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How German dentists use hypnosis to fix your teeth

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 17:54:09 +0200

Hypnosis has long been a kitschy trick performed at mediocre magic shows, but now it's become a regular method practised by thousands of German therapists, dentists and even surgeons.

German navy rescued 10,000 migrants in Med

Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:43:12 +0100

Germany's navy said Saturday it rescued over 10,000 migrants at sea this year, including more than 500 people off the coast of Libya on Christmas day.

'This is Rösler's chance to resign with dignity'

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:08:00 +0100

After a nail-biting poll in Lower Saxony all eyes are now on September's general election. The Local's media roundup looks at how Germany's newspapers took pointers on the national situation from Sunday night's cliffhanger results.

'Some Germans want a second Holocaust'

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:53:00 +0100

Few writers have stung Germany's conscience more than Henryk Broder, The Local's German of the week. The prickly polemicist has sparked controversy by encouraging journalist Jakob Augstein be included in a top list of anti-Semites.

Print Mein Kampf to fight neo-Nazi extremism

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:18:00 +0100

The proposed publication of Hitler's Mein Kampf in Germany has sparked outrage and worries it would give voice to neo-Nazis. But The Local’s Moises Mendoza argues it is time for the country to fight extremism by supporting free speech.

German media roundup: Hamburg's democratic revolt

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:50:00 +0200

The decision by voters in Hamburg to torpedo plans to reform the city's schools sparked a decidedly mixed reaction from newspapers in The Local's media roundup on Monday.

Making it in Germany: An American fashion aficionado

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:29:00 +0200

The Local's series "Making it in Germany" presents Bruce Darnell, an American choreographer and model best known as an entertainment show judge on German television alongside Heidi Klum and Dieter Bohlen.

Politicians demand better gun club checks and a video game ban

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:29:00 +0100

Two days after the school massacre in the state of Baden-Württemberg, German Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries has called for gun clubs to put tighter restrictions on their members. Others are demanding a ban on violent video games.

German media roundup: Could Winnenden have been prevented?

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:14:00 +0100

Could the Winnenden massacre have been prevented? With the nation still in shock, German newspapers in The Local’s media roundup engage in some soul-searching following the bloