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 Cryonics, the frozen suspension of bodies for their eventual reanimation, has inspired movies for decades. While still scorned by many scientists, a Bavarian gerontologist has prepared his own frozen preservation after a lifetime of studying aging in humans. https://www.thelocal.de/20141209/gerontologist-braces-for-his-big-freeze Tue, 09 Dec 2014 11:40:00 +0100 gerontologist-braces-for-his-big-freeze As hundreds gathered for the funeral of Tugce Albayrak, the student fatally beaten after intervening in a fight, prosecutors said they would act quickly against suspects. https://www.thelocal.de/20141203/prosecutors-promise-swift-case-as-tugce-buried Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:17:00 +0100 prosecutors-promise-swift-case-as-tugce-buried UPDATE: Police raided a funeral home and 18 other properties across Berlin on Thursday morning to crackdown on a gang suspected of selling the passports of the dead to people smugglers. https://www.thelocal.de/20140515/berlin-islamic-funeral-homes-sold-passports-of-the-dead-to-people-smugglers Thu, 15 May 2014 13:57:00 +0200 berlin-islamic-funeral-homes-sold-passports-of-the-dead-to-people-smugglers The Local's selection of the week's best news pictures includes a VW camper van, funeral urns, striking Amazon workers and a flinging Father Christmas. https://www.thelocal.de/20131220/striking-amazon-workers-merkel Fri, 20 Dec 2013 16:34:00 +0100 striking-amazon-workers-merkel A Munich woman who could not afford to bury her mother spent eight months sleeping next to her decomposing corpse, which she kept on a sofa bed in her bedroom, a newspaper reported on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130323/48717 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0100 48717