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 It is mandatory to wear a face covering in certain public places in Berlin, such as on transport. Now the Senate has voted to impose fines on those who refuse to wear them. https://www.thelocal.de/20200623/berlin-to-fine-people-who-refuse-to-wear-coronavirus-face-masks Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:39:56 +0200 berlin-to-fine-people-who-refuse-to-wear-coronavirus-face-masks With the arrival of the TV series 'Babylon Berlin' comes a wave of nostalgia for the golden 20's - think cabarets, flapper dresses, liberal politics and artistic freedom. https://www.thelocal.de/20171018/where-to-go-in-berlin-for-a-taste-of-the-weimar-republic Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:47:10 +0200 where-to-go-in-berlin-for-a-taste-of-the-weimar-republic Developers revealed plans on Tuesday to build Germany's highest hotel rising 175 metres above the city in the Neukölln area of Berlin. It will boast 814 rooms on 46 floors. https://www.thelocal.de/20140226/highest-hotel-in-germany-planned-for-berlin-neukoelln Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:54:00 +0100 highest-hotel-in-germany-planned-for-berlin-neukoelln A German blogger is revealing every detail of his life online as part of a so-called “post-privacy” experiment. The 28-year-old believes all information should be made public, but critics accuse him of being naive. https://www.thelocal.de/20131014/52387 Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:50:00 +0200 52387 Break-ins in Germany are on the rise, with 10 percent more houses and flats being targeted by burglars in 2011 than the previous year, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20130315/48553 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:12:00 +0100 48553 Germany's alliance with Israel means it cannot help calm the escalating hostilities in and around the Gaza Strip, a leading Palestinian said on Tuesday as diplomatic efforts were ramped up to stop the fighting. https://www.thelocal.de/20121120/46271 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:04:00 +0100 46271 Germany's leading consumer organisation says some makers of detergent and food products improve their formulas ahead of testing to get good results - and then change them back after securing the crucial rating. https://www.thelocal.de/20121120/46269 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:56:00 +0100 46269 The managers of Berlin’s much-delayed new airport will not be held liable for the enormous costs incurred by the repeated postponement – they are covered by an insurance policy. https://www.thelocal.de/20121103/45945 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 10:30:00 +0100 45945 Staff at a German computer company were left red-faced when a stunt to promote their company caused a string of bomb scares in offices across the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20120316/41387 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:05:00 +0100 41387 Touting its new high-speed, low cost trains, a private company is ready to take on the Deutsche Bahn on the busy Cologne-Berlin route and should be hitting the tracks in early autumn, it was announced this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20120302/41107 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:11:00 +0100 41107 Critics of disgraced former German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg hit him in the face with a big cake on Thursday night, while he was meeting a Pirate Party politician in a Berlin café. https://www.thelocal.de/20120203/40519 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:12:00 +0100 40519 German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Berlin on January 9 to prepare for a European Union summit on January 30, it was confirmed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120102/39871 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:56:00 +0100 39871 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron were at pains on Friday to stress unity on tackling the debt crisis but differed sharply on strategic points. https://www.thelocal.de/20111118/38963 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:42:00 +0100 38963 Germany's rainy summer has provided unexpected boon to the nation's tanning salons, as people shun soggy parks and beaches in favour of businesses offering artificial sunshine. https://www.thelocal.de/20110801/36665 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:02:00 +0200 36665 Berlin hosts an international gathering on climate change on Sunday to prepare the ground for the United Nations summit in South Africa. https://www.thelocal.de/20110703/36047 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:12:00 +0200 36047 Despite widespread smoking bans across Germany, more than four out of five corner pubs and bars still have patrons smoking inside, a study released Tuesday has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20110503/34771 Tue, 03 May 2011 17:15:00 +0200 34771 German pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Monday it suffered a surprise fourth quarter loss owing to charges that included a write-down on its Schering brand and costs of US legal proceedings. https://www.thelocal.de/20110228/33401 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:38:00 +0100 33401 The dramatic theft of material from a critical new documentary on jailed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has touched off a storm of suspicion days before its world premiere in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20110209/32975 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:51:00 +0100 32975 The hard winter suffered so far this season could be particularly expensive for Germany, according to parts of a confidential report by Transportation Minister Peter Ramsauer released on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110117/32471 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:52:00 +0100 32471 Angry officials from Germany's federal states on Monday demanded Deutsche Bahn boss Rüdiger Grube improve the rail operator’s beleaguered train services, which have not been able to cope with icy weather this winter. https://www.thelocal.de/20110110/32333 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:56:00 +0100 32333