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The historic Four Towers building in the town of Bad Ems, in the western German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, was on fire on Wednesday. The building, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, caught fire early on Wednesday morning for unknown reasons, according to the district administration. Almost 150 firefighters were deployed. According to a spokeswoman, the building, known in German as the Haus Vier Türme, is being renovated, which is why no one was in the building in the morning. The extent of the damage was initially unknown. Bad Ems Mayor Oliver Krügel has been on site himself since the ...
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The historic Four Towers building in Bad Ems, in the western German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, was on fire on Wednesday. The building caught fire early on Wednesday morning for unknown reasons, according to the district administration. Almost 150 firefighters were deployed. According to a spokeswoman, the building, known in German as the Haus Vier Türme, is being renovated, which is why no one was in the building in the morning. In its announcement, the district administration asked people to avoid the neighbouring area. The extent of the damage was initially unknown.
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A fire that seriously damaged the birthplace of former East German leader Erich Honecker appears to have resulted from a technical fault, officials said on Thursday. There were no indications of deliberate arson, a police spokesman said two days after the blaze in the historic house in the western German town of Neunkirchen. Honecker led the socialist German Democratic Republic (GDR) as both head of state and leader of the ruling SED party from 1971 until his removal from power in 1989, shortly before the state's collapse. Initial estimates by investigators put the damage to the house and neig...
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German authorities were on Thursday mulling the creation of a restricted area near the controversial Tesla plant just outside Berlin after an unexploded wartime bomb was found in the outlying forest. The same woodlands have been occupied since February by environmental activists protesting against the expansion of the electric car factory located in Grünheide in the state of Brandenburg. The bomb dating to World War II was found in the area of the planned enlargement, Nico Bauermeister, head of Grünheide's public order office, told dpa. It was unclear whether the protesters' camp with several ...
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The trial of a 99-year-old suspected former guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp north of Berlin during the Nazi era has been abandoned on the grounds of his age, the court sitting in Hanau near Frankfurt announced on Wednesday. The man is not fit to stand trial on health grounds, according to a decision by the court, a youth court on account of the man's age at the time of the offences. Prosecutors in the city of Giessen brought the charges against the man last year. He was accused of working at the camp and of supporting "the cruel and insidious killing of thousands of prisoners" in...
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The trial of a 99-year-old suspected former guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp north of Berlin during the Nazi era has been abandoned on the grounds of his age, the court sitting in Hanau near Frankfurt announced on Wednesday. The man is not fit to stand trial on health grounds, according to a decision by the court, a youth court on account of the man's age at the time of the offences. Prosecutors in the city of Giessen brought the charges against the man last year. He was accused of working at the camp and of supporting "the cruel and insidious killing of thousands of prisoners" in...
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The birthplace of the former leader of communist East Germany, Erich Honecker, caught fire and was damaged, according to local police. Honecker led East Germany as both head of state and leader of the ruling SED party from 1971 until his removal from power in 1989, shortly before the collapse of the state. The house, in the town of Neunkirchen in western Germany, suffered a fire late Tuesday in the roof and attic areas which spread to neighbouring structures. Initial estimates by fire investigators put the damage at around €750,000 ($801,000). No one was hurt in the fire. An investigation into...
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A video of 17-year-old schoolchildren from western Germany giving the Nazi salute before a visit to the Auschwitz extermination camp has prompted criminal investigations by German authorities. The video of five pupils is known to authorities and is the subject of an investigation into the illegal use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations, police announced on Monday. The principal of the school in the town of Laatzen also confirmed the incident, and emphasized that the 17-year-olds had "acted completely immaturely." In mid-May, a total of 13 participants in a class had taken a trip to Kr...
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A video of 17-year-old schoolchildren from western Germany giving the Nazi salute before a visit to the Auschwitz extermination camp has prompted criminal investigations by German authorities. The video of five pupils is known to authorities and is the subject of an investigation into the illegal use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations, police announced on Monday. The principal of the school in the town of Laatzen also confirmed the incident, and emphasized that the 17-year-olds had "acted completely immaturely." In mid-May, a total of 13 participants in a class had taken a trip to Kr...
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Stained glass windows that were deemed too controversial to display are now being shown in France after they were rediscovered in Notre Dame after a major fire. They have long been hidden from view, after being removed in 1939, and parts of them were rediscovered in boxes after the fire that tore through Notre Dame five years ago. The windows were initially considered too modern to display due to their bright colours and figurative style, but visitors to the Centre for Stained Glass in Troyes in north-eastern France can see them through to next year. The works, by 12 artists, recall Cubism in ...
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