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 The total number of Germany's coronavirus deaths crossed 40,000 on Sunday, as Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that the coming weeks would be "the hardest" yet. https://www.thelocal.de/20210110/germany-tops-40000-virus-deaths-as-merkel-warns-of-hardest-weeks Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:42:16 +0100 germany-tops-40000-virus-deaths-as-merkel-warns-of-hardest-weeks Germany's daily coronavirus death toll has crossed 1,000 for the first time, health authorities said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201230/germanys-daily-covid-19-deaths-top-1000-for-first-time Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:12:12 +0100 germanys-daily-covid-19-deaths-top-1000-for-first-time Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday demanded tougher restrictions to bring down coronavirus infections, as the German death toll reached a grim daily record of nearly 600 people. https://www.thelocal.de/20201209/merkel-demands-tougher-curbs-as-covid-19-deaths-in-germany-break-record Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:59:11 +0100 merkel-demands-tougher-curbs-as-covid-19-deaths-in-germany-break-record Germany has logged a record number of Covid-19 deaths within one day, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.de/20201125/germany-records-more-than-400-coronavirus-deaths-within-a-day Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:52:18 +0100 germany-records-more-than-400-coronavirus-deaths-within-a-day The number of new coronavirus infections in Germany topped 2,000 in the past 24 hours, a high not seen since the end of April, health authorities said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200822/germany-worried-as-coronavirus-cases-return-to-april-level Sat, 22 Aug 2020 12:57:27 +0200 germany-worried-as-coronavirus-cases-return-to-april-level There are still more questions than answers after three people were found dead in a Bavarian hotel from crossbow injuries, and two others were found dead in an apartment in Lower Saxony. https://www.thelocal.de/20190514/new-details-emerge-in-bavarian-crossbow-death-mystery Tue, 14 May 2019 14:27:26 +0200 new-details-emerge-in-bavarian-crossbow-death-mystery German police said Monday two more bodies have been found during investigations into the deaths of three people discovered in a Bavarian hotel room and killed by crossbow bolts. https://www.thelocal.de/20190513/mystery-surrounds-crossbow-deaths-in-bavarian-village Mon, 13 May 2019 11:09:31 +0200 mystery-surrounds-crossbow-deaths-in-bavarian-village Cops throughout Germany fatally shot 14 people and injured another 39 with guns in 2017, new figures released by the German Police College reveal. https://www.thelocal.de/20180629/german-police-shot-dead-14-people-in-2017 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:34:04 +0200 german-police-shot-dead-14-people-in-2017 A startling report in one of Germany’s leading national newspapers on Thursday suggested the country was on the brink of an opioid crisis. But a leading expert The Local spoke to was more circumspect. https://www.thelocal.de/20180315/is-germany-about-to-face-an-epidemic-of-opioid-deaths-similar-to-the-us Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:46:22 +0100 is-germany-about-to-face-an-epidemic-of-opioid-deaths-similar-to-the-us The number of people who died on German roads in 2016 was the lowest in six decades. https://www.thelocal.de/20170224/road-deaths-fall-to-lowest-level-in-60-years-but-thousands-still-dying Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:09:19 +0100 road-deaths-fall-to-lowest-level-in-60-years-but-thousands-still-dying Germany is experiencing a mini baby boom - but a veritable "death boom" is more than balancing out the score sheet. https://www.thelocal.de/20160630/babies-and-corpses-turning-up-in-record-numbers Thu, 30 Jun 2016 13:40:50 +0200 babies-and-corpses-turning-up-in-record-numbers Torrential rain on Friday morning has led the weathermen to warn that the capital could face flooding. https://www.thelocal.de/20160617/heavy-rain-brings-flood-risk-to-berlin-weather-germany Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:34:45 +0200 heavy-rain-brings-flood-risk-to-berlin-weather-germany Six people have now been confirmed dead in flash floods that hit the far southeast of the country on Wednesday evening, while rescue teams search for further missing people. https://www.thelocal.de/20160603/bavaria-on-edge-as-hunt-for-flood-victims-continues Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:44:31 +0200 bavaria-on-edge-as-hunt-for-flood-victims-continues The German Weather Service (DWD) has issued a weather warning for the north and east of the country, after the west and south took a battering over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20160530/north-and-east-germany-next-to-face-eye-of-storms Mon, 30 May 2016 14:32:49 +0200 north-and-east-germany-next-to-face-eye-of-storms At least three people have lost their lives as extreme weather, including flash floods, hail storms and lightning storms wreaked havoc in southern Germany on Sunday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20160530/three-dead-as-floods-wreak-havoc-in-southern-germany Mon, 30 May 2016 11:01:28 +0200 three-dead-as-floods-wreak-havoc-in-southern-germany Three people, including a six-year-old girl, were found dead by firefighters on Friday in a flat in central Germany following an explosion. The blast blew windows on to the street. https://www.thelocal.de/20140207/three-killed-in-house-explosion-in-germany Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:37:00 +0100 three-killed-in-house-explosion-in-germany Police suspect a deliberately-started fire which killed a family-of-three in their foreclosed home in north-west Germany on Wednesday night was suicide. https://www.thelocal.de/20131018/52463 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:39:00 +0200 52463 The number of deaths seen in the German Alps may be have fallen to an all-time-low in 2012, but a mountaineering group warned on Friday that walkers are pushing their limits. The number of SOS calls has tripled over the past decade. https://www.thelocal.de/20130726/51063 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:04:00 +0200 51063 Germany has had a dwindling birth rate for years, but 2012 saw a rare increase in the number of babies being born, official statistics released on Thursday showed. Deaths still outweigh births, though. https://www.thelocal.de/20130704/50689 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 13:59:00 +0200 50689 Almost a year after the deadly stampede at the Love Parade electronic music festival, the city of Duisburg has dedicated a monument to those who died and were injured at the 2010 event. https://www.thelocal.de/20110626/35901 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:04:00 +0200 35901