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A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill, there's a push by swimmers to get back into the water.On ...
Readers favored the Berlin classics in our annual “World’s Best Awards” survey for 2025. Cutting-edge architecture, 24-hour ...
Several books published this year have examined a creative haven in Europe’s licentious, ultraliberal capital.
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BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there’s a push by swimmers to get back into the water.
From restaurants to fashion to thriving nightlife, the host-city of the Berlin Film Festival has solidified its reputation as a world-class destination. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief ...
BERLIN – For the first time in 14 years, the city of Berlin has a new mayor. Inauguration at City Hall on Tuesday night featured a transition in power from seven-term outgoing Mayor Paul Grenier, a ...
Berlin is home to bureaucrats and hedonists, lobbyists and artists, lovers of techno and devotees of classical music. The city’s turbulent 20th-century history is visible in the bullet holes on ...
Berlin’s subway system, like other mass transit in Germany’s large cities, ... Although Berlin is a progressive city, freeloaders aren’t treated lightly.
In the once-divided German capital, a flourishing music industry comes together. By Wolfgang Spahr When David Bowie moved to the divided city of Berlin in 1976, he joined 2 million inhabitants of ...
German efficiency is a stereotype challenged by the city of Berlin. Its civil government is so dysfunctional that the city had to re-do municipal elections over the weekend. So there's a cultural ...