https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Whether its thanks to heritage, a partner, living in a German-speaking country themselves or just having a knack for languages, here are some celebrities who can converse in German. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230404/seven-celebrities-who-will-wow-you-with-their-german Tue, 04 Apr 2023 18:49:33 +0200 seven-celebrities-who-will-wow-you-with-their-german The clocks are springing ahead this weekend, marking the beginning of daylight saving time and the end of the dark winter period. Aptly described in German as die Sommerzeit, here is the history of how the practice came about. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230322/german-word-of-the-day-die-sommerzeit-2 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:13:51 +0100 german-word-of-the-day-die-sommerzeit-2