporary art.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Cold war power play: how the Stasi got into computer games

In 2019 researchers at Berlin's Computer Games Museum made an extraordinary discovery: a rudimentary Pong console, made from salvaged electronics and plastic soap-box enclosures for joysticks. The beige rectangular tupperware that contained its wires would, when connected to a TV by the aerial, bring a serviceable Pong copy to the screen. Arcade fire East German attractions at ColdWarGames. Photograph: Dora Csala/AlliiertenMuseum At the time, they thought the home-brewed device was a singular example of ingenuity behind the iron curtain.
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Berlin
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Rolando Villazon directs opera at the world's top houses while still singing

Support for independent, paywall-free journalism funds on-the-ground reporters and investigative work while tenor Rolando Villazon makes his Metropolitan Opera directing debut after a long singing career.
Berlin
fromBerlin Startup Jobs
3 weeks ago

Job Vacancy: Partner Account Executive - Agencies & Platforms (DACH/EU) (m/f/d) // future demand | Sales Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Build and monetise a DACH/EU ecosystem of agencies and ticketing/ad‑tech platforms, run partner GTM (recruit→enable→first revenue), enable API/self‑serve offers, and close deals.
Berlin
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Mystery drones are causing havoc across Europe. Here's what we know

Mystery drone incursions into EU and NATO airspace, attributed by some to Russia, have raised concerns about NATO readiness and prompted a drone wall.
Berlin
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Berlin to crack down a beloved giveaway tradition DW 10/02/2025

Berlin will fine people for leaving unwanted items on the street, endangering a long-standing informal circular economy of free, repurposed goods.
#cyberattack
Berlin
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

'Everything has changed here': East Side Gallery turns 35 DW 09/24/2025

The East Side Gallery's original counterculture and iconic murals have been displaced by luxury real estate development and tourism-driven change.
fromBerlin Startup Jobs
1 month ago

Job Vacancy: Operations & Finance Associate (Founder's Associate) // NexDash | Finance, Operations & Support Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

We're building NexDash into Europe's first Neo-Carrier: electrified, AI-orchestrated, and soon autonomous. 🚛⚡ To keep pace with our growth, we're looking for a strong Operations & Finance Associate who acts as the founder's right hand and makes sure everything runs smoothly. Your responsibilities: Admin: build organization & structure across the company Finance: basic controlling, payments, investor reporting HR: contracts, onboarding, culture building Office management: keep the daily machine running
Berlin
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during bombardment of Ukraine

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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Berlin
fromCulture Trip
1 month ago

The Berlin Airport Gardens Creating Community And Sustainability

Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin transformed from an airport into the world's largest inner-city open space, hosting community gardens and diverse recreational activities.
Berlin
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

Column #3 - PLATTE Voices - Between Vision and Responsibility - KALTBLUT Magazine

Berlin's cultural and creative spaces are rapidly disappearing due to budget cuts, making support for young fashion talent a necessary political act.
Berlin
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Your robot is about to get its own robot

IFA highlights a trend of embedding one device inside another, such as motion-sensing bulbs, projector-speakers, and robots built to carry other robots.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

2nd suspect arrested in a knife attack in Germany that wounded an American man

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
Berlin
Berlin
fromThe Local Germany
2 months ago

Germany's 'most expensive motorway' opens in Berlin

After twelve years and €721 million in construction, Berlin is opening the newest stretch of the A100 motorway.
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fromBerlin Art Link
2 months ago

Review of Mila Panic at BB13 | Berlin Art Link

Mila Panić stages 'Big Mouth' at the 13th Berlin Biennale, using dark, confrontational stand-up to expose audience insularity and mock systems of wartime violence.
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Fionnan Sheahan: Jim Gavin is a proven winner on big stage but Billy Kelleher is a disruptor in Fianna Fail presidency saga

Former Dublin manager would solve problems for Micheál Martin, but MEP is also being mentioned as an Áras contender
Berlin
Berlin
fromberlin.de
2 months ago

Senate gives 45 million euros for Muhlendammbrucke and gene therapy

The construction site on the Muhlendamm Bridge will continue to shape Berlin-Mitte for a long time to come.
Now the Senate is providing fresh money for the second construction phase.
Berlin
fromItsnicethat
2 months ago

Are Berlin's urban artists destined to paint a creatively sanitised future for their own neighbourhoods?

Berlin's urban art reflects its historical transformations and embodies a narrative of freedom, identity, and commercialization in post-Wall society.
Berlin
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Shop Talk: Berkeley resident buys luxury wood puzzle company; metaphysical boutique' opens on University

Chris Danner acquired Elms Puzzles, a specialty wooden puzzle company, in 2023, ensuring the continuation of a family tradition.
Berlin
fromberlin.de
2 months ago

Dresden railroad brings better connection to BER Airport

The train connection to BER will soon be considerably faster for many passengers.
The long-awaited opening of a new line will make this possible.
One more place will be faster to reach.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Shooting at mosque in Sweden leaves 2 wounded, police say

Police say two people have been injured following a shooting near a mosque in Sweden. Local media say at least one person has been taken to the hospital after being shot as they were leaving Friday prayers.
Berlin
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 months ago

ASCENDIA by Justine Otto and Giuseppe Gonella at Galerie Sara Lily Perez - KALTBLUT Magazine

Justine Otto's 'Crowd Series' signifies a major shift in her work, focusing on densely populated scenes that capture communal life’s energy and complexity.
Berlin
Berlin
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Bon voyage Toni Berlin readies pygmy hippo for France DW 08/15/2025

Toni, a pygmy hippopotamus, is being moved from Berlin Zoo to Mulhouse Zoo in France as part of a conservation program.
#berkeley
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Europe, the 'Sleeping Beauty'

Garry Kasparov shared his experience of predicting the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1987, asserting that values ultimately belong to individuals, not societies.
Berlin
Berlin
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Berkeley property crimes are dropping, but thieves are getting creative

Property crime rates, including auto burglaries, significantly dropped in Berkeley during the first half of 2025.
Berlin
fromberlin.de
2 months ago

BVG expects 150 more battery electric buses in the coming year

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) believes it is well on the way to converting its bus fleet.
280 out of 1,500 buses are already electric.
This figure is set to rise to 500 by 2027.
Berlin
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

TikTok to replace trust and safety team in Germany with AI and outsourced labor

TikTok workers in Germany are striking against plans to lay off 150 employees from the trust and safety team, outsourcing responsibilities to AI and contractors.
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

In Berkeley's Northbrae, long-lost lanterns will shine again after over 60 years

A pair of lanterns, known as the Northbrae Lanterns, designed by John Galen Howard, that illuminated the intersection of Hopkins Street and The Alameda, have been rebuilt after going missing for over half a century.
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Berlin
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Berkeley keeps losing hotels, but industry is faring better than in SF or Oakland

Berkeley's hospitality industry is facing significant challenges, with major hotels defaulting on loans and others struggling financially.
fromBerlin Art Link
2 months ago

Review of 'Metabolic Rift' Georg Kolbe | Berlin Art Link

The Georg Kolbe Museum offers a serene refuge featuring a variety of sculptures and the significant 'Dancers' Fountain,' symbolizing elegance and burden within its design.
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