That means lion or lioness.
Until it means wild boar or wild bore.
Escaped ‘lioness’ in Berlin was most likely a wild boar, mayor says – Experts reach conclusion after analysing video that had triggered the original search.
The sound of a lion roaring in the Zehlendorf district inside Berlin’s borders turned out to have been played through bluetooth speakers by a group of teenagers…
One of these fake animal sightings in the summer in Germany (search above for “Sommerloch” or “silly season”).
You know, these “scary” none-news news reports used as filler during summer vacation season (journalists are allowed to go on vacation here, it seems)? This time it’s a lion on the loose or something.
Germany: Suspected lioness on the loose outside Berlin – Residents of a neighborhood near the German capital have been told to stay indoors while authorities search for what they believe is a lioness on the loose.
Please! By all means.
But to be willing to actually use them ourselves? Nein, danke!
German Defense Companies Could Be Europe’s Arsenal of Democracy – But for the Bundeswehr to fight will take a culture shift, not just weapons orders.
More than a decade ago, the German government made the deliberate decision to kill the ability of the Bundeswehr, Germany’s military, to fight a conventional land war in Europe and strip it of the equipment, manpower, and resources to do so. In 1990, as the Cold War was ending, the then-West German Bundeswehr alone was still able to field 215 combat battalions in a high state of readiness. Today, Germany has around 34 battalions, and the word “combat” is a bit of a misnomer. They are at such a low state of military readiness that when the 10th Tank Division conducted an exercise late last year, its entire deployed fleet of 18 Puma infantry fighting vehicles broke down…
Before the war in Ukraine. Not.
What could possibly go wrong this time? China being Germany’s biggest trade partner, I mean.
German industry urges reduced dependency after China export controls –
German industry on Tuesday warned that Europe must become more self-reliant in the hunt for raw materials needed for cleaner, more digital economies, after China caused alarm by announcing restrictions on some metals used for semiconductors.
China’s commerce ministry said on Monday it would require export permits for eight gallium products and six germanium products from Aug. 1 to protect national security.
In Germany? Because there is no place else for many conservative voters to go.
Angela Merkel turned the CDU/CSU into Social Democracy Light (the SPD). The conservatives behave like social democrats now and are frightened to stand up for conservative values. People with these values still exist in this country, however. Anything else I can help you out with?
Why is far-right populism so popular in Germany?
The Alternative for Germany is finding support from new voters, and has now won two local elections in a week. Why?
The routine attacks carried out by Muslims in Germany and the 35,000+ terrorist attacks carried out by Muslims worldwide since 9/11 could certainly have nothing to do with it. Oh, and then there’s France right now (coming to your neighborhood soon?)… Well, some things are just downright inexplicable and must remain a mystery forever, I guess.
Germany’s 5.5 million Muslims are often exposed to everyday, structural racism, report finds – Racism, hatred and sometimes violence against Muslims in Germany are widespread and often part of their everyday experience, according to a new report presented at the interior ministry in Berlin on Thursday.
Pretty soon you’re talking real numbers.
Germany: Catholic Church loses half a million members – The flood of people leaving the German Catholic Church has accelerated, breaking another new record in 2022. Numerous sexual abuse scandals are believed to be in part to blame.
And Germany’s Evangelical (Lutheran) Church ain’t doing much better. They lost 380,000 last year.
The elephant in the pool. The name we do not speak.
Spate of mass brawls at German outdoor swimming pools.
Some of the comments, blaming “social hotspots” or so-called “clans”, appear tinged with racism: both are code words for immigrant groups…
But German society today is less hierarchical than ever. So, in Berlin, the “Bademeister” already relies on security guards to keep the peace.
Speak a little German, have a job, pass a simple test (33 questions) and pay $275 to become a German citizen?
Hell, I could do that. Except pay the $275, of course. Are they nuts?
German citizenship: Record number of naturalizations – More people have applied for and been granted German nationality than at any time in the past 20 years. This is good news as the government wants to attract qualified professionals to the labor market.
A record 168,545 applicants with 171 different nationalities received German citizenship in 2022. That was 28% more than in the previous year, the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden reported this week.
In Germany, of all places.
The truth is sticking up its pointy little head again. No free lunch for you! No el cheapo train ticket either.
‘All prices will have to be increased’: Germany’s €49 ticket might not be so cheap for much longer – Germany’s popular €49 public transport ticket might soon become more expensive.
More than three million Germans have purchased the ‘Deutschlandticket’ since it was launched in April.
The pass – which offers unlimited travel on all local and regional public transport – was hailed by authorities as the “biggest public transport reform in German history.”
Observing Hermann 