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Berlin gentrification debate flares over Norwegian billionaire’s investment

  • 24th September 2020,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Berlin residents are worried that billionaire property developer Ivar Tollefsen is buying up thousands of apartments...
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Berlin - Deutsche Welle - German business - German politics - Germany

Berlin’s new rent freeze: How it compares globally

  • 23rd October 2019,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Berlin’s brand-new rent freeze (and cap) is hardly unique among cities with pressured housing markets. But..
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As Seen In - Berlin - Deutsche Welle - German business - German politics - Germany

Gentrification battle: Berlin tenants fight to save their homes from new buyers

  • 26th August 2019,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Renters in Berlin are appealing to the local council to stop the sale of their homes...
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Berlin - Deutsche Welle - Germany

Berlin sued over dangerous conditions for refugees

  • 8th December 2015,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Lawyers have filed a lawsuit against Berlin’s social affairs minister over dangerous conditions for refugees waiting..
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Berlin - Germany - The Guardian

Berlin’s beloved bear may have to be put down

  • 6th April 2015,
  • by
    Ben Knight
City’s 34-year-old mascot, Schnute, is ailing and apathetic and needs ‘dignified end to her life’, activist
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Berlin - Germany - The Guardian

Measles death prompts calls for mandatory vaccination

  • 23rd February 2015,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Death of 18-month-old boy is the first fatality among 574 reported cases in the country’s worst
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Berlin - EXBERLINER

Searching for Islamists

  • 19th December 2014,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Germany has banned ISIS, but this doesn’t seem to have stopped ever more youth from joining..
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Auf Deutsch - Awkward Situations - Berlin

Ein Grenzer am Checkpoint Charlie

  • 2nd November 2014,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Es ist Samstag, Stoßzeit am Checkpoint Charlie. Ich habe mich unter den jungen Männern mit Uniform..
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Berlin - EXBERLINER - Feature Story - NSA and Digital Privacy - Whistleblowers

The NSA, the BND, and the Stasi – how three dogs marked their territories in Berlin

  • 26th October 2014,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Surveillance has a long history in Berlin, which might be why Berliners have been so touchy..
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