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Germany's foreign minister says her meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was driven by security concerns linked to Russia, amid ongoing tensions over the war in Ukraine. The talks, held on the margins of the UN General Assembly, mark a rare high-level contact between Berlin and Moscow, and analysts are watching whether it signals any shift in European diplomacy toward Russia.
- 2Higher Pollution Levels Linked to Slower Marathon Race Times●Higher Pollution Levels Linked to Slower Race Times Across Six World Marathon Majors
A new study reports that higher air pollution levels are associated with slower finishing times across the six World Marathon Majors, including Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York and Tokyo. The findings suggest poor air quality measurably affects elite and amateur runners' performance on race day, adding an environmental dimension to debates over race scheduling and urban air standards.
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Berlin Left Party politician Ferat Koçak faces accusations of antisemitism, prompting former Left party co-leader Martin Schirdewan or van Aken to publicly defend him. The debate has drawn wider attention amid discussion of the Remmo clan in Germany, a family long associated with organised crime in Berlin. Commentators are divided over the allegations and the political response.
- 4Wikidata Marks Fourteen Years Since Its Berlin Launch●Fourteen years ago, a group of twelve people in Berlin laid the foundation for what is now the world's largest free know
Wikidata is marking fourteen years since twelve people in Berlin began building what has grown into the world's largest free knowledge graph. An anniversary post invites community members to identify the twelve founders in a historical photo, prompting nostalgia and reflection on the project's evolution from a small team into core infrastructure for Wikipedia and countless linked-data applications worldwide.
- 5Berlin coalition talk points to CDU-Kenya alliance●Am Ende bleibt dann # Kenia für # Berlin , Hauptsache, die # CDU ist dabei. So wie gerade auf # dieLinke eingedroschen w
Commenters are reacting to coalition negotiations in Berlin after the state election, arguing the outcome will be a so-called Kenya coalition that keeps the CDU in government. Critics accuse the CDU of attacking Die Linke and other non-CDU parties regardless of policy, comparing it to how the Greens under Robert Habeck were treated, with everything outside the CDU/CSU portrayed as unacceptable.
- 6Union attacks Berlin's Left-led government over funding●Eine von der # Linken regierte Hauptstadt will die # Union nicht mitfinanzieren. Bei der # noafd in # Sachsen_Anhalt war
CSU leader Markus Söder is facing criticism after suggesting the Union could use the Länderfinanzausgleich, Germany's fiscal equalisation scheme, against states governed by the Left. Berlin, governed by the Left, would not receive Union co-financing. Commenters point out Söder was less rigorous about this when campaigning in Saxony-Anhalt, calling the fiscal scheme a political weapon against left-led governments.
- 7Debate over antisemitism claims in Berlin coalition talks●@ dirk_wagner_ Wörtlich: "Sollte Berlin eine Landesregierung bekommen, die Antisemitismus und Judenhass im Programm hat…
A dispute is circulating in Germany over whether a prospective Berlin state government could include parties accused of harbouring antisemitism. Commenters push back, noting that neither Die Linke, the Greens nor the SPD have antisemitism in their programmes and all three recognise Israel's right to exist, suggesting the accusation is politically motivated ahead of coalition discussions.