https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed No matter if a viable vaccine is coming on the market soon or not, Germany's Aachen hospital already knows there will still be a marathon to run when it comes to treating patients worst hit by the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.de/20201114/from-fear-to-routine-one-german-hospitals-covid-marathon Sat, 14 Nov 2020 14:36:52 +0100 from-fear-to-routine-one-german-hospitals-covid-marathon We spotlight how Charlemagne, a towering figure of history who lived in Aachen, western Germany, sought to conquer and then ultimately unify Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20190130/how-charlemage-was-the-original-fighter-for-european-unity Wed, 30 Jan 2019 15:45:29 +0100 how-charlemage-was-the-original-fighter-for-european-unity Enemies during both world wars, France and Germany have since forged a close friendship, acting together as the powerhouse driving the European Union. We looked at the highlights of their relations since the end of World War II. https://www.thelocal.de/20190122/timeline-decades-of-franco-german-friendship Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:07:53 +0100 timeline-decades-of-franco-german-friendship France and Germany will sign a new friendship treaty on Tuesday, seeking to boost an alliance at the heart of the EU as Britain bows out and with nationalism rising around the continent. https://www.thelocal.de/20190122/france-germany-seek-closer-bond-with-treaty-ahead-of-brexit Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:07:08 +0100 france-germany-seek-closer-bond-with-treaty-ahead-of-brexit Alaaf! The Rhineland is in full Karneval swing, but not all the festivities were peaceful, as police were called to dozens of fights and pulled revellers out of the crowds on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150213/karneval-revellers-police-arrests-drunks-fights Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:50:33 +0100 karneval-revellers-police-arrests-drunks-fights A female police recruit in western Germany was subjected to a torrent of racist abuse by her colleagues, with one trainee officer marking her with a Swastika, police said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140911/police-recruit-drew-swastika-on-trainee-officer Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:29:00 +0200 police-recruit-drew-swastika-on-trainee-officer An unidentified man thought to have attacked three people with a knife was run down on a motorway in western Germany on Monday. One of his victims is fighting for his life, the others are seriously hurt. https://www.thelocal.de/20140623/knife-attacker-killed-aachen-cologne Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:40:00 +0200 knife-attacker-killed-aachen-cologne German scientists have announced after almost 26 years of research that the bones interred for centuries at Aachen Cathedral are likely to be those of Charlemagne. https://www.thelocal.de/20140131/charlemagne-bones-proven-genuine-1200-years-later Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:04:00 +0100 charlemagne-bones-proven-genuine-1200-years-later A German amateur footballer who took part in a goal-shooting competition organized by an electronics retail chain, won thousands of euros worth of goods for himself, friends and even complete strangers - until the store banned him. https://www.thelocal.de/20130614/50303 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:30:00 +0200 50303 As the summer holidays approach, The Local is touring Germany's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. To kick things off, we visit Aachen's Imperial Cathedral. https://www.thelocal.de/20130611/50223 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:36:00 +0200 50223 German surgeons identified and removed a pencil from a man's head that had been lodged there for around 15 years, it emerged this week. It seems he has no idea how it got there. https://www.thelocal.de/20130530/50011 Thu, 30 May 2013 10:43:00 +0200 50011 Get The Local flavour of Germany with our series where insiders offer a personal take on their hometown. This week, Xueyao Jiang shares her tips about Aachen. https://www.thelocal.de/20130405/48703 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:25:00 +0200 48703 A 106-year-old German Jewish woman who fled the Nazis and has been living in Britain for more than 70 years has finally been granted British citizenship – the oldest person ever to receive it. https://www.thelocal.de/20121103/45947 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 12:05:00 +0100 45947 A German prostitute and drug addict whose marriage to a customer enabled her to kick her habit and become a doctor was jailed for 15 years on Tuesday – for murdering her husband. https://www.thelocal.de/20120710/43679 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:54:00 +0200 43679 Eight people were killed in road accidents in North Rhine-Westphalia on Friday night - three in a mass pile-up on an Autobahn near Münster involving more than 50 vehicles, and five in a two-car collision near Aachen. https://www.thelocal.de/20111119/38967 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:34:00 +0100 38967 A businessman is camping out in front of the German Foreign Ministry on a self-styled hunger strike, in fury at the government’s refusal to help him after a deal went sour in the United Arab Emirates. https://www.thelocal.de/20111014/38215 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:50:00 +0200 38215 Authorities in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Aachen are clamping down on illegal parking by using cameras on smart phones to make it almost impossible to challenge a citation. https://www.thelocal.de/20110727/36569 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:01:00 +0200 36569 The world of international show jumping saw the queen of the sport unseated at the weekend, and a new German champion crowned. https://www.thelocal.de/20110718/36371 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:58:00 +0200 36371 Police gave the all-clear on Friday night after searching the Aachen University clinic for a man who threatened to take a child hostage and detonate a bomb if he was not given money. https://www.thelocal.de/20110624/35877 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:45:00 +0200 35877 More than 300 firefighters near Aachen on the Belgian border fought back the region's biggest forest fire in 60 years early this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20110427/34647 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:51:00 +0200 34647