Christopher F. Schuetze
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In a German ‘All Quiet on the Western Front,’ History Has a Starring Role
More gruesome than previous film adaptations of the novel, a new Netflix feature looks to other conflicts past and present.
Jürgen Blin, Who Went 7 Rounds Against Ali, Dies at 79
In 1971, Blin was working-class fighter from Hamburg and a top contender in Germany. Ali was coming off a loss to Joe Frazier and needed...
Germany Says It’s Moving to Cut the Cord on Russian Energy
“Every supply contract that is terminated hurts Putin,” said the country’s vice chancellor and economic minister.
Germany’s leader says a boycott of Russian energy would imperil ‘hundreds of thousands of jobs.’
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has been the most prominent opponent of a boycott of Russian energy. It relies on Russia for about 55 percent of...
Tesla Opens Its First European Plant, Near Berlin
The $7 billion plant will eventually produce half a million S.U.V.s a year, the company said.
'Great Freedom': Film Traces Long Shadow of Anti-Gay Law in Germany
A new film traces the many decades it took to abolish Paragraph 175, a measure criminalizing sex between men that was strengthened by the Nazis.