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 Germany's top administrative court ruled Thursday that the slaughtering of male chicks may continue in the poultry industry until a method is found to determine the sex of an embryo in the egg. https://www.thelocal.de/20190613/germany-allows-slaughter-of-male-chicks-to-continue Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:59:26 +0200 germany-allows-slaughter-of-male-chicks-to-continue As accusations of sexual misconduct against famous men swept through the media in the Anglophone world late last year, Germany stayed silent. That changed this month when one of the country’s most famous directors was accused of rape. https://www.thelocal.de/20180116/metoo-has-arrived-in-germany-heres-why-its-so-controversial Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:27:33 +0100 metoo-has-arrived-in-germany-heres-why-its-so-controversial In an interactive show aired on German television on Monday, viewers had the chance to decide whether a fictional Luftwaffe pilot should be acquitted for shooting down an airliner - essentially voting against the first article of the constitution. https://www.thelocal.de/20161018/germans-vote-against-constitution-to-shoot-down-plane Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:45:55 +0200 germans-vote-against-constitution-to-shoot-down-plane The German Ethics Council said the law should not be changed to permit assisted suicide in a paper published on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141219/ethics-council-rejects-assisted-suicide-terminal-illness-dying-law-bill Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:09:00 +0100 ethics-council-rejects-assisted-suicide-terminal-illness-dying-law-bill The German Ethics Council said on Wednesday the government should consider decriminalizing incestuous relationships. https://www.thelocal.de/20140924/germanys-ethics-board-advises-depenalization-of-incest Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:05:00 +0200 germanys-ethics-board-advises-depenalization-of-incest A German economist has worked out how a cheap deal can make people ignore their personal convictions - and says his study debunks the idea that market forces can iron out unethical practices. https://www.thelocal.de/20130624/50481 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:14:00 +0200 50481 The first of Germany’s baby hatches, which allow mothers to give up their children anonymously, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday amid continued debate over ethical questions they raise. https://www.thelocal.de/20100408/26419 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:38:00 +0200 26419 An article poking fun at the lengthy name of new Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg turned out to be a joke on some of the biggest names in the German media after it was revealed they had been tricked by a Wikipedia prankster. https://www.thelocal.de/20090212/17397 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:02:00 +0100 17397