Klaus Wowereit
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Berlin’s new airport eyes Halloween opening after seven years of horrors
- US
- October 29, 2020, 19:00
Returning to Berlin’s new international airport after a long absence is like returning to Manderley. The sprawling pile looms large as you approach an(...)

Kreuzberg: Berlin’s cheap, cool and creative quarter
- Travel
- September 17, 2016, 02:30
For the first-time visitor to Berlin, one of the most striking aspects of the city is how hugely underpopulated and joyfully decrepit the place (...)

Modest response to Varadkar news in a Europe used to gay MPs
- Politics
- January 19, 2015, 18:27
Perhaps it was a sign of the times, but Leo Varadkar’s outing on RTÉ Radio made only a modest splash in the world’s media. English-language media outl(...)

True face of Berlin begins to reveal itself
- Europe
- August 30, 2014, 01:00
I’m sitting in the Berlin restaurant Borchardt, marvelling at the deceptive perfection of it all.The tablecloths are white and almost as crisp as the (...)

Once-popular Berlin mayor resigns as costs of planned airport climb
- Europe
- August 27, 2014, 01:00
Berlin’s Social Democrat (SPD) mayor Klaus Wowereit announced his departure from office yesterday, leaving office after 13 years with his reputatio(...)