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Another Summer to Remember? For Germany: So Far, So Great.

A 5-1 thrashing of Scotland in the opening game of Euro 2024 was a good omen for a host nation…

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German Soccer Team’s Deal With a Weapons Maker Prompts Some Boos

For some fans of Borussia Dortmund, an advertising deal with Rheinmetall, a major arms manufacturer, has overshadowed the run-up to…

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How Rhubarb Conquered Germany, Then the World

A tongue-twisting rap by a Berlin duo has spotlighted Germans’ love of their springtime produce. Now if only they could…

Food

For the Best Nonalcoholic Wines, Look to Deutschland

Germany has a long history — more than a century — of making nonalcoholic wines. It’s no wonder they’re good.

World

How the Cockroach Took Over the World

A genetic analysis of the German cockroach explained its rise in southern Asia millenniums ago, and how it eventually turned…

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German Court Fines Far-Right Leader for Using Nazi Phrase

Björn Höcke, a state leader of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party, repeatedly used the phrase “Everything for Germany,” a…

Travel

A Battle Over Beer Split a Texas Town’s Biggest Party

ACROSS THE COUNTRY A Battle Over Beer Split a Texas Town’s Biggest Party Muenster, Texas, has hosted a German-heritage festival…

Business

Hydrogen Offers Germany a Chance to Take a Lead in Green Energy

In the city of Duisburg in Germany’s industrial heartland is a vast steel complex that is one of Europe’s largest…

World

A Plot to Overthrow Germany’s Government Heads to Court

A group of conspiracy theorists and an obscure prince are accused of planning to attack Parliament and depose the chancellor.…

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A Novelist Who Finds Inspiration in Germany’s Tortured History

Jenny Erpenbeck became a writer when her childhood and her country, the German Democratic Republic, disappeared, swallowed by the materialist…

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