After an arson attack on a railway cable shaft, a letter claiming responsibility from a suspected left-wing extremist appeared on Friday afternoon. The Federal Police became aware of the letter on Friday evening. As a spokesman for the authority confirmed, the State Security Police has taken over the investigation. The Tagesspiegel app Current news, background … Read more
Music Katja Lucker moves from Musicboard to Initiative Musik The managing director of Musicboard Berlin, Katja Lucker, is moving to the head of the nationwide music initiative in the same role. The 54-year-old will head the federal government’s central funding institution for pop and jazz from 2024, according to a statement from the Berlin cultural … Read more
football Kevin-Prince Boateng on Messi: “This time I had to lie” 05.10.2023, 12:14 | Reading time: 2 minutes Kevin-Prince Boateng looks at the spectators laughing in a Hertha jersey. Photo: Andreas Gora/dpa In order to fulfill his dream at FC Barcelona, Kevin-Price Boateng once fibbed a little. It was about two typical football questions: Ronaldo … Read more
2. Bundesliga Hertha goalkeeper Gersbeck in front of the Salzburg regional court Hertha’s goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck. Photo: Soren Stache/dpa The Salzburg public prosecutor’s office accuses Hertha goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck of serious bodily harm. The Berlin goalkeeper has to stand trial in Austria. Salzburg. The charges against Hertha goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck will be heard in the … Read more
Personalities Pastor and Honecker host Uwe Holmer died Updated: September 26, 2023, 2:53 p.m | Reading time: 3 minutes Uwe Holmer, theologian and pastor, taking a walk in front of his house. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/archive image After his fall as head of the GDR, Erich Honecker found temporary refuge in a rectory. The head of … Read more
exhibitions Film series on the GDR and the Stasi in the former Stasi headquarters The former Stasi headquarters will start a series of film screenings on the history of the GDR with a film screening. On Monday, “In a country that no longer exists” made the start, as the website said. The inner courtyard of … Read more
Verdi call Strikes in Berlin trade: These companies are affected Workers protest with a flag from the Verdi union in front of a Galeria Karstadt department store. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod/dpa/archive image There will be a strike in wholesale and retail trade in Berlin and Brandenburg on Friday. the Verdi union is demanding 13 percent more … Read more
TU Tests Buses Without Drivers in Berlin Berlin is set to become a testing ground for fully automated and demand-controlled local public transport. The Technical University (TU) is preparing a trial in the northwest of the city, specifically in the urban development area between the former Tegel Airport, Siemensstadt, and the former industrial areas in … Read more
right-wing extremism War, refugees, education: talks in Senftenberg Updated: 05/10/2023, 19:18 | Reading time: 5 minutes Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa On the second day of his stay in Senftenberg, the Federal President also had many encounters – city councillors, refugees and a coffee table with the city society. Senftenberg (dpa/bb). The coffee … Read more
Visit Scholz and Obama: Lunch at the Chancellery Updated 5/3/2023 10:42 AM Barack Obama, former US President, speaks at a campaign event in Pennsylvania. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP/dpa/archive image Former US President Barack Obama will meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) for lunch at the Chancellery on Wednesday during his visit to Berlin. The date was confirmed … Read more