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 A German museum handed over the remains of an Aboriginal ancestral king to Australia Tuesday in the first of three such ceremonies across Germany this month in what Canberra called a record return. https://www.thelocal.de/20190409/germany-faces-colonial-past-through-largest-return-of-aborigine-remains Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:03:59 +0200 germany-faces-colonial-past-through-largest-return-of-aborigine-remains New statistical figures indicate more than 13,500 Australians are scattered across Germany, making the Bundesrepublik the most attractive European destination for Aussies after the United Kingdom. https://www.thelocal.de/20190211/australians-in-germany-how-many-are-there-and-where-do-they-live Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:31:21 +0100 australians-in-germany-how-many-are-there-and-where-do-they-live The body of a German tourist who went missing earlier this month was found Wednesday in the scorching Australian outback, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20190116/body-of-missing-german-tourist-found-in-australian-outback Wed, 16 Jan 2019 17:45:50 +0100 body-of-missing-german-tourist-found-in-australian-outback An extensive aerial search for a German tourist missing in the vast Australian outback for almost two weeks has been called off, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20190113/australia-police-call-off-outback-search-for-german-tourist Sun, 13 Jan 2019 08:27:21 +0100 australia-police-call-off-outback-search-for-german-tourist In June 1886 Bismarck was still German Chancellor and Daimler and Benz were fiddling around with their first attempts at motorized engines. That same year a bottle was thrown into the ocean and remained lost - until now. https://www.thelocal.de/20180306/german-message-in-bottle-takes-132-years-to-be-found-smashing-world-record Tue, 06 Mar 2018 16:28:34 +0100 german-message-in-bottle-takes-132-years-to-be-found-smashing-world-record An elderly German couple have been found dead in Australia's outback after becoming disorientated and wandering from the official path, police said Tuesday, following a record-breaking heatwave in the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20170214/elderly-german-couple-found-dead-in-australias-outback Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:44:38 +0100 elderly-german-couple-found-dead-in-australias-outback When doctors in Australia admitted defeat in their attempts to cure a young child's brain cancer they said there was only one chance left - a cutting-edge clinic in central Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20160617/alexia-brain-cancer-tumour-dipg-australia Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:45:04 +0200 alexia-brain-cancer-tumour-dipg-australia A German tourist who was struck by lightning in Australia last week has died from her injuries, officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140325/german-tourist-killed-by-lightning-in-australia Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:58:00 +0100 german-tourist-killed-by-lightning-in-australia Stranded by floods and lost, a German backpacker survived for about two weeks in Australia's inhospitable Outback on a diet of insects, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140307/lost-german-hiker-daniel-dudzisz-survives-off-flies-for-two-weeks-in-australianoutback Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:30:00 +0100 lost-german-hiker-daniel-dudzisz-survives-off-flies-for-two-weeks-in-australianoutback Cigarette packs should carry frightening pictures, German cancer experts say – and said the move taken by Australia on Wednesday to impose such rules should be followed here. https://www.thelocal.de/20120815/44387 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:49:00 +0200 44387 A German tourist was savaged by a dingo in northern Australia, officials said Saturday, suffering serious bite wounds to his head, arms and legs. https://www.thelocal.de/20120728/44027 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:17:00 +0200 44027 A 26-year-old Australian man has been found dead in a cemetery in Dresden, police confirmed, several weeks after he was reported missing. https://www.thelocal.de/20120427/42213 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:09:00 +0200 42213 Police said Kim "Dotcom" Schmitz, the German founder of file-sharing site Megaupload, tried to avoid arrest for alleged major copyright infringement by locking himself inside a panic room in his New Zealand house. https://www.thelocal.de/20120121/40257 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:39:00 +0100 40257 The biggest German construction group, Hochtief, posted on Wednesday modest second quarter results owing to problems with its Australian unit Leighton. https://www.thelocal.de/20110817/37031 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:02:00 +0200 37031 German construction group Hochtief on Monday cut its 2011 forecasts sharply after a profit warning from Australian unit Leighton, and said that its chief executive was stepping down. Shares in Hochtief plunged 9.2 percent in Frankfurt. https://www.thelocal.de/20110411/34317 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0200 34317 Australia took revenge for last year's heavy World Cup defeat with a shock 2-1 win over hosts Germany on Tuesday night in a friendly - their maiden victory over the Germans. https://www.thelocal.de/20110330/34047 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:01:00 +0200 34047 Four German tourists had to be rescued Monday after they ignored warning signs and got their car stuck in a crocodile-infested river in northern Australia. https://www.thelocal.de/20110103/32183 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:30:00 +0100 32183 A German tourist was missing in Australia's rugged Kakadu National Park, police said Saturday, expressing grave fears that he had been gone more than 24 hours without drinking water in intense heat. https://www.thelocal.de/20101030/30857 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:50:00 +0200 30857 Franz Beckenbauer's former assistant Holger Osieck has surprisingly been named Australia's new football coach over a host of better-known candidates. https://www.thelocal.de/20100811/29077 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:19:00 +0200 29077 Germany opens its World Cup campaign against Australia on Sunday with the Antipodeans eager to show they will not be a punching bag for weightier European opposition. https://www.thelocal.de/20100612/27807 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:42:00 +0200 27807