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 A Tunisian man arrested in western Germany is suspected of trying to build a biological weapon using the deadly poison ricin, prosecutors said on Thursday, stressing however there was no indication of any "concrete attack plans". https://www.thelocal.de/20180614/tunisian-held-in-germany-sought-to-build-biological-weapon Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:33:51 +0200 tunisian-held-in-germany-sought-to-build-biological-weapon German police have arrested a Tunisian man after discovering "toxic substances" at his flat in Cologne, officials said Wednesday, with prosecutors not ruling out a possible terror motive. https://www.thelocal.de/20180613/police-arrest-cologne-couple-in-suspicion-of-possessing-toxic-subtance Wed, 13 Jun 2018 11:38:02 +0200 police-arrest-cologne-couple-in-suspicion-of-possessing-toxic-subtance From soggier chips to not being able to see into the future anymore, these are the things that will change for Germans in April 2018. https://www.thelocal.de/20180401/everything-that-changes-in-april-2018 Sun, 01 Apr 2018 02:26:01 +0200 everything-that-changes-in-april-2018 The European Commission is taking Germany to the European Court of Justice over alleged contraventions against water pollution laws. https://www.thelocal.de/20161107/eu-sues-germany-over-water-polluting-farming Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:12:11 +0100 eu-sues-germany-over-water-polluting-farming Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) said that it found poisonous chemicals in more than half of German Christmas trees it had tested. https://www.thelocal.de/20141218/more-than-half-of-christmas-trees-carry-pesticides Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:00:00 +0100 more-than-half-of-christmas-trees-carry-pesticides Coloured serviettes and paper plates often contain carcinogenic substances that can transfer onto food, the Food and Agriculture ministry warned. https://www.thelocal.de/20140811/practical-paperplates-napkins-carcinogenic Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:25:00 +0200 practical-paperplates-napkins-carcinogenic The German government admitted on Monday that it had approved as recently as 2011 the export to Syria of chemicals that could be used as weapons, and in larger quantities than previously known. https://www.thelocal.de/20131001/52175 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 09:52:00 +0200 52175 German chemicals giant BASF said Tuesday it plans to invest €10 billion ($13 billion) in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region between now and 2020, creating up to 9,000 new jobs there. https://www.thelocal.de/20130604/50087 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:19:00 +0200 50087 A poisonous cloud containing a potentially cancer-causing chemical was accidentally released over Frankfurt on Tuesday, with residents of two districts warned to stay indoors throughout the afternoon. https://www.thelocal.de/20130515/49725 Wed, 15 May 2013 13:12:00 +0200 49725 A German couple who called a pest exterminator to kill ants in their new house are looking for somewhere new to live after the man used too many poison bombs and contaminated their home so badly it has been torn down. https://www.thelocal.de/20121122/46329 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:29:00 +0100 46329 One person was killed and another injured when a huge explosion shook a chemicals plant in the industrial heart of the German Ruhr Valley on Saturday afternoon. Police told people living nearby to shut windows and stay inside. https://www.thelocal.de/20120331/41687 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:35:00 +0200 41687 Many German kindergartens have three times the level of dangerous chemicals than an average household, posing serious health risks to children, a study released on Tuesday revealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20110322/33879 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:13:00 +0100 33879 BASF, the world's biggest chemicals company, presented stunning 2010 results on Thursday, bouncing back from a slump in 2009 and giving an upbeat outlook for the current year despite problems in Libya. https://www.thelocal.de/20110224/33317 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:43:00 +0100 33317 A chemical accident at a transport company in northern Hesse spurred a large-scale rescue operation overnight. Some 15 people were hospitalized and surrounding buildings were evacuated, police said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110216/33131 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:00:00 +0100 33131 The world's biggest chemical firm, BASF, will invest more than €2 billion ($2.6 billion) in Asia by 2014, with more than half the sum earmarked for China, a senior executive said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101129/31485 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:14:00 +0100 31485 German chemical giant BASF said Wednesday it would buy the specialist company Cognis for a total of €3.1 billion. https://www.thelocal.de/20100623/28049 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:26:00 +0200 28049 The world's leading chemical company, BASF, posted Thursday a better than expected first quarter profit on the back of strong demand from Asian economies and inventory build up. https://www.thelocal.de/20100429/26877 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:15:00 +0200 26877 Merck KGaA on Monday hailed its takeover of Millipore, a US biotechnology firm, with the German pharmaceutical giant's chief executive Karl-Ludwig Kley saying he felt like he had won a gold medal. https://www.thelocal.de/20100301/25581 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:10:00 +0100 25581 German chemicals giant BASF posted stronger than expected fourth quarter results on Thursday, saying the worst was over after its 2009 net profit was less than half from the previous year. https://www.thelocal.de/20100225/25497 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:28:00 +0100 25497 BASF, the world's biggest chemical company, said Monday it aimed to take over Swiss rival Ciba for €3.8 billion ($5.4 billion). https://www.thelocal.de/20080915/14309 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:20:00 +0200 14309