Category: Berlin

Shen Yun Brings ‘Joy, Admiration, Excitement,’ Physician Says

BERLIN, Germany—Dr. Lidia Herrmann a senior physician in an intensive care unit, said she’d waited a long time to see Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I have waited three and a half years, and yes, I’m here,” she said. Dr. Herrmann and her daughter Elona Streicher, were at the Guest Performance at Deutsche Oper Berlin for Shen Yun’s…


Trudeau, Zelenskyy Speak Ahead of German Meetings in Berlin

BERLIN—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a standing invitation to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address Canada’s Parliament one day. Trudeau spoke to Zelenskyy from Berlin on Wednesday ahead of his meetings with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the NATO alliance continues to pressure Russia to end its invasion in Ukraine. “Talked to my friend…


Tesla Bull Dan Ives Sees 70 Percent Upside in Tesla

Tesla Inc. overcame a “major overhang” after German authorities cleared its production at a new factory in Berlin, according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives. Ives, a well-known Tesla bull, sees the stock rising, emphasizing the Berlin “Gigafactory″ as of utmost importance to Tesla and its stock price. Ives said that the company’s Model Y is…


Tesla to Win Approval for $5.5 Billion Berlin Gigafactory on Friday

BERLIN—The German state of Brandenburg has called a news conference for Friday at which it is widely expected to approve Tesla’s 5 billion euro ($5.5 billion) gigafactory near Berlin if certain conditions are met. “The approval procedure for the e-car and battery factory of the U.S. company Tesla in Gruenheide in Brandenburg is nearing completion,”…


Ukraine’s Zelensky in a Modern-Day David Vs Goliath Battle

Commentary A Jewish Ukrainian family had four brothers. Three brothers were murdered by the Nazis. Only one survived. His grandson is the current president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. The relationship between Ukraine and its Jewish community is a tragic one. From the pogroms that led to a mass exodus and migration of Jews out of…


American ‘Candy Bomber’ Who Dropped Sweets Over Former Soviet West Berlin for Kids Dies at 101

U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen—known as the “Candy Bomber” for his candy airdrops during the Berlin airlift after World War II ended—has died at age 101. Halvorsen died Wednesday following a brief illness in his home state of Utah, surrounded by most of his children, James Stewart, the director of the Gail S. Halvorsen…


17-Year-Old Girl Beaten and Hospitalized Over Missing Mask: Berlin Police

Authorities in Germany said six people beat and hospitalized a 17-year-old girl who apparently refused to wear a face mask on a train in Berlin. The girl told police that a dispute escalated after she said she wouldn’t wear a mask in the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg, officials told Die Welt. The unidentified girl was traveling…


West Stresses Unified Stance on Ukraine After Biden’s ‘Minor Incursion’ Remark

BERLIN/KYIV—The United States and Western countries sought to project unity and a tough stance over Ukraine on Thursday, after U.S. President Joe Biden suggested allies were split over how to react to any potential “minor incursion” from Russia. Biden rowed back on his comments, made during a Wednesday news conference, saying on Thursday that “I…


Tesla Berlin Factory to Elect Works Council on February 28

BERLIN—Tesla’s Berlin factory will elect its first works council on Feb. 28, Germany’s largest union IG Metall said on Thursday, expressing concern that it was too soon for the election to result in a truly representative body. Only one in six of the roughly 12,000 workers expected at the plant have been hired so far,…


Tesla Berlin Factory to Elect Works Council on Feb. 28

BERLIN—Tesla’s Berlin factory will elect its first works council on Feb. 28, Germany’s largest union IG Metall said on Thursday, expressing concern that it was too soon for the election to result in a truly representative body. Only one in six of the roughly 12,000 workers expected at the plant have been hired so far,…