Storm Axel blasts over Germany bringing floods to north, snow to south

Parts of Germany have endured severe wintry weather brought by Storm Axel, leading to flooding in Hamburg.

Germany city Hamburg plans to test driverless buses by 2021

Germany's northern port city Hamburg is planning to test its first driverless buses by 2021, local media reported on Saturday.

Hamburg's model of building green metropolis (2 video)

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All eyes are on Germany as the country prepares to abandon nuclear power by 2020. Hamburg, an industrial port on Germany's northern shore, may seem like an unlikely candidate to be voted Europe's Green City of 2011. But this urban hub won accolades for its innovation in green planing, transportation, and construction. Is it a model city of the future? Correspondent Constantino de Miguel reports.