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Berlin is the capital of Germany. With a population of 3.5 million people, it is also the largest city. It is a popular tourist destination and cultural hub.

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November 17, 2024

Russian opposition-in-exile holds Berlin protest march

November 9, 2024

Germany commemorates 35 years since fall of Berlin Wall

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Fokus Berlin Tegel

Germany's largest refugee shelter

Germany's largest refugee shelter

A growing number of complaints at a refugee center in Tegel—including poor hygiene and bad food.
SocietyNovember 22, 202404:28 min
Nadja Ofuatey-Alazard, Director of the Dekoloniale project, speaks into a DW microphone

Activists meet to reflect on 1884 Berlin Conference

Activists meet to reflect on 1884 Berlin Conference

"Colonialism has not entered the memory culture in Europe or in Germany," the Dekoloniale Festival director told DW.
HistoryNovember 21, 202403:49 min
The picture shows a stage on which numerous people (award winners and laudators) are standing and looking happily into the camera. In the background is a screen on which the logo of the Berlin Inclusion Award can be seen.

DW wins Berliner Inklusionspreis for 'Inclusive Employment'

DW wins Berliner Inklusionspreis for 'Inclusive Employment'

On Wednesday, DW's Berlin office washonored with the Berliner Inklusionspreis for "Inclusive Employment".
MediaNovember 21, 2024
Videostill | Sendung | 77 Percent | Explainer

The Berlin Conference that divided Africa

The Berlin Conference that divided Africa

The 77 Percent explains how the Berlin Conference marked the beginning of Africa's colonization.
SocietyNovember 18, 202401:46 min
Videostill | Sendung | 77 Percent | Voxpops

How does colonialism affect you today?

How does colonialism affect you today?

Youth on the streets Windhoek and Lagos talk about whether colonialism still matters.
SocietyNovember 18, 202401:36 min
A large group of people holding a red banner with the white words: NO PUTIN. NO WAR

Russian opposition leads first major anti-war march abroad

Russian opposition leads first major anti-war march abroad

Yulia Navalnaya, Russian dissidents and nearly 1,500 others have marched in Berlin against Putin and his war in Ukraine.
PoliticsNovember 17, 202402:22 min
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In the spotlight

A woman stands in front of a piece of the graffiti-covered Berlin Wall.

Segments of Berlin Wall — 35 years after fall

The Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989. A DW team went looking for still-standing segments of the structure.
HistoryNovember 9, 202405:30 min
A photo from 1997 by Jordis Antonia Schloesser showing a boy playing in a graffiti-covered bus in the backyard of the Kunstehaus Tacheles.

Berlin in the 1990s: Playground and wasteland

The decade that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall shaped the city's global image as a hub of creativity and change.
CultureNovember 9, 2024
People look at artworks lined up as an open-air installation at river Spree marking the former course of the Berlin Wall

How the Berlin Wall split the city in two

In 1961, Communist East Germany built a massive barrier throughout Berlin, dividing the city into east and west.
HistoryNovember 9, 202402:46 min
1. FC Magdeburg huddle up before a game

35 years after Berlin Wall, East German football struggling

East Germany’s political collapse was mirrored in football, but a focus on youth brings hope for the future.
SportsNovember 7, 2024
a close up of a sculpted brown face

Should Germany return Nefertiti bust to Egypt?

An Egyptian archaeologist has demanded the repatriation of the iconic Queen Nefertiti bust from her Berlin exile.
ArtsOctober 25, 2024
A view of two sex dolls in a brothel, in dim light

How well can an AI sex doll hold a conversation?

At the Berlin Cybrothel, customers can talk with AI sex dolls. How good are the dolls at keeping a conversation going?
Digital WorldOctober 4, 202403:36 min
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