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Germany Pledges $1 Billion to UN Green Climate Fund

German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised 750 million euros ($1 billion) to the United Nations Green Climate Fund, the first major pledge it has received. The...

Germany Celebrates Champions’ Return After 2014 World Cup Win

Germany's World football champions have arrived back home in Berlin after landing their fourth World Cup title. Hundreds of thousands of fans welcomed Germany's World...

Germany’s Soft-spoken Klose Sets World Cup Scoring Record

Scoring in his fourth consecutive World Cup, Germany striker Miroslav Klose broke the tournament's all-time record with his 16th goal during a semi-final win over...

Got Leftovers To Share? In Germany, There’s A Website For That

Europeans throw away 90 million tons of food each year, including produce from supermarkets and breads from bakeries. A new German website aims to...

Germany’s Multi-generation Houses Solve Problems of Old and Young

With the number of over-65s set to double and childcare more expensive than ever, Mehrgenerationenhaus may be the answer. South of Hanover, senior residents play...
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World Record Solar Power in Germany Met 50% of Country’s Needs for a Day Last Month

German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity – equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity – through...

Germany Elects First Jewish Mayor Since Holocaust

For the first time since the Second World War, a Jew has been elected as mayor of a major German city. The voters of...
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Great-grandson of Auschwitz Victims Taking the Ice for Germany

More than 65 years ago, Evan Kaufmann's great-grandparents were murdered in the Auschwitz death camp. Now he is taking the ice for the German...
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Germany Hits Impressive Green-power Milestone

Green energy sources now account for 20 percent of Germany's electricity production – a new high. The country aims to be 35 percent green...
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In Germany, Renewable Energy Could Replace Nuclear, Merkel Vows Quick Transition

Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Thursday that Germany would accelerate the transition to renewable energy and called for a "measured exit" from nuclear power. On...
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Germany’s Auto Industry Again Thriving

Germany's car industry, the backbone of Europe's largest economy, is booming again. Fueled by the huge appetite for German luxury cars in China...

US Bookstores Coming Back as Barnes & Noble Celebrates Banner Year While Indie Shops Flourish

Ask most people around the country about the number of bookstores in their town over the last 20 years and the answer will almost...

Good News in History, March 19

92 years ago today, the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in Australia. Spanning Sydney Harbor from the central business district (CBD) to the North Shore,...

High-Speed Railway Progresses Towards a 200-mph Train Line From Dallas to Houston

High-speed rail is a standard form of transport in places like Germany, France, Italy, China, Japan, and Switzerland, but with any luck at all,...

Good News in History, March 14

93 years ago today, Alam Aara, the first Indian talking film was released to popular appeal. Directed and produced by Ardeshir Irani, he was...

Good News in History, March 13

On this day last year, worldwide unit sales of vinyl records climbed above CDs for the first time since 1987, completing the only low-tech...

Migrating Birds Learn from Experience to Shorten Their Epic Journeys as They Get Older

Wine is typically the first example in an analogy about something that gets better with age, but scientists suggest that birds are just as...

Good News in History, March 6

Happy 70th Birthday to Jeff Greenwald, traveler, award-winning author, monologist, and photographer. Believing that "every time I set off on a journey, I feel...

Good News in History, March 2

125 years ago today, President William McKinley signed into law a bill creating Mount Rainier National Park, the fifth in the nation, in order...

Good News in History, March 1

Happy 80th Birthday to Roger Daltrey, singer-songwriter for The Who. The band's co-founder put the stutter in My Generation, and the scream in Won't...