Person: Berliners

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business

Fall of Berlin Wall: Discontent is evident once again, 30 years on

The people’s revolutions of 1989 were not the unalloyed success for the cause of freedom and democracy that was claimed for them at the time, writes Geoffrey Roberts

home and gardens

Park stress in Farranfore for a break in magical Berlin

general

Germany’s history is found in tales from one street’s diaspora

world

Brother urges Berlin truck attack suspect to give himself up

world

German investigators search for Berlin market attacker

general

She's flying high but Wallis Bird thinking about coming in for landing

Book review: The Unfortunate Englishman

WHAT do you think you ought to read in a ‘very English’ book about post-war Europe, Spies and the Cold War? 

Sat, 27 Aug, 2016

‘We’re all Africans really’, says Meryl Streep at Berlin International Film Festival

The Berlin International Film Festival became embroiled in the debate about diversity in the movie industry, with jury president Meryl Streep dismissing questions about the all-white panel by telling reporters” “We’re all Africans really.”

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016

Incredible photos show Berlin Wall recreated in light

This Sunday marks 25 years since the fall of the Wall.

Sat, 08 Nov, 2014

Commemorations on fall of the Berlin Wall anniversary

Commemorations are being held to mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Fri, 09 Nov, 2012

A knight in shining armour

WHICH version of The Hoff is your personal favourite?

Sat, 07 Jul, 2012

Berlin celebrates the domino effect

THE dominoes fell, one by one, all 1,000 of them, covering 1.5km along the path of the 43km fence that kept Berliners imprisoned for 28 years.

Tue, 10 Nov, 2009

A merry chaos after the wall fell continues to this day

IT was the revolution that ended the Cold War. But there was not a shot fired.

Tue, 10 Nov, 2009

Germany celebrates fall of Berlin Wall

Celebrations, remembrances and joyful exuberance enveloped Germany today, the 20th anniversary of the night the Berlin Wall came down, a momentous event that helped transform Europe and signalled the beginning of the end of communism in Europe.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2009

Ting Tings bitten by Berlin bug

The Tings Tings have converted a Berlin jazz club into a studio-cum-party joint.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2009

Obama arrives in Berlin

US presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrived in Berlin today amid high expectations for the European leg of his overseas trip.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2008

10,000 turn out to mark 60 years since Berlin airlift

SOME 10,000 people, including US soldiers, were at the Wiesbaden Garrison yesterday commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Berlin airlift — one of the largest humanitarian undertakings of all time.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2008

Knut’s entire species needs our help

THREE weeks from now, a most unusual birthday will be celebrated in Berlin; Knut, the city’s polar bear cub, will be one year old.

Mon, 12 Nov, 2007

Polar bear cub Knut to meet world's media

TV crews and photographers crowded Berlin Zoo today to capture the first glimpse of a fuzzy white polar bear cub whose public debut was to be broadcast live.

Fri, 23 Mar, 2007

Germans subdued as they remember wall's fall

Germany marked a subdued 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall today, weighed down by high unemployment in the formerly communist east and a sense that in people’s hearts the nation has not yet fully reunited.

Tue, 09 Nov, 2004