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 politician from Angela Merkel’s CDU party collapsed and died on a trans-Atlantic flight on Sunday, leading German prosecutors to seek further details about the circumstances of her death. https://www.thelocal.de/20210322/prosecutors-investigate-after-german-politician-dies-suddenly-on-flight-from-cuba Mon, 22 Mar 2021 15:43:54 +0100 prosecutors-investigate-after-german-politician-dies-suddenly-on-flight-from-cuba Seven people, including four foreign tourists, were killed and 33 injured in an accident involving a coach in eastern Cuba, local media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190112/french-and-german-tourists-among-seven-dead-in-cuban-road-accident Sat, 12 Jan 2019 11:39:23 +0100 french-and-german-tourists-among-seven-dead-in-cuban-road-accident A German businessman and power boating fanatic on Saturday broke a 57-year-old record for the fastest boat crossing between the United States and Cuba. https://www.thelocal.de/20150802/german-sets-florida-to-cuba-speedboat-record Sun, 02 Aug 2015 20:49:59 +0200 german-sets-florida-to-cuba-speedboat-record German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday kicked off a two-day visit to Cuba aimed at relaunching full ties with Havana, against the backdrop of the thaw in US-Cuban relations. https://www.thelocal.de/20150717/germany-lays-new-foundation-in-cuba-relations Fri, 17 Jul 2015 10:19:15 +0200 germany-lays-new-foundation-in-cuba-relations Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Cuba on Thursday, breaking new diplomatic ground in ties between Havana and Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20150716/steinmeier-makes-historic-cuba-visit Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:32:13 +0200 steinmeier-makes-historic-cuba-visit 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 As Ikea investigates claims that East German prisoners were forced to make its furniture in the 1980s, allegations emerged on Thursday that Cuban prisoners were also made to build the furniture giant’s products in the 1980s. https://www.thelocal.de/20120503/42321 Thu, 03 May 2012 14:49:00 +0200 42321 Online auction site eBay and its subsidiary PayPal are prohibiting German merchants from doing Cuba-related transactions, prompting accusations the company is violating European law https://www.thelocal.de/20110729/36611 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:40:00 +0200 36611 The government is preparing to allow a number of Guantanamo Bay prisoners to settle in Germany as the US slowly closes the jail in Cuba and releases those held there not considered a threat. https://www.thelocal.de/20100328/26167 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:06:00 +0200 26167 A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who admitted - under torture - to having organised trips to Afghan training camps for aspiring Jihadists including three of those involved in the 9/11 attacks, says he wants to return to Germany if he is released. https://www.thelocal.de/20091121/23427 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:38:00 +0100 23427 A total of 176 Germans vacationing in Cuba landed in Frankfurt on Friday morning after the Caribbean island was slammed by hurricane ‘Ike’ this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20080912/14261 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:45:00 +0200 14261