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# Berlin

This month
January 2023
# Germany
Man dies after crashing limousine into Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate
No-one else was harmed in the crash, police said.
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Jan 16th 2023, 10:02 AM
Last month
December 2022
# berlin aquarium
US company to send team to look into Berlin aquarium rupture
The cause of the spectacular collapse shortly before 6am yesterday remains unclear.
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Dec 17th 2022, 1:00 PM
# AquaDom
Two people injured as giant aquarium with 1,500 fish bursts in Berlin
The cylindrical AquaDom, which opened in 2004, was a popular tourist attraction in the German capital.
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Updated Dec 16th 2022, 9:55 PM
Last year
2022
# Spy
Security guard admits spying for Russia while working at British embassy in Berlin
David Ballantyne Smith, 58, is said to have been driven by an intense hatred for his own country.
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Nov 11th 2022, 7:00 PM
# Germany
Prosecutors to seek to have man accused of driving car into Berlin crowd kept in psychiatric care
A spokesman for the prosecution said the suspect has shown “relatively strong” signs of suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.
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Jun 9th 2022, 10:45 PM
# Germany
At least one dead and more than a dozen injured as car ploughs into crowd in Berlin
Berlin police said it is not yet known whether it was an accident or an intentional action.
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Updated Jun 8th 2022, 1:30 PM
# Germany
German police foil teenage school 'Nazi attack'
The suspect is being questioned while investigators continue to comb his home for evidence.
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May 12th 2022, 4:16 PM
# Protest
Tens of thousands join anti-war demos across Europe
A sea of people carrying yellow and blue signs that read “Stop Putin” and “Stop the War” massed at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate
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Updated Mar 13th 2022, 7:49 PM
# ukraine crisis
Militarily, not politically neutral: Martin asked about neutrality on high-profile Berlin visit
Micheál Martin said that if war does break out it would be “catastrophic”.
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Updated Feb 23rd 2022, 9:00 AM
# taoiseach abroad
'These are difficult hours for Europe': Taoiseach meets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin
Speaking in a joint press conference in Berlin today with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Scholz said steps were being taken to halt the process.
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Updated Feb 22nd 2022, 12:00 PM
All time
# Bodies Found
Five bodies found at house in Germany
The discovery was made at a house near Berlin.
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Dec 4th 2021, 5:49 PM
# Germany
Angela Merkel urges Germans to shun hatred as she prepares to step down at ceremony
Merkel was given a traditional military musical performance and march at the defence ministry.
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Dec 3rd 2021, 10:34 AM
# rental crisis
Explainer: Berlin has voted to forcibly buy homes from property giants, what happens next?
The referendum supports the expropriation of homes from property companies to the city.
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Sep 27th 2021, 1:40 PM
# Berlin
Era of Angela Merkel set to end as Germany to head to the polls
Climate change has emerged as a top voter concern among the 60.4 million people eligible to vote.
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Sep 23rd 2021, 9:24 AM
# Germany
British embassy worker in Berlin arrested on suspicion of spying
German prosecutors said the 57-year-old man is suspected of selling documents to Russian intelligence.
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Aug 11th 2021, 1:16 PM
# Germany
Teacher goes on trial in Germany in alleged cannibalism case
The 41-year-old is accused of meeting a 43-year-old mechanic on an online dating site a few hours before the killing in Berlin.
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Aug 10th 2021, 2:20 PM
# Germany
Man dies after being detained by Berlin police during anti-restrictions clashes
Thousands of people had rallied in the German capital’s Mitte district.
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Aug 2nd 2021, 1:03 PM
# Germany
Ryanair passenger jet makes emergency landing in Berlin
Ryanair apologised for a delay of seven hours for passengers, which it said was outside the airlines control.
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May 31st 2021, 7:08 AM
# Germany
Over 250 people arrested in Berlin after 'unacceptable' May Day violence
Around 30,000 people took part in traditional Labour Day workers’ rights protests yesterday in Berlin.
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May 2nd 2021, 12:09 PM
# Germany
Four people killed and fifth person seriously injured in attack at Berlin care centre
A 51-year-old employee has been arrested “under strong suspicion” of carrying out the assault.
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Apr 29th 2021, 11:21 AM
# Berlin
Two German conservatives declare bids in race to succeed Angela Merkel
Chancellor Angela Merkel has confirmed she won’t be running for re-election.
