In 1524, astrologers warned of calamity in southern Germany: floods and failed harvests, sickness and war. The clergy would ‘drink the cup of bitterness’. But peasant disquiet was sufficiently visible ...

Who wants to be a trillionaire? That is the question German MPs face on Thursday at a Bundestag sitting promising to be extraordinary in more ways than one. Germany’s federal parliament is meeting to ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

About 250.000 Serbs live legally in Germany, on average for more than fifteen years. From July, most of them will be able to take a German pride passport. Will there be a rush? Germany, that Eldorado ...

Simply sign up to the German economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. It is Germany’s version of Brexit — an act of national self-harm that has placed it at a massive disadvantage to ...

In the south of Germany, in the storied town of Mindelheim, a remarkable testament to faith and history resides: the world’s allegedly oldest Baby Jesus figurine, housed in the Swabian Nativity Scene ...

It’s a big wide world out there. Communicate with all of it by increasing your skills with language learning software. By Nicholas Ware Published Sep 26, 2023 5:55 AM EDT We may earn revenue from the ...

Johann Bauschmann was born Jan. 4, 1847, in an area of northern Switzerland known as Swabia. This region also encompassed parts of eastern France and southwestern Germany, serving as home to a people ...