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 German authorities probing a cyber attack on a hospital's IT system that led to a fatal delay in treatment for a critically ill woman believe the software used can be traced back to Russian hackers. https://www.thelocal.de/20200922/german-experts-see-russian-link-in-deadly-hospital-hacking Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:52:26 +0200 german-experts-see-russian-link-in-deadly-hospital-hacking German prosecutors said Friday they were launching an investigation into involuntary manslaughter after a patient died in the aftermath of a hacking attack on a hospital. https://www.thelocal.de/20200918/manslaughter-probe-as-patient-dies-after-german-hospital-hacking-attack-duesseldorf Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:24:26 +0200 manslaughter-probe-as-patient-dies-after-german-hospital-hacking-attack-duesseldorf German police investigating the death of a child at a kindergarten said Thursday they were widening a probe against a teacher after similar near-fatal incidents were uncovered at her previous workplaces. https://www.thelocal.de/20200528/german-police-widen-nursery-murder-probe-as-other-cases-emerge Thu, 28 May 2020 19:37:33 +0200 german-police-widen-nursery-murder-probe-as-other-cases-emerge A woman has died after being shot during a police operation in the Friedrichshain area of Berlin on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200124/woman-33-dies-after-being-shot-during-police-operation-in-berlin Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:07:27 +0100 woman-33-dies-after-being-shot-during-police-operation-in-berlin After another death at a station in Germany, security at transport hubs is back in the spotlight. How safe do you feel at Germany's stations and what needs to change? https://www.thelocal.de/20191031/tell-us-how-safe-do-you-feel-at-germanys-train-and-underground-stations Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:33:37 +0100 tell-us-how-safe-do-you-feel-at-germanys-train-and-underground-stations More details are emerging over the death of a 30-year-old Iranian man who died at a busy Berlin underground station, amid calls for better security measures. https://www.thelocal.de/20191031/more-people-instead-of-cameras-death-of-man-pushed-in-front-of-berlin-train-puts-focus-on-security-stations Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:41:44 +0100 more-people-instead-of-cameras-death-of-man-pushed-in-front-of-berlin-train-puts-focus-on-security-stations An Eritrean man accused of killing an eight-year-old boy by pushing him under a train in Germany had been on the run from Swiss police after a violent incident last week, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.de/20190730/suspect-accused-of-pushing-boy-under-german-train-was-on-the-run-from-swiss-police Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:02:23 +0200 suspect-accused-of-pushing-boy-under-german-train-was-on-the-run-from-swiss-police Three Germans killed with crossbows in a series of five deaths shared a passion for medieval folklore and weaponry, local media reported Tuesday, as an autopsy suggested a murder-suicide pact. https://www.thelocal.de/20190514/germans-in-crossbow-deaths-shared-passion-for-middle-ages Tue, 14 May 2019 16:00:03 +0200 germans-in-crossbow-deaths-shared-passion-for-middle-ages A German man suspected of killing his wife and son in a cave in Tenerife which his other seven-year-old reportedly managed to escape was being questioned by a judge on Friday, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20190426/tenerife-murder-german-father-suspected-of-killing-wife-and-son-faces-judge Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:06:07 +0200 tenerife-murder-german-father-suspected-of-killing-wife-and-son-faces-judge Spanish police found the bodies of a missing German woman and her ten-year-old son on Wednesday inside a cave on the holiday island of Tenerife after arresting the boy's father. https://www.thelocal.de/20190425/father-arrested-after-german-mother-and-son-found-dead-in-tenerife Thu, 25 Apr 2019 11:09:20 +0200 father-arrested-after-german-mother-and-son-found-dead-in-tenerife Around 2,500 people marched in a far-right demonstration in eastern Germany on Sunday after a man died following a fight with two Afghans, as officials pleaded for calm to avoid the anti-foreigner unrest that has shaken Chemnitz. https://www.thelocal.de/20180910/far-right-march-held-after-death Mon, 10 Sep 2018 10:46:43 +0200 far-right-march-held-after-death The bodies of two men who went missing while taking a dip in the Elbe river have been found. Their disappearance at the weekend sparked a large scale search. https://www.thelocal.de/20180716/search-abandoned-for-two-feared-drowned-in-elbe-river Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:15:56 +0200 search-abandoned-for-two-feared-drowned-in-elbe-river A family outing to the zoo turned into a nightmare when a young boy drowned in a restricted area of the park last week. https://www.thelocal.de/20180619/2-year-old-dies-on-visit-to-frankfurt-zoo Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:14:38 +0200 2-year-old-dies-on-visit-to-frankfurt-zoo Onlookers at a carnival parade were left in shock on Sunday afternoon, when a young woman fell under the wheels of a tractor that was taking part in the parade and was immediately killed. https://www.thelocal.de/20180212/young-woman-dies-after-being-run-over-by-tractor-at-carnival-parade Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:26:25 +0100 young-woman-dies-after-being-run-over-by-tractor-at-carnival-parade Across the Bundesrepublik, 80-100 people accidentally die each year due to risky masturbation practices where a lack of oxygen in the search for sexual satisfaction is the most common reason for death. https://www.thelocal.de/20180208/100-people-die-in-germany-each-year-due-to-risky-sex-practices Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:13:34 +0100 100-people-die-in-germany-each-year-due-to-risky-sex-practices Seven months after six teenagers were found dead in a garden shed in north Bavaria, the father of two of the youths has been charged with negligent homicide. https://www.thelocal.de/20170901/father-charged-for-deaths-of-six-teenagers-poisoned-in-his-garden-hut Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:13:20 +0200 father-charged-for-deaths-of-six-teenagers-poisoned-in-his-garden-hut US leaders mourned the death of Helmut Kohl on Friday, praising his role in the reunification of Germany, with former president George H.W. Bush calling him "one of the greatest leaders in post-War Europe." https://www.thelocal.de/20170617/us-presidents-hail-kohl-as-one-of-the-greatest Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:01:09 +0200 us-presidents-hail-kohl-as-one-of-the-greatest Helmut Kohl, the former German chancellor who seized the chance to reunite his country after years of Cold War separation, was a giant of contemporary European history who became celebrated as an architect of the continent's integration. https://www.thelocal.de/20170616/helmut-kohl-the-giant-who-became-a-giant-of-european-politics Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:15:52 +0200 helmut-kohl-the-giant-who-became-a-giant-of-european-politics A 91-year-old woman was discovered dead in her apartment over the weekend - but police say she had passed away in 2015. https://www.thelocal.de/20170315/munich-woman-lay-dead-in-apartment-for-two-years-before-found Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:29:40 +0100 munich-woman-lay-dead-in-apartment-for-two-years-before-found There are more people living in Germany than ever before, largely thanks to immigration. Here's an explanation of what the new numbers mean. https://www.thelocal.de/20170127/germanys-population-just-hit-a-record-high Fri, 27 Jan 2017 17:32:44 +0100 germanys-population-just-hit-a-record-high