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 Jérôme Hainz is dedicated to passing on his passion for wine, in the heart of Germany's largest producing region. The Local went on tour with him to discover just how diverse the country's wine landscape is. https://www.thelocal.de/20201019/meet-the-man-introducing-internationals-to-german-wine Mon, 19 Oct 2020 15:52:08 +0200 meet-the-man-introducing-internationals-to-german-wine Sometimes overshadowed by other large German cities, Rhineland-Palatinate's capital offers visitors a fascinating taste of history, culture and wine. https://www.thelocal.de/20200929/travel-in-germany-six-reasons-why-mainz-is-worth-visiting-this-autumn Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:30:45 +0200 travel-in-germany-six-reasons-why-mainz-is-worth-visiting-this-autumn Germany's BioNTech, one of the lead contenders in the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine, said Thursday it was buying a new manufacturing site to quickly ramp up production once its vaccine gets the green light. https://www.thelocal.de/20200917/how-one-german-firm-is-racing-to-ramp-up-covid-19-vaccine-production Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:47:52 +0200 how-one-german-firm-is-racing-to-ramp-up-covid-19-vaccine-production Passengers who travelled by bus from Mainz to Munich last Friday are being warned to stay on alert in case they've been infected with measles. https://www.thelocal.de/20190913/health-officials-issue-alert-after-man-with-measles-travels-by-bus-to-munich Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:59:21 +0200 health-officials-issue-alert-after-man-with-measles-travels-by-bus-to-munich Lyka Sethi, an American writer in Mainz, gives her first surprising impressions of Mainz' carnival, one of the oldest (and rowdiest) in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190305/behind-the-scenes-of-mainz-fastnacht Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:06:23 +0100 behind-the-scenes-of-mainz-fastnacht A German court on Wednesday ordered the extradition to the Netherlands of a Syrian suspected of planning a "terrorist crime" there along with four other accused. https://www.thelocal.de/20190109/germany-to-extradite-syrian-terror-suspect-to-netherlands Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:15:29 +0100 germany-to-extradite-syrian-terror-suspect-to-netherlands Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, and now Mainz. On Wednesday October 24th, the Administrative Court in the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital will rule on a possible driving ban on older diesel cars. The case comes amidst a heated political debate on banning diesel cars across Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20181024/court-in-german-city-of-mainz-to-rule-on-ban-for-diesel-cars Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:15:28 +0200 court-in-german-city-of-mainz-to-rule-on-ban-for-diesel-cars The Chinese Under-20 football team's controversial tour of Germany has been suspended following a row over activists who unfurled Tibetan flags. https://www.thelocal.de/20171125/china-u-20-footballers-germany-tour-suspended-after-tibet-row Sat, 25 Nov 2017 12:49:00 +0100 china-u-20-footballers-germany-tour-suspended-after-tibet-row German police on Sunday searched the homes of two men suspected of having ties to "a terrorist group" in Syria, federal prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160208/police-raid-terror-suspects-homes-in-mainz Mon, 08 Feb 2016 11:25:00 +0100 police-raid-terror-suspects-homes-in-mainz The jesters will be awoken from their slumber on Wednesday as the cities of the Rhineland start their months-long celebrations of Karneval. https://www.thelocal.de/20151111/karneval-season-kick-off-to-lift-winter-blues Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:17:53 +0100 karneval-season-kick-off-to-lift-winter-blues German President Joachim Gauck warned on Sunday that Germany is approaching the limits of its capacity to take in refugees, saying that keeping society stable was an important part of being able to help those fleeing war when they arrived. https://www.thelocal.de/20150928/there-are-limits-to-germanys-capacity-for-refugees Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:31:54 +0200 there-are-limits-to-germanys-capacity-for-refugees Archaeologists have discovered Germany’s second oldest church hidden within a cathedral in the west of the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20140227/germanys-second-oldest-church-hidden-for-1200-years-found-in-mainz-cathedral Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:32:00 +0100 germanys-second-oldest-church-hidden-for-1200-years-found-in-mainz-cathedral The head of Germany's national train operator has phoned railway signallers in a desperate bid to persuade enough of them to come back from holiday and stop transport chaos caused by understaffing. https://www.thelocal.de/20130814/51401 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 18:34:00 +0200 51401 Pressure is mounting on three Deutsche Bahn signal box managers to cut short their holidays and return to work. With so many of their colleagues sick, Mainz station has been cut off from the outside rail world. https://www.thelocal.de/20130812/51351 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:53:00 +0200 51351 “Gluten-free” may have become synonymous with choosing a healthy lifestyle, but research by scientists in Mainz suggested on Monday that shunning gluten may not be the answer. https://www.thelocal.de/20130701/50609 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:41:00 +0200 50609 Mainz striker André Schürrle scored a late goal to seal his side's 1-0 win over bottom side Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German league on Friday to keep his team on course for a place in Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20110416/34435 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:42:00 +0200 34435 The European Commission, which enforces competition regulations in Europe, on Thursday said it had raided the premises of German national rail company Deutsche Bahn in an anti-trust probe. https://www.thelocal.de/20110331/34105 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:54:00 +0200 34105 Mainz closed the gap at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday to 10 points with a tense 4-2 win at wintry St Pauli as leaders Borussia Dortmund were beaten 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt. https://www.thelocal.de/20101219/31899 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:42:00 +0100 31899 Dark horses Mainz went top of the Bundesliga on Saturday after they shocked Champions League side Werder Bremen 2-0, while champions Bayern Munich were held to a goalless draw by Cologne. https://www.thelocal.de/20100919/29915 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:04:00 +0200 29915 The bacterial contamination suspected in the deaths of three babies in Mainz last weekend was not the result of poor hospital practices but probably caused by a single bottle dirtied during transport, officials announced Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100827/29445 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:54:00 +0200 29445