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Germany Shatters Another Renewable Energy Record
Germany has shattered another record: In the first half of 2014, 31% of the entire country was powered by renewable energy. (Inhabitat)
Germany Pledges $1 Billion to UN Green Climate Fund
German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised 750 million euros ($1 billion) to the United Nations Green Climate Fund, the first major pledge it has received.
The...
Germany Celebrates Champions’ Return After 2014 World Cup Win
Germany's World football champions have arrived back home in Berlin after landing their fourth World Cup title.
Hundreds of thousands of fans welcomed Germany's World...
Germany’s Soft-spoken Klose Sets World Cup Scoring Record
Scoring in his fourth consecutive World Cup, Germany striker Miroslav Klose broke the tournament's all-time record with his 16th goal during a semi-final win over...
Got Leftovers To Share? In Germany, There’s A Website For That
Europeans throw away 90 million tons of food each year, including produce from supermarkets and breads from bakeries. A new German website aims to...
Germany’s Multi-generation Houses Solve Problems of Old and Young
With the number of over-65s set to double and childcare more expensive than ever, Mehrgenerationenhaus may be the answer.
South of Hanover, senior residents play...
World Record Solar Power in Germany Met 50% of Country’s Needs for a Day Last Month
German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity – equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity – through...
Germany Elects First Jewish Mayor Since Holocaust
For the first time since the Second World War, a Jew has been elected as mayor of a major German city. The voters of...
Great-grandson of Auschwitz Victims Taking the Ice for Germany
More than 65 years ago, Evan Kaufmann's great-grandparents were murdered in the Auschwitz death camp. Now he is taking the ice for the German...
Germany Hits Impressive Green-power Milestone
Green energy sources now account for 20 percent of Germany's electricity production – a new high. The country aims to be 35 percent green...
In Germany, Renewable Energy Could Replace Nuclear, Merkel Vows Quick Transition
Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Thursday that Germany would accelerate the transition to renewable energy and called for a "measured exit" from nuclear power. On...
Germany’s Auto Industry Again Thriving
Germany's car industry, the backbone of Europe's largest economy, is booming again. Fueled by the huge appetite for German luxury cars in China...
These Tiny Snails Are Breeding in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years in French Polynesia
A global conservation effort to reintroduce a tiny snail to the wild is celebrating a momentous milestone, as for the first time in 40...
Good News in History, November 17
151 years ago today, the Rival cities of Buda and Pest put their differences aside and their names together to form Budapest—the capital of...
Good News in History, November 16
79 years ago today, UNESCO was first formed to promote world peace by uniting countries through education, the arts, sciences, and culture. Fostering universal...
Good News in History, November 15
7 years ago, Pakistani archeologists revealed to the world the finished excavations of the Bhamala Stupa, one of the oldest in the world, and...
Good News in History, November 11
203 years ago today, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born in Moscow. Numerous literary critics consider him the greatest novelist in all world history. Most...
Good News in History, November 9
48 years ago today, Gary Kasparov won his first Chess World Championship after overcoming his opponent Anatoly Karpov whom he faced inconclusively the year...
Good News in History, November 3
119 years ago today, the prolific African-American painter Lois Mailou Jones was born. With her best works exhibited in a half-dozen fine arts museums...
Good News in History, October 30
51 years ago today, the Bosphorus Bridge was completed, linking mainland Europe with Anatolia over the Bosporus Straits for the first time. It's a...