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Aachen is a city in western Germany, near the Belgian and Dutch borders. It is the place where 31 Holy Roman Emperors were crowned Kings of the Germans from 936 to 1531.

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Freeway signs to Cologne, Antwerp, Heerlen and Aachen.

German police reintroduce spot controls at all borders

German police reintroduce spot controls at all borders

Checks are being temporarily reintroduced at Germany's borders, including in the far west. Not everyone is happy.
PoliticsSeptember 17, 2024
A horse gallops

Dressage riders fear for future at Olympics

Dressage riders fear for future at Olympics

Cases of serious animal cruelty were uncovered among well-known riders in Denmark and the United States.
SportsMarch 2, 2024
, Tivoli Stadion

German football club suffering from right wing links

German football club suffering from right wing links

As the protests in Germany against the far right grow, so too does the importance of the role played by football clubs.
SportsFebruary 21, 2024
Olga and Jekaterina, activists from the Russian 'Feminist Anti-War Resistance' collective, talking while going down a street in Berlin

Russian anti-war activists awarded peace prize

Russian anti-war activists awarded peace prize

The Aachen Peace Prize 2023 has been awarded to Russian activists from the Feminist Anti-War Resistance collective.
SocietySeptember 1, 202302:51 min
A group of women stand on a piazza; one of them holds a person on the arm who is dressed in a red prison jumpsuit, wears a mask depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, and has a red-blood like substance smeared on their arms.

Germany: 2023 Aachen Peace Prize recipients

Germany: 2023 Aachen Peace Prize recipients

The award went to a network of Russian pacifist women and the Human Rights Defenders Fund in Israel.
ConflictsSeptember 1, 2023
Reitturnier CHIO

Making equestrian sports safer for the horses

Making equestrian sports safer for the horses

A pilot study at one of the world's most prestigious events aims to shed light on how to safeguard the horses' welfare.
SportsJuly 3, 2023
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