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 Bavarian authorities warned on Monday that the German Alps are at high risk of avalanche after several days of stormy weather. https://www.thelocal.de/20160201/high-risk-of-avalanche-in-german-alps Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:27:59 +0100 high-risk-of-avalanche-in-german-alps Six people were infected with a bacteria from the Caribbean which has made itself at home in the popular German vacation destination. One of them is now in a coma. https://www.thelocal.de/20140901/vacationer-killed-by-baltic-sea-bacteria Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:49:00 +0200 vacationer-killed-by-baltic-sea-bacteria Two people died in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on Monday in a traffic accident caused by Wilma's winds. https://www.thelocal.de/20140819/two-killed-in-storm Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:09:00 +0200 two-killed-in-storm UPDATE: A fisherman who found the world's oldest message in a bottle tossed into the sea in northern Germany has failed in his attempt to sell it on eBay. The auction was stopped at the last minute. https://www.thelocal.de/20140728/german-fisherman-auctions-worlds-oldest-message-in-a-bottle Mon, 28 Jul 2014 10:49:00 +0200 german-fisherman-auctions-worlds-oldest-message-in-a-bottle Three ex-Soviet Baltic states can count on the security provided by their membership of Nato and the EU, Germany said on Tuesday amid East-West tensions over the crisis in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20140311/germany-baltic-states-can-count-on-nato Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:23:00 +0100 germany-baltic-states-can-count-on-nato A pensioner suffered third-degree burns after picking up what he thought was amber on a beach in north Germany, only to find it was a chunk of white phosphorus when it ignited in his pocket and set him on fire. https://www.thelocal.de/20140115/man-mistakes-white-phosphorus-for-amber-north-germany Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:47:00 +0100 man-mistakes-white-phosphorus-for-amber-north-germany A sailor has filmed an extremely rare white harbour porpoise for the first time off the coast of Germany, international whale and dolphin protection group the WDC announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130123/47497 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:23:00 +0100 47497 The Prora beach resort on the German island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea was supposed to be a vacation spot for Nazis and their families. Now, following years of neglect, part of the massive complex has been turned into a youth hostel. https://www.thelocal.de/20110704/36067 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:44:00 +0200 36067 Hoping to get lost for a weekend, Jeff Kavanagh heads to the island of Poel and discovers a tiny – and flat – Baltic refuge. https://www.thelocal.de/20110617/35729 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:47:00 +0200 35729 The first of two Nord Stream gas pipelines, due to pump gas from Russia to Germany by way of the Baltic Sea, bypassing Eastern Europe, has been completed, the consortium building it announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110505/34821 Thu, 05 May 2011 14:14:00 +0200 34821 Thousands of sailing fans will flock to the Baltic Sea city of Rostock this weekend for the 19th annual Hanse Sail, which will showcase some of the world’s greatest seafaring vessels. https://www.thelocal.de/20090807/21105 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:51:00 +0200 21105 A humpback whale has been sighted off Germany’s northern coast for the first time in 30 years. https://www.thelocal.de/20080730/13371 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:07:00 +0200 13371 Overfishing threatens many of the 31 species of sharks that swim in the cold Baltic Sea off the northern German coast, researchers warned on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20080515/11901 Thu, 15 May 2008 19:57:00 +0200 11901 More than 600 German passengers are likely to be rescued on Monday from the cruise ship Mona Lisa, which has run aground on the Baltic Sea, according to the tour operator. https://www.thelocal.de/20080505/11703 Mon, 05 May 2008 14:56:00 +0200 11703 The German Baltic Sea resort town of Baabe is to be named the world’s first “allergy-friendly community” next week by the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation. https://www.thelocal.de/20080428/11565 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:57:00 +0200 11565