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Health

Germans Gain Weight

German doctors are sounding the alarm again: residents of Germany are getting fatter. Children, meanwhile, are returning to normal, while pensioners, on the contrary, are gaining weight…

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Education

Masters of the Bread Trade

Pumpernickel, pretzel, raisin bun or whole-wheat braided loaf – anyone who has ever tried German bread knows its unique taste. No other country in the world has such a variety of types and kinds of…

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News

Germans Get New Passport

Since March, German authorities have been issuing citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany a new third-generation passport – better protected against forgery, more modern, and slightly more…

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Everyday life

Pensioner Happiness

Germans are known, among other things, for their love of complaining about life: this is bad, that is bad. Usually, the elderly have it the hardest. In Germany, there are 15 million people of…

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Culture

How to survive the carnival

"No, this is not Rio de Janeiro," Ostap Bender would say if he found himself in Cologne in February or March. However, these days this city on the Rhine, like other "carnival capitals" Düsseldorf and…

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Gourmet guide

The Sausage Taste of Germany

"German, pepper, sausage!" – in this children's taunt, seemingly meaningless, there is an undeniable rational core. After all, Germany has long been famous for its sausages (as well as frankfurters…

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Everyday life

East loses to West in terms of money

Even a quarter of a century after German reunification, workers in the east of the country, as well as pensioners, are not equal to those in the west. Working in the new federal states is still far…

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Work

Interns earn a little more

It's a thankless task to work as an intern! If earlier students in Germany often complained that internships were poorly paid or not paid at all, the situation has now changed dramatically. On…

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Immigration

Test of Deportation

The federal center and the German states have reached agreement on issues of accelerated deportation of applicants for political asylum who did not receive it in Germany. A sixteen-point plan has…

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Education

Language Courses for Doctors

For those planning to work as a doctor in Germany, knowledge of German at the B2-C1 level (depending on the federal state) is a mandatory requirement. Moreover, in addition to everyday German…

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Education

Deutsche Welle Academy invites applications for master's program

The Deutsche Welle Academy is preparing a new generation of journalists and offers international students a master's program in International Media Studies (IMS). This is a joint project of Deutsche…

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Analysis

Who in Germany earns the most

"Are you paid well?" – this immodest question was asked by the job search portal Kununu to employees of German companies in 2016. In Germany, talking about salary is largely taboo, but almost 9,000…

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