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 The number of people contracting coronavirus in Germany has risen sharply in the past month. Why? And how is the situation developing? https://www.thelocal.de/20201021/analysis-how-and-where-are-coronavirus-cases-rising-in-germany Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:44:50 +0200 analysis-how-and-where-are-coronavirus-cases-rising-in-germany With spikes in Covid-19 infections across Germany, particularly in cities, we looked at the situation in Berlin and why parties are in the firing line. https://www.thelocal.de/20201007/coronavirus-second-wave-why-the-party-is-over-in-germanys-cities Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:57:34 +0200 coronavirus-second-wave-why-the-party-is-over-in-germanys-cities A health insurance company has said that Germans are going to the doctor twice as much as they actually need to. But doctors disagree. https://www.thelocal.de/20160914/germans-go-to-doctor-twice-as-much-as-they-should-says-insurance-group Wed, 14 Sep 2016 17:34:30 +0200 germans-go-to-doctor-twice-as-much-as-they-should-says-insurance-group A 55-year-old man from Ghana died from multiple organ failure in Hamburg earlier this month after five different hospitals refused him surgery. https://www.thelocal.de/20150923/migrant-dies-after-hospitals-deny-him-treatment Wed, 23 Sep 2015 17:56:28 +0200 migrant-dies-after-hospitals-deny-him-treatment Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks warned the Bavarian government on Tuesday that complaints wouldn't allow the state to wriggle out of plans to keep nuclear waste within its borders. https://www.thelocal.de/20150623/minister-bavaria-cant-dodge-nuclear-waste-plan Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:44:19 +0200 minister-bavaria-cant-dodge-nuclear-waste-plan A report released on Monday found that rapidly inflating workloads are putting employees' health at risk due to stress. https://www.thelocal.de/20150316/stress-endangering-workers-health-report Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:28:03 +0100 stress-endangering-workers-health-report Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling Christian Democratic Union continued to bicker about its policy direction on Saturday, with parliamentary leader Volker Kauder insisting it was time for the party to stop "navel-gazing." https://www.thelocal.de/20110806/36793 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:03:00 +0200 36793 Extreme stress and trauma in childhood can change a person’s genes, making them more susceptible to depression and other disorders, a new study published by the Max Planck Institute for Psychology in Munich has revealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20091109/23125 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:25:00 +0100 23125 Law enforcement officers staged nationwide raids on Monday as part of an investigation into a Chinese human trafficking ring providing “specialty cooks” to restaurants across Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20090817/21301 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:51:00 +0200 21301