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• Lufthansa cancels about 1,700 flights amid strike

  (AP) -- Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, walked off the job Monday on a one-day strike that prompted the company to cancel most of the day's scheduled flights and left it complaining of "excessive" union tactics.The strike by airline   Read more »

• Gedmin: Angela Merkel is the most powerful woman in the world

  She's not a billionaire, social media celebrity, or bestselling author. In an era of ber-bling, she's distinctly unter-bling. By her own admission, she was a bit of a klutz as a young woman. But Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor for the last 8 years, h   Read more »

• Berlin wall removal project stalls amid protests

  (AP) -- Hundreds of angry protesters on Friday prevented construction workers from removing a section of one of the few remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall, part of a plan to build a road to a new luxury condominium being built on the banks of the reu   Read more »

Around the web

• German economy to pick up but fall well short of traditional pace

  -- Germany's economy will recover from a bout of winter weakness but fall well short of the dynamic growth rates of previous years as eurozone recession and global slowdown stunt exports and investment. There are homegrown problems too. What hue of government 3:11 PM from China Post Read more »

• Tripologist: Overcome your fear of flying

  to keep you occupied for six days. For me, the highlights include the East Side Gallery (the largest remaining section of the Berlin Wall), Checkpoint Charlie, the Reichstag, the Jewish Museum, the DDR Museum, the Bauhaus Archive and Grunewald, the large forested 1:19 PM from The Age Read more »

• Photo Essay - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

  Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. It consists of a 19,000 square metres (4.7 acres) site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs or "stelae", arranged in a grid pattern on a sloping field. The 5/24/13 from JPG Magazine Read more »

• Football: Germany's fan zones warned of attacks: reports

  Date! Join Expatica's online community to reach out for expats just like you! Import US Auto into Germany Has anyone bought any land over here before Beach Bars/Beer Gardens in Berlin App for express learning german language Confused can you help please 5/24/13 from Expatica Read more »

• Tighter Security in Germany: Terror Warning ahead of Champions League Final

  17th of June Street in the center of Berlin has been closed off for days. Right in front of the famed Brandenburg Gate, a stage has been set up and several gigantic screens as well. On Saturday evening, the Champions League final between Bayern Munich and 5/24/13 from Spiegel Online Read more »