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Germany Is Expected To Centralize Its COVID-19 Response. Some Fear It May Be Too Late

Lines form in front of a vaccination center Monday in Hamburg, Germany. Marcus Brandt/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Germany Is Expected To Centralize Its COVID-19 Response. Some Fear It May Be Too Late

The country's scattershot approach, with each of 16 states imposing different regulations, has come under mounting criticism as cases surpass 3 million and hospitals warn they're running out of beds.

Germany Is Expected To Centralize Its COVID-19 Response. Some Fear It May Be Too Late

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Germany Says It Will Explore Buying Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine, Bucking EU Policy

People wait in front of the vaccination center in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, last week. Germany's health minister says the country is exploring purchasing the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine from Russia. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Germany Says It Will Explore Buying Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine, Bucking EU Policy

Health Minister Jens Spahn said Sputnik V could be a stop-gap solution to Europe's critical COVID-19 vaccine shortage. Spahn said Germany will still wait for EU regulators to approve the vaccine.

Europe

Holiday Flights From Germany Are On Despite Nation's Struggle To Contain The Pandemic

While Germany struggles to try to contain the pandemic, airlines have planned more than 300 extra flights to take German vacationers to sunny Majorca over the Easter holidays.

Holiday Flights From Germany Are On Despite Nation's Struggle To Contain The Pandemic

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'Trump Has Created A Huge Chasm' In U.S. Society: Capitol Siege Viewed From Berlin

A group of former displaced persons helps load the Freedom Bell aboard a Navy transport vessel in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Oct. 9, 1950. One of the children, Eva Zandler, 8, originally from Poland, presents a scroll — to be enshrined in the Freedom Bell's tower in Berlin — to Frederick Osborn, the New York City chairman of the Crusade for Freedom. Tom Fitzsimmons/AP hide caption

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'Trump Has Created A Huge Chasm' In U.S. Society: Capitol Siege Viewed From Berlin

The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol stunned many in Germany, especially those who grew up in the American sector of then-West Berlin.

'An Era Is Coming To An End': Travelers Bid Fond Farewell To Berlin's Tegel Airport

Berlin's Tegel Airport opened in 1948 and is closing Sunday as a new international hub opens after a series of delays. Although COVID-19 has hampered travel, Germans are flocking to Tegel to relive memories. Bildagentur-online/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption

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'An Era Is Coming To An End': Travelers Bid Fond Farewell To Berlin's Tegel Airport

The airport opened in 1948 and is closing as Berlin's new international hub opens after a series of delays. Although COVID-19 has hampered travel, Germans are visiting Tegel to relive old memories.

'An Era Is Coming To An End': Travelers Bid Fond Farewell To Berlin's Tegel Airport

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Germans Hope A Biden Win Would Boost Relations With The U.S.

There's talk in Germany's capital of how a Joe Biden win would benefit the ailing transatlantic relationship. But there's also caution that expectations of a Biden administration are too high.

Germans Hope A Biden Win Would Boost Relations With The U.S.

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Germany Sees Generational Conflict Over Pandemic As Virus Spreads

People wearing face masks walk past an outdoor restaurant Wednesday in Frankfurt, Germany. To slow the spread of the coronavirus, restaurants will be closed, starting Monday. Michael Probst/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Germany Sees Generational Conflict Over Pandemic As Virus Spreads

Germany is heading into a partial lockdown. Berlin already imposed closing hours to its nightlife for the first time in decades as Germany's leader asked youth to think of their grandparents.

Europe

Berlin Orders Curfew For 1st Time In 70 Years As COVID-19 Cases Rise

Germany's COVID-19 infection rate is surging among 20 to 40 year olds. Politicians and epidemiologists are telling people to avoid parties, but that message is not being received well in Berlin.

Berlin Orders Curfew For 1st Time In 70 Years As COVID-19 Cases Rise

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Dozens Of Artifacts Apparently Vandalized At Berlin's Museums

Friederike Seyfried, director of Antique Egyptian Department of the Neues Museum in Berlin, shows media a stain from liquid on the Sarcophagus of the prophet Ahmose on Wednesday. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption

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Dozens Of Artifacts Apparently Vandalized At Berlin's Museums

Police, who believe vandalism to be the cause, are unsure of the motive. German media is speculating a link to a conspiracy theory. The extent of the damage won't be clear until after restoration.

Global Health

European Coronavirus Infections Now Exceed U.S. Cases

Sharp increases in COVID-19 cases in many countries in Europe have left governments trying to limit the spread of infection while avoiding further damage to their economies

European Coronavirus Infections Now Exceed U.S. Cases

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'The House By The Lake' Is A Story Of Reconciliation — And The Meaning Of Home

The House by the Lake: The True Story of a House, Its History, and the Four Families Who Made It Home, by Thomas Harding. Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup Candlewick Studio hide caption

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Book News & Features

'The House By The Lake' Is A Story Of Reconciliation — And The Meaning Of Home

A few years ago, Thomas Harding wrote a memoir centered on what became of his great-grandparents' German house. Now he's made it into a children's book about belonging, with the home his protagonist.

In Quiet-Loving Germany, Motorcyclists Protest A Possible Ban On Loud Sunday Rides

German motorcyclists demonstrate Sunday in Lower Saxony, Hanover, against proposals to restrict their rides. Peter Steffen/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

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In Quiet-Loving Germany, Motorcyclists Protest A Possible Ban On Loud Sunday Rides

Germans abide by a host of laws to keep noise at a minimum after 10 p.m. and on Sundays. Thousands of motorcyclists have been riding in roaring protest through cities in response to a proposed ban.

In Quiet-Loving Germany, Motorcyclists Protest A Possible Ban On Loud Sunday Rides

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Even In Pandemic, German Consumers Reluctant To Abandon Using Cash

Germans still use cash for the majority of transactions, and many stores and restaurants don't take cards. Old habits die hard even during a pandemic when retailers worry about hygiene.

Even In Pandemic, German Consumers Reluctant To Abandon Using Cash

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Pandemic Or Not, Germans Still Prefer Cash

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Pandemic Or Not, Germans Still Prefer Cash

"I'm not in the slightest bit concerned about using cash right now," one Berlin shopper says. "I just keep washing my hands. Simple." Cash makes up 75% of Germany's transactions.

Pandemic Or Not, Germans Still Prefer Cash

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