The Local Germany 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 German doctors criticize age tests for refugee minors While conservative politicians including the country's Interior Minister support medical tests for all asylum seekers who claim to be minors, the German Medical Association says such tests are unethical. https://www.thelocal.de/20180102/medical-association-criticizes-age-tests-for-refugee-minors-in-germany Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:36:05 +0100 medical-association-criticizes-age-tests-for-refugee-minors-in-germany Germany's oldest woman dies aged 112 Germany’s oldest woman died at the age of 112 on Tuesday. Gertrud Henze was born on December 8th 1901 and joked her long life was down to never getting married. https://www.thelocal.de/20140423/germanys-oldest-woman-gertrud-henze-dies-at-112 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:41:00 +0200 germanys-oldest-woman-gertrud-henze-dies-at-112 Germany 'third best place to grow old' Germany is the third best place in the world to be a pensioner, according to a study released on Tuesday examining the best and worst countries to grow old in. https://www.thelocal.de/20131001/52189 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:27:00 +0200 52189 Teacher wins fight to work past 65 Many teachers can't wait to put down the chalk and retire, but not this one. A 65-year-old German teacher desperate to carry on working has won his case. Forced retirement would be ageism, the court said. https://www.thelocal.de/20130726/51071 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:46:00 +0200 51071 Can the law go easy on pickpocket pensioners? Should criminal pensioners be given lighter sentences just because they are old? A German police association wants to introduce a senior version of juvenile law for the elderly, but critics say it would be ageist. https://www.thelocal.de/20130423/49307 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:33:00 +0200 49307 Being poor costs years of life even as we all age Life expectancy is increasing in Germany, with every other woman now expected to live past her 85th birthday and every man his 80th, but data shows that those not making these milestones are likely to be poor. https://www.thelocal.de/20121003/45319 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:10:00 +0200 45319 Life expectancy sinks for poorer Germans Though the German population is steadily getting older, it is leaving its low income earners behind. A new report says their life expectancy has gone down two whole years since 2001. https://www.thelocal.de/20111212/39451 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:48:00 +0100 39451 German population aging rapidly Germany is aging rapidly: By 2025 the number of Germans older than 80 will surge some 70 percent, a study released by the Bertelsmann Foundation on Monday said. https://www.thelocal.de/20081208/15983 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:19:00 +0100 15983