October 28, 2011
Published: 28 Jul 11 12:11 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/lifestyle/20110728-36597.html
Traditional beers are experiencing a renaissance among German drinkers. Alexander Bakst takes a tour of the Rhineland to compare Kölsch and Alt, two regional brews steeped in history and ancient rivalry.
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Germany's top court Friday stopped a new fast-track committee appointed to approve emergency measures to tackle the eurozone crisis, saying only the Bundestag had this power. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Mornings full of thick, grey fog will continue to greet Germany’s early risers, but the bright reds and yellows of autumn will be highlighted by sunshine-filled and comfortable afternoons across the country over the weekend. READ »
Police in Bavaria have warned people to avoid woodland north of Augsburg where hundreds of officers are hunting two men, one of whom shot dead a policeman in the early hours of Friday. READ »
A passenger pod broke off a spinning carnival ride and hurtled into a crowd of spectators in Bremen on Thursday evening, leaving several people hurt and one woman critically injured. READ »
Palaeontologists say the parts of a fossilized skeleton found in the Ruhr Valley during construction work two years ago belong to a previously undiscovered dinosaur that could be a relative of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex. READ »
Wolves are doing so well in Germany, and adapting to so many different habitats, that they are likely to spread from their current strongholds in the eastern parts of the country to become part of the natural landscape nationwide. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Fifty years after the first Turks came to Germany, Michael Hofmann, an expert in Turkish-German relations, measures the influence the immigration has had on Germany. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
Fifty years ago on October 27, 1961, US and Soviet forces took the world to the brink of war at Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie. Hannah Cleaver takes the temperature of the legendary Cold War flashpoint today. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
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