Cologne

Lifestyle & Belief
Bright lights, big city, big light pollution
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Environment
How a forest became Germany’s poster child for a coal exit
A section of the Hambach lignite mine in Germany's Rhineland coal fields, whose coal-fired power plants, run by power giant RWE, are one of Europe's largest sources of CO2 emissions.
Environment
Germany talks a good game on climate, but it’s still stuck on coal
Arts, Culture & Media
Persecuted Chinese writer escapes to the U.S.
Caitlin Duncan (right), Hesham Ahmad Mohammad (center) and Caitlin Duncan's boyfriend (left) on New Year's Eve.
Conflict
This Syrian refugee rescued an American student after she was assaulted in Cologne
Flowers and handwritten signs for the sexual assault victims have been left on the steps of Cologne's Gothic cathedral. Hundreds of women reported being victimized in this area during a chaotic New Year's Eve.
Justice
Men of Arab descent not finding Germany as welcoming as they used to
Lifestyle & Belief
Germans angered over Catholic Church’s decision to deny sacraments for church tax scofflaws
Arts, Culture & Media
Steve Reich’s WTC 9/11
Germany’s Green Results
No-Car Day, European-Style
Global Politics
Iranian rock band Kiosk’
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Arts, Culture & Media
Pope’s cologne