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17/10/2026

Berlin Pools Plan First Long Night of Swimming: To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the city’s public pool operator will keep 16 facilities open until midnight, some even longer. Saunas will join in, and teams can already sign up for a paddling festival in January.

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the city’s public pool operator will keep 16 facilities open until midnight, some even longer. Saunas will join in, and teams can already sign up for a paddling f…

17/10/2026

Germany: “Tobacco Tax Reform” to Make Smoking Far More Expensive. Smoking causes lung cancer and heart disease. Still, millions of Germans do smoke. Apart from ruining their health, they will have to pay even more soon.

Smoking causes lung cancer and heart disease. Still, millions of Germans do smoke. Apart from ruining their health, they will have to pay even more soon.

16/10/2026

Fall Break Sends Millions Onto Crowded Roads, Rails and Runways:
The ADAC warns that traffic jams on German highways could rival those of the summer vacation season. In Berlin, construction sites, rail disruptions and night closures add to the challenges for travelers.

The ADAC warns that traffic jams on German highways could rival those of the summer vacation season. In Berlin, construction sites, rail disruptions and night closures add to the challenges for tra…

16/10/2026

Berlin: Public Transport Provider Discovers the 21st Century.
In the German capital, the transport provider BVG intends to install ticket machines that are consistent with the century we live in. But it will take a while.

In the German capital, the transport provider BVG intends to install ticket machines that are consistent with the century we live in. But it will take a while.

15/10/2026

Berlin: Exploratory Talks Resume in Spite of Argument on Antisemitism. The far-left "Die Linke", the left-wing Greens and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) are talking again. This is happening even though an official statement by "Die Linke" on Jew hatred ignores several aspects of an agreement between the three parties.

The far-left "Die Linke", the left-wing Greens and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) are talking again. This is happening even though an official statement by "Die Linke" o…

15/10/2026

Germany’s Train Stations Go Dry: Consuming b**r, w**e or liquor is now forbidden throughout Deutsche Bahn’s network. Officials promise a measured approach to enforcement.

Consuming b**r, w**e or liquor is now forbidden throughout Deutsche Bahn’s network. Officials promise a measured approach to enforcement.