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 Germany hails Obama's 'courage' over Cuba Berlin has welcomed the thaw in US-Cuban relations partly brokered in secret by Pope Francis at the Vatican. https://www.thelocal.de/20141218/germany-hails-obamas-courage-over-cuba Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:15:00 +0100 germany-hails-obamas-courage-over-cuba Zoo changes crocodile's name in political row A zoo in Saxony is re-naming Fidel the crocodile, who is of Cuban descent, after cultural groups voiced concerns about associations with Communist revolutionary Fidel Castro. https://www.thelocal.de/20131113/crocodile-name-changed-for-political-reasons Wed, 13 Nov 2013 01:15:00 +0100 crocodile-name-changed-for-political-reasons