Facing an energy crisis, Germans stock up on candles
Germans are on a mission to transform their energy economy and reduce their consumption, including by — apparently — using lots of candles.
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Advent calendars, explained: Where they came from and why they're everywhere now
What started as a Christmas countdown has increasingly become a retail opportunity. While Advent calendars have evolved over the centuries, they still accomplish some of their original objectives.
Gone in 9 minutes: How a Celtic gold heist unfolded in Germany
Thieves who broke into a southern German museum and stole hundreds of ancient gold coins got in and out in nine minutes without raising the alarm, officials said Wednesda
German players cover their mouths at the World Cup to protest FIFA
The players covered their mouths for their team photo in an apparent rebuke of FIFA's clampdown on plans to wear armbands to protest discrimination in host nation Qatar.
Japan gets 2 late goals to beat Germany 2-1 at the World Cup
Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano — who both play for German clubs — subbed in and put balls past goalie Manuel Neuer after the 76th minute. Their coach called it "a historic moment, a historic victory."
Scholz and Xi agree Russia would cross a line with nuclear weapons in Ukraine
After a meeting with Xi in Beijing, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the two leaders agreed that with the use of nuclear weapons, Russia would cross a line drawn by the international community.
Why Western leaders are warily watching the German leader's trip to China
As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to China to meet with President Xi Jinping on Friday, he is under political pressure at home, and from Washington, to rethink Berlin's relationship with Beijing.
A piglet left behind by its herd finds a new family with some cattle
Wild boars have a reputation for destruction, but farmer Friedrich Stapel told a news agency that he can't bear to chase away the piglet, which he's named Frieda. It'll winter with his mother cows.
Amid an energy crisis, Germany turns to the world's dirtiest fossil fuel
Coal-fired power plants across Germany were scheduled to be shut down by the end of the year. But with Russia cutting gas deliveries, Germany is turning to coal.
Struggling with its past, Germany's 1,000-year-old choir admits girls for the 1st time
Since its founding over 1,000 years ago, this Catholic music school and song group in Regensburg, Germany, has been boys only. Until now.