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German coronavirus cases jump, economic nervousness rises

12:28pm GMT

BERLIN The number of coronavirus patients in Germany jumped to 684 on Saturday morning, with concern growing at the economic impact of the spreading epidemic on one of the world's most trade-dependent economies.

Berlinale winner explores moral dilemmas of Iran's capital punishment

29 Feb 2020

BERLIN A drama film shot in secret to evade government censorship that highlights the moral dilemmas faced by those caught in the web of Iran's capital punishment machine won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear award on Saturday.

CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Film critiquing Iranian death penalty wins Berlin's Golden Bear

29 Feb 2020

BERLIN, Feb 29 "There Is No Evil," a study of capital punishment filmed in secret defiance of Iranian government censorship by director Mohammad Rasoulof, won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear award on Saturday.

Hangman, family man: Berlinale film probes the limits of free will

28 Feb 2020

BERLIN Heshmat is a loving father and supportive husband who delights local children by rescuing a trapped cat - but also the man who operates the trapdoor through which a row of the condemned plunge from the scaffold to their deaths.

Hangman, family man: Berlinale film probes the limits of free will

28 Feb 2020

BERLIN, Feb 28 Heshmat is a loving father and supportive husband who delights local children by rescuing a trapped cat - but also the man who operates the trapdoor through which a row of the condemned plunge from the scaffold to their deaths.

Berlin stars in tale of a refugee's hunger to belong

26 Feb 2020

BERLIN Away from Berlin's clubs, far from the tourist hotspots, young drug dealers, many of them immigrants, eke out a marginal existence on the fringes of the city: theirs is the story of Afghan-German director Burhan Qurbani's "Berlin Alexanderplatz".

Finding a purpose: Johnny Depp plays a troubled genius in 'Minamata'

24 Feb 2020

BERLIN A broken, washed-up genius is roused from drink-sodden seclusion for one last flaring of creative brilliance: actor Johnny Depp hinted that at some level he was able to identify with legendary photographer W Eugene Smith, whom he plays in his latest film. | Video

Allegations against Weinstein changed everything, says 'Salinger' star Sigourney Weaver

22 Feb 2020

BERLIN The cascade of allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein, currently being tried on charges of rape and sexual assault, has "changed everything" for women in the film world, actress Sigourney Weaver said on Friday.

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