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 man locked out of his house called on three younger fellows to help him back inside. They proved willing, but after he offered them beer as a thank you, they gave him a much less welcome gift in return. https://www.thelocal.de/20170221/man-drugged-and-robbed-by-men-who-helped-rescue-him Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:18:45 +0100 man-drugged-and-robbed-by-men-who-helped-rescue-him One of Germany's original electronics makers, Loewe, said on Tuesday it had filed for bankruptcy. The household name did voice hope that an investor could come to its rescue. https://www.thelocal.de/20131001/52187 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:23:00 +0200 52187 The difficulties of connecting wind-parks in the high seas to the national grid are harming Siemens' balance books. The technology giant is expecting to set aside a huge reserve for technical difficulties, eating into this year's profits. https://www.thelocal.de/20120417/41989 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:02:00 +0200 41989 South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Monday it has withdrawn its new tablet computer from a major electronics fair in Berlin after a German court accepted a complaint from US rival Apple. https://www.thelocal.de/20110905/37383 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:29:00 +0200 37383 The IFA consumer electronics fair, which opened to the public in Berlin on Friday, is shaping up as a battleground for tablet computer makers to attack the Apple iPad's dominant market position. https://www.thelocal.de/20110902/37341 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:13:00 +0200 37341 German retailers are reporting the first shortfalls in imports of electronic goods from Japan, two months after a devastating earthquake crippled factories there. https://www.thelocal.de/20110521/35161 Sat, 21 May 2011 13:19:00 +0200 35161 Thousands of metal and electronic industry workers across Germany went on a warning strike early Monday morning as part of union IG Metall’s ongoing wage dispute. https://www.thelocal.de/20081103/15283 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:35:00 +0100 15283