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 Before World AIDS day on December 1st, statistics about new cases of infection in Germany have been published. After years in which figures remained stable, positive and negative trends have been noted. https://www.thelocal.de/20181126/hiv-number-of-new-infections-declines-slightly-as-many-are-still-unknowingly-positive Mon, 26 Nov 2018 10:38:44 +0100 hiv-number-of-new-infections-declines-slightly-as-many-are-still-unknowingly-positive The German government is concerned that dating apps are leading to a sharp rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including a doubling in the number of syphilis infections, Bild reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20160421/dating-apps-are-leading-to-rise-in-sexual-diseases-govt Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:14:26 +0200 dating-apps-are-leading-to-rise-in-sexual-diseases-govt A shocked woman in Munich called police on Sunday evening after a man climbed into her car, demanded her purse – and threatened her with a syringe he said contained HIV. https://www.thelocal.de/20150831/robber-threatens-woman-with-hiv-syringe Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:31:12 +0200 robber-threatens-woman-with-hiv-syringe German scientists have managed to remove HIV from cells while leaving those cells alive - opening the door to potential cures for the disease. https://www.thelocal.de/20131218/germans-cut-hiv-out-of-infected-cell-dna Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:05:00 +0100 germans-cut-hiv-out-of-infected-cell-dna A German soldier serving jail time for deliberately infecting a sexual partner with HIV was in court again on Thursday. He is accused of giving the virus to a second soldier after having sex with him in a Bavarian barracks. https://www.thelocal.de/20131206/soldier-infected-two-men-with-hiv Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:51:00 +0100 soldier-infected-two-men-with-hiv A third of HIV sufferers in Germany do not know they are infected with the disease, with doctors warning that the number of new infections remains high, ahead of World Aids Day on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20131129/a-third-of-hiv-cases-in-germany-are-not-diagnosed Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:40:00 +0100 a-third-of-hiv-cases-in-germany-are-not-diagnosed German doctors are calling for gay men to be allowed to donate blood. Currently a Europe-wide ban prevents them from doing so, but the German Health Minister said he would welcome a relaxation of the rules. https://www.thelocal.de/20130624/50483 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:46:00 +0200 50483 Bavarian police are investigating a case in which an HIV positive man who wanted to open a restaurant was refused a bank loan “for his own protection” before receiving death threats from neighbours, it was reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130215/47991 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:28:00 +0100 47991 People living in Saxony-Anhalt could soon be forced to take HIV or hepatitis tests if they are deemed to pose a danger to another person, state officials confirmed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121130/46493 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:52:00 +0100 46493 Germans are being urged to use condoms with a new campaign which features people saying how they want sex – romantic, tender, exciting and even “at last.” https://www.thelocal.de/20120402/41703 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:50:00 +0200 41703 German federal police and prosecutors are investigating suspected large-scale fraud around HIV medicines, according to public broadcaster NDR. Wholesalers allegedly sold subsidized medicines meant for Africa for huge profits in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20110224/33315 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:22:00 +0100 33315 Germany said on Wednesday it was suspending yearly payments of €200 million ($274 million) to the Global Fund Against AIDS, TB and Malaria following allegations of corruption. https://www.thelocal.de/20110126/32725 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:33:00 +0100 32725 An American man is still HIV-free more than three years after receiving a stem cell transplant, suggesting the first-ever cure of the virus that causes AIDS, German doctors said this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20101216/31841 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:00:00 +0100 31841 To mark World AIDS Day on Wednesday, a German organisation has created a risqué online game allowing men to use their penises to “cock out” the deadly disease in a boxing match using a high-tech condom and a webcam. https://www.thelocal.de/20101201/31539 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:51:00 +0100 31539 A steamy new AIDS awareness advert showing an Adolf Hitler lookalike having sex has come under fire by activist groups for stigmatising those who are infected with the virus. https://www.thelocal.de/20090907/21751 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:38:00 +0200 21751 An HIV-positive man was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in prison after having unprotected sex with three women, including a 13-year-old girl. https://www.thelocal.de/20090722/20757 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:34:00 +0200 20757 Nadja Benaissa, singer in the popular German girl band No Angels, will be allowed to stay with the band despite being arrested on suspicion of infecting a lover with HIV, tabloid BZ reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090422/18803 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:36:00 +0200 18803 An investigation has been launched into a suspected fraud where two HIV positive men and a pharmacist are thought to have conned more than €90,000 from a health insurance company. https://www.thelocal.de/20080615/12497 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:39:00 +0200 12497