Alena has decided to sue her friend Karoline. Today they will appear in court, where Judge Jan will decide which one of them will get custody of their dog, Sinus.

Andrea is a woman of German-French heritage who lives in Forbach, a French community very close to the border between France and Germany. Here, she takes us on a tour of this historically rich place, introducing us to some of the important monuments as well as remnants of the wars.

The return of large predators, such as wolves, to certain regions in Germany means that local herders need to take extra steps to predict their flocks. Here in the Eifel mountain range in western Germany, two “livestock guardian dogs” named Günther and Biene protect the sheep and goats of herder Heike Dahm-Rulf. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Today, Cettina and Sabine are making "Pfälzer Fläschknepp,” a regional dish from the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate. “Fläschknepp” means “meatballs” in the local dialect. These flavorful, savory meatballs are made from fresh ingredients, and are served with a pungent horseradish sauce. Enjoy!

To draw attention to the difficult situation facing artists during the corona pandemic, the three musicians of the Crackerjacks gave a special concert above the town of Cloppenburg in Lower Saxony — in a hot-air balloon, at an altitude of roughly three hundred meters! Giant loudspeakers were hung from the basket, filling the skies with the acoustic cover band’s uplifting music. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

The Goethe-Institut’s #180sec short video series, which explores different cities around the world, visits the streets of Cologne. Here, local inline skater Matwej explains why it's no longer possible to skate on the square in front of the world-famous Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral), and where the skaters go now.

Could you point to the Rhineland on a map of Germany? Since when has the area officially been Rhineland-Palatinate? And why do tourists flock to it? In this video, you can learn all about the geography, demographics, and landscape of this federal state.

A private lab in Germany is working to create a vaccine for COVID-19 as quickly as possible. The US and German governments are already vying for access to the results.

Jan Fedder, the star of the popular TV series "Großstadtrevier," has passed away. He lived in Hamburg where the series took place, and was a popular local celebrity.

Cettina tells the legend of how the pretzel got its shape and its lye glaze. Afterwards, Cettina and Sara compare a store-bought pretzel with one of the ones they made themselves.

Cettina and Sarah cook a very traditional Bavarian meal: pretzels made from scratch with sausages.

Besides Oktoberfest, what else do you know about Bavaria? Cettina and Sarah go through the geography, history, and other facts related to Germany's largest federal state.

Anja Polzer talks about her time on Der Bachelor and all of the fields she is currently professionally active in.

Cettina interviews Anja Polzer, a Karlsruhe native who became famous in the series Der Bachelor. In this interview, you can learn more about the work she is doing and her hobbies.

Cettina and Sarah prepare a typical dish from the region of Swabia. Maultaschen are like German ravioli, and are served either fried or in broth.

In this video, we get to know Cettina a bit better. She talks about her job, being a mom, and one of her hobbies.

Cettina and Sara talk about Baden-Württemberg, a federal state in the south of Germany that has a number of defining geographical features and cultural hallmarks.

Judge Alexander Hold explains some of the complex issues involved with parking your car in Germany.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is sworn in at Parliament, with both supporters and protesters present.

Melanie Schmidt makes a call to try to get to the bottom of the issues behind a new advertising campaign. It seems that both companies involved are experiencing problems.

Take a drive with supermodel Franziska Knuppe through the Berlin Fashion Week!

The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago, and entertainer Bürger Lars Dietrich tells us how it was as an East German citizen to experience the event. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher talked a few years ago about his post-career future with confidence, which is difficult to see now with knowledge of his terrible skiing accident in 2013. This is from an interview with the world champion at a sponsors' meeting in Berlin.
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Legends like hard rock singer Klaus Meine from the band Scorpions give their opinions on the Frankfurt Festhalle, known locally as the gute Stubb or "good living room" during the Live Entertainment Awards in Frankfurt.