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 Merkel pushes China to open its markets German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday prodded China to ease access to its markets, as the world's top two exporting nations signed a series of deals reportedly worth several billion dollars. https://www.thelocal.de/20100716/28545 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0200 28545 China releases Tibetan-German protestor after Olympics A Tibetan-German activist has been returned to Germany on Monday after his arrest in China during the Olympic games. https://www.thelocal.de/20080825/13901 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:54:00 +0200 13901 German men's and women's kayak teams take gold The German women's and men's kayak teams paddled their way to gold medals within minutes of each other on Friday at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. https://www.thelocal.de/20080822/13865 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:26:00 +0200 13865 Olympic ice-kings Germany look for summer glory in Beijing Germany may have topped the medal table at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games, but they face a challenge to excel in the sweltering heat of Beijing next month in their traditional disciplines. https://www.thelocal.de/20080721/13185 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:40:00 +0200 13185