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 Thirteen people, including German tourists, have been killed after a cable car disconnected and fell near the summit of the Mottarone mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. https://www.thelocal.de/20210523/13-killed-after-cable-car-falls-in-italy-say-emergency-services-2 Sun, 23 May 2021 16:15:00 +0200 13-killed-after-cable-car-falls-in-italy-say-emergency-services-2 Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn wants to overhaul medical care to take the pressure off hospitals and reduce emergency room waiting times. Here's how the proposals are shaping up. https://www.thelocal.de/20190722/how-germany-plans-to-revamp-emergency-care-to-beat-er-overcrowding Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:35:17 +0200 how-germany-plans-to-revamp-emergency-care-to-beat-er-overcrowding A German passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday following a bomb threat which a passenger reportedly found written on a receipt. https://www.thelocal.de/20180817/german-plane-makes-emergency-landing-following-bomb-threat Fri, 17 Aug 2018 11:11:26 +0200 german-plane-makes-emergency-landing-following-bomb-threat A retired US serviceman died in eastern Germany on Sunday afternoon after the rotor blades of his remote control helicopter hit him in the head. https://www.thelocal.de/20140603/us-pensioner-killed-by-his-own-model-helicopter-in-germany Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:05:00 +0200 us-pensioner-killed-by-his-own-model-helicopter-in-germany The man who named the weekend's deadly Atlantic storm "Xynthia" after winning a competition said on Monday he was sorry the name would now always be linked to death and destruction. https://www.thelocal.de/20100302/25597 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:37:00 +0100 25597 Patients in Germany are having to wait longer for treatment during medical emergencies, the head of the country's emergency physicians association said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090414/18635 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:06:00 +0200 18635