49 m. ago Big trouble in ‘Little Berlin’: the tiny hamlet split in two by the cold war

A new museum in Mödlareuth tells the story of how a settlement of only 50 people straddled Bavaria in West Germany and Thuringia in the eastA creek so shallow you barely got your ankles wet divided a community for more than four decades. By an accident of topography, the 50 inhabitants of Mödlareuth, a hamlet surrounded by pine forests, meadows and spectacular vistas, found themselves at the heart of the cold war. They had the misfortune to straddle Bavaria, in West Germany, and Thuringia in the East, a border that was demarcated first by a fence and then by a wall. American soldiers called it Little Berlin.Months after their own wall was breached, and even before their country had reunified in 1990, a group of local people set about memorialising their history. The work is about to come to fruition: on 9 November, the 36th anniversary of the fall of the (big) Berlin Wall, the German-German Museum Mödlareuth will open. It was officially inaugurated by the federal president, Frank-Wa...

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1 hour ago Legacy created for Italian couple who died in Grenfell Tower fire

Legacy created for Italian couple who died in Grenfell Tower fire  BBC

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2 h. ago The Nord Stream riddle: echoes of mistrust ripple through Europe

Three years after explosion that crippled Russian-German gas link, Polish court’s refusal to extradite Ukrainian suspect reignited old tensionsChunky steel pipes run through one of the exhibition rooms at Warsaw’s Museum of Contemporary Art, part of an installation that purports to show “how gas flows, propaganda and conspiracy theories intertwine”.The exhibit is an artistic nod to Nord Stream 2, the undersea gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, which was completed in 2021 but had not entered service when mysterious underwater explosions took it out of action in September 2022. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Five climbers including dad & daughter, 17, killed during avalanche in Italian Dolomites

A FATHER and his teen daughter are among five mountaineers killed by an avalanche in Italy's Dolomite mountains. The victims - all German - were climbing Cima Vertana when the devastating snow slide wiped them out on Saturday afternoon. A group of three was "fully swept away by the avalanche" and all died, with their...

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7 h. ago Dad and daughter among five climbers killed in avalanche in Italy's Dolomite mountains

The five mountaineers were hit by the avalanche at about 4 p.m. local time on Saturday, November 1 while climbing near the Cima Vertana, in Italy's Ortles mountains

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7 h. ago Father and daughter are among five climbers killed in avalanche in Italy's Dolomite mountains

Three victims had already been recovered dead on Saturday, while the bodies of two other missing people were found on Sunday morning.

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9 h. ago Charles Leclerc announces engagement to stunning partner and flashes six

Ferrari star Charles Leclerc has announced his engagement to Italian model partner Alexandra Saint Mleux as the couple adorably celebrated with their dog Leo

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12 h. ago Lewis Hamilton breaks silence as Ferrari contract rumours reach breaking point

Lewis Hamilton has spoken out on his difficult start to life at Ferrari, with the seven-time world champion currently facing an uncertain future with the Italian team

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15 h. ago Lamine Yamal splits from girlfriend and addresses cheating rumours with Italian influencer

Lamine Yamal has split from his Argentinian singer girlfriend Nicki Nicole as the Barcelona sensation had to address rumours he cheated on her with an Italian influencer

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16 h. ago London emerges as global powerhouse in quantitative trading: FT

London emerges as global powerhouse in quantitative trading: FT  Seeking Alpha

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16 h. ago Hiking with the wildlife author who studies Yosemite’s high peaks: ‘These animals are equal to us’

Inspired by childhood encyclopedias and Jane Goodall, Beth Pratt writes about the more than 150 species in the national park – and transports readers to a rarefied worldA shrill call was followed by a flash of movement through a pile of boulders on a high country slope in Yosemite national park. “Hello, Sophie!” Beth Pratt responded to the round, feisty pika who had briefly emerged to pose defiantly in the sun.Pratt, a conservation leader and wildlife advocate, has spent more than a decade observing the tiny mammals and the other inhabitants of these serene granite domes and the alpine meadows they overlook, which gleamed gold on a crisp afternoon in mid-October. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Five German climbers die in Italian Alps after being swept away by avalanche

Bodies of missing man and 17-year-old daughter who had fallen 200 metres found on Sunday morning in South TyrolFive German climbers, including a 17-year-old girl, have died after being swept away by an avalanche in the Italian Alps, rescuers have said.Italian media said three groups of climbers – believed to have been travelling independently of one another – had been caught in the torrent of snow as it pulsed down a mountain near the Swiss border in the north-eastern region of South Tyrol on Saturday. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Father and daughter, 17, among five found dead after avalanche in Italy

Father and daughter were part of a larger group of tourists climbing the Ortles mountains

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18 h. ago 5 German mountaineers die in northern Italy after being hit by avalanche

Rescuers have confirmed that five German mountaineers died after an avalanche in South Tyrol, northern Italy

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18 h. ago Alpine tragedy as five mountaineers found dead after being hit by an avalanche in northern Italy

Three bodies were recovered on Saturday, while the bodies of two other missing people, a man and his 17-year-old daughter, were found on Sunday morning in South Tyrol, northern Italy .

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20 h. ago Five German mountaineers die in northern Italy after being hit by avalanche

Mountaineers struck by avalanche on Saturday while climbing near the Cima Vertana, in the Ortles mountainsFive German mountaineers died after being hit by an avalanche in northern Italy, rescuers said.The bodies of three victims – two men and a woman – had been recovered on Saturday, while the bodies of two other missing people, a man and his 17-year-old daughter, were found on Sunday morning. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Lamine Yamal, 18, 'has split from pop star girlfriend Nicki Nicole, 25'

Lamine Yamal says he has split from his Argentinian singer girlfriend Nicki Nicole following rumours he had cheated on her with an Italian influencer.

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21 h. ago The French resorts where you can have fun off the slopes – it’s more like ‘Ibiza in the snow’

YOU’RE in the Alps for a ski holiday – you’ve got your gear, your lift pass and the optimism that you won’t wipe out on a blue run as kids whizz past you. But what if skiing on a skiing holiday is optional? What if there’s an Alpine world that doesn’t require you to throw...

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24 h. ago Sleigh rides, spas and snowshoeing: 10 of the best winter holidays in Europe

Ditch the skis – these winter breaks are all about stunning mountain scenery, cosy places to stay and fun activitiesSaddle up for sleigh rides, strap in for a 220-metre illuminated toboggan run, and prepare to get lost in an ice-carved maze at the Snowland theme park in Zakopane, as Poland’s winter capital sparkles up for the season. Pair a snowy walk through the Chochołowska valley with a visit to the Chochołowskie thermal baths, with outdoor pools, sauna, balneotherapy and massage treatments. Stay at the Hotel Aries, which mixes classic Alpine design with Zakopane touches (local wine and traditional dishes in the Halka restaurant, furniture and rugs by local craftspeople), and don’t miss the world’s largest snow maze and the Palace of the Snow Queen in the Snowlandia theme park, which has individual chambers sculpted from snow and ice by local artists.Doubles at Hotel Aries from £165 B&B. Zakopane is around two hours from Krakow by bus; the hotel is a 1km taxi ride from the st...

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35 h. ago Alps avalanche horror as three tourists killed by rampaging snow with two missing

The tourists were killed when the avalanche ploughed down Italy's Cima Vertana mountain in the Alps with reports claiming the victims were one woman and two men

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