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 Many Kitas around Germany are experiencing severe staff shortages, according to a new educational study by Germany's Bertelmann Stiftung. What can be done to improve quality? https://www.thelocal.de/20200826/how-can-germany-improve-its-kitas-amid-teacher-shortage Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:26:36 +0200 how-can-germany-improve-its-kitas-amid-teacher-shortage Embattled German carmaker Volkswagen will offer $5,000 to each US buyer of its diesel cars which were installed with emissions-cheating software in a bid to avoid a major court case, Die Welt newspaper reported in its Thursday edition. https://www.thelocal.de/20160421/volkswagen-to-offer-us-car-owners-cash-to-avoid-court Thu, 21 Apr 2016 11:34:51 +0200 volkswagen-to-offer-us-car-owners-cash-to-avoid-court Lufthansa announced that 933 services would be cancelled on Thursday as cabin crew entered their sixth day of strikes, leaving 107,000 passengers scrambling to find alternate transport to their destinations. https://www.thelocal.de/20151112/lufthansa-strike-chops-another-900-flights Thu, 12 Nov 2015 09:48:54 +0100 lufthansa-strike-chops-another-900-flights On the eve of the 9th EU Anti-Trafficking Day on Sunday, hundreds of women across Germany took to the streets to demonstrate against human trafficking worldwide. Berlin organizer Linda Guddat told The Local that the fight against trafficking in Germany is far from over. https://www.thelocal.de/20151019/hundreds-protest-against-human-trafficking-in-berlin Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:50:33 +0200 hundreds-protest-against-human-trafficking-in-berlin Britain is banking on German support to push through reforms to cut red tape across the European Union, which it believes costs the continent billions of euros and strangles economic growth. https://www.thelocal.de/20131017/52435 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 10:45:00 +0200 52435 The European Court of Human Rights heard a complaint Wednesday filed by a German man who claims the CIA abducted him in Macedonia in 2003 and flew him to Afghanistan to be tortured. https://www.thelocal.de/20120517/42597 Thu, 17 May 2012 12:34:00 +0200 42597 Gunther von Hagens, the man behind the controversial anatomical Body Worlds exhibitions, announced this week he would be opening an online store selling his human and animal plastinations. But church leaders in Germany are outraged. https://www.thelocal.de/20101021/30653 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:00:00 +0200 30653 A British watchdog said Thursday it had launched a probe into alleged price-fixing by major European truckmakers, including German giants Daimler and MAN. https://www.thelocal.de/20100916/29877 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:33:00 +0200 29877