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 leading candidate standing for Berlin mayor in September was stripped of her doctorate Thursday over plagiarism charges weeks after she resigned from Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet over the affair. https://www.thelocal.de/20210610/berlin-mayor-hopeful-and-ex-cabinet-minister-stripped-of-doctorate-title-in-uni-scandal Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:18:53 +0200 berlin-mayor-hopeful-and-ex-cabinet-minister-stripped-of-doctorate-title-in-uni-scandal The Social Democrat candidate standing for Berlin's mayoral job in September's election resigned from her ministerial post on Wednesday over claims she plagiarised her doctoral thesis, in a blow to the centre-left party. https://www.thelocal.de/20210519/german-minister-resigns-over-plagiarism-claims Wed, 19 May 2021 15:53:19 +0200 german-minister-resigns-over-plagiarism-claims German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit the eastern city Chemnitz, scene in recent weeks of racist outbursts, following the stabbing of a German allegedly by refugees. https://www.thelocal.de/20180905/merkel-to-visit-chemnitz Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:58:34 +0200 merkel-to-visit-chemnitz Family Minister Franziska Giffey laid down a bouquet of six white roses at a temporary memorial for a stabbing victim in Chemnitz on Friday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20180831/german-family-minister-lays-flowers-in-chemnitz Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:03:45 +0200 german-family-minister-lays-flowers-in-chemnitz