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A Berlin court found three men guilty of having stolen a massive 100-kilogram gold coin from the city's Bode Museum in an audacious inside job in 2017. The coin, valued at millions, has not been seen again since.

Uzbekistan's men have won chess' most prestigious international team tournament in Chennai, fending off stiff competition from India's B team and Armenia. Ukraine won the women's event, ahead of Georgia and India.

It runs all Berlin state museums; its collection includes the Pergamon Altar and the Nefertiti Bust. But experts argue that the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is too cumbersome — and advise radical changes.

With his book "Ungläubiges Staunen" (literally "unbelieving awe", as yet unavailable in English), Navid Kermani delivers a fascinating reflection on Christian art and religion. The German-Iranian writer looks at Christianity with a curiosity and an earnestness that has become rare among Christians themselves. Ulrich von Schwerin read the book

They’re now little more than popular amusements – but with their discomfiting realism, wax effigies were once considered fit for royalty

As a nation of bargain-hunters, it's no surprise that Germany has some great flea markets on offer. We explore 12 of the most highly-rated flea markets.

Oleksandra Kovalchuk speaks in Sandwich to address the state of Ukranian museums and cultural sites - and what they mean to the people of Ukraine.

The duo, who played love interests on the hit ABC sitcom Modern Family, will now star together in the upcoming Peacock series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin.

28/04/2022 - Nils Gaup's new film is an investigative documentary that looks at how political, social and economic factors decide whether a forgotten painter is worth the attention of a national museum

28/04/2022 - Nils Gaup's new film is an investigative documentary that looks at how political, social and economic factors decide whether a forgotten painter is worth the attention of a national museum