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How the Berlin Wall, the most vile symbol of the Cold War, fell 30 years ago By Matthew Fisher Special to Global News Posted November 9, 2019 7:00 am Updated April 19, 2021 3:44 pm ...
People hold signs at the anti-war concert "Sound for Peace", amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, March 20, 2022. Photo by CHRISTIAN MANG / REUTERS ...
WALKING around the centre of Berlin in glorious sunshine on May 2 this year, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Berlin by the Red Army, I was struck by how much the city centre reflects recent ...
Germany is testing out facial-recognition technology at a Berlin train station. The goal is to improve security, but for those who remember the Cold War, it has shades of life under East Germany's ...
On Saturday, a baseball field at Tempelhof airport was named after him — the “Gail S. Halvorsen Park – Home of the Berlin Braves” in honour of his help for Berliners during the Cold War.
Berlin is a city where history, culture, and innovation converge in a way that just works. The German capital has nearly 200 museums, an eclectic food scene, cool beer halls, copious bike paths ...