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Apr 11th 2021, 5:44 PM
# Asylum Seekers
Germany sees sharp drop in asylum requests in 2020
Germany’s interior ministry recorded 31.5 percent fewer first-time applications than in 2019.
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Jan 10th 2021, 6:59 PM
# Handover
Coveney in Berlin tomorrow to mark handover of UN Security Council membership to Ireland
Ireland will take its seat on the Council on 1 January 2021.
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Dec 10th 2020, 9:40 PM
# Berlin
Car with 'stop the globalisation policies' written on it hits gate outside Merkel’s offices
The car had the slogan ‘You damned murderers of children and old people’ painted on the other side.
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Nov 25th 2020, 12:58 PM
# Pankow
Berlin police arrest chemistry teacher on suspicion of cannibalism after bones found 'stripped of flesh'
The bones were found by people strolling in a park.
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Nov 20th 2020, 3:56 PM
# dresden
Three suspects arrested over spectacular Dresden museum jewellery heist
Items stolen included a sword whose hilt is encrusted with nine large and 770 smaller diamonds.
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Nov 17th 2020, 8:04 AM
# Germany
Court overturns order to shut Berlin's bars and restaurants from 11pm
The court said “it was not apparent” that such a measure could help fight coronavirus.
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Oct 16th 2020, 12:31 PM
# Kremlin critic
Alexei Navalny discharged and full recovery is possible, says Berlin hospital
The Charite hospital that treated Navalny said it was still too early to assess any long-term effects of his poisoning.
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Sep 23rd 2020, 9:23 AM
Voices
An Irishman in Berlin: There's a housing shortage here too, despite a different approach
Irishman William Campbell lives in Berlin and says despite how we hold up the German housing market as one of the best, it has developed some serious flaws.
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Sep 4th 2020, 7:10 AM
# Berlin
German government condemns 'unacceptable' attempt by far-right groups to storm Reichstag
Late last night, several hundred protesters broke through barriers and a police cordon to climb the steps leading to the entrance to the Reichstag.
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Aug 30th 2020, 11:58 AM
# Berlin
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's test results indicate poisoning, German hospital says
Doctors at the Berlin hospital where Navalny is being treated have said there is a possibility of long-term effects to his central nervous system.
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Aug 24th 2020, 4:31 PM
# Alexei Navalny
‘Poisoned’ Russian dissident in ‘stable’ condition after arriving at German hospital
Alexei Navalny will be treated by specialists at the German capital’s main hospital.
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Updated Aug 22nd 2020, 3:00 PM
# Terror Attack
Man ‘deliberately drove into motorcyclists in Berlin motorway terror attack’
Six people were injured when the 30-year-old allegedly drove into several vehicles, police and prosecutors said.
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Updated Aug 19th 2020, 2:12 PM
# berlin d2
Calls for Dublin bar to be shut down after 'outrageous' video shows them breaking Covid-19 rules
The footage shows customers that are not social-distancing and the barman pouring drinks into people’s mouths.
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Updated Aug 16th 2020, 6:45 PM
# on the dancefloor
Berlin's famous nightclub Berghain lures visitors back with an eerie sound exhibit
Visitors are queuing up at the former-power-plant-turned-techno-attraction to hear the installation.
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Jul 27th 2020, 11:30 AM
# Off
The New York and Berlin Marathons have been cancelled due to Covid-19
‘It was clearly the course we needed to follow from a health and safety perspective.’
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Updated Jun 24th 2020, 4:50 PM
# success
Ireland's Kelly Murphy sets national record at World Championships
The 30-year-old came 15th overall, finishing with a time of 3:29.699.
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Feb 29th 2020, 4:28 PM
# Germany
One person dies and four others injured in shooting outside Berlin music venue
The incident took place in a square in front of the Tempodrom, near Potsdamer Platz.
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Feb 15th 2020, 12:34 PM
# Germany
Berlin's rent freeze has yet to come into effect, but it's dividing opinion
The city’s rent freeze was approved by Berlin’s Parliament on 30 January.
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Feb 5th 2020, 5:07 PM
# housing costs
Berlin state cabinet agrees five-year rent freeze to cool housing market
The measure would apply to apartments that were built before 2014.
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Oct 23rd 2019, 2:28 PM
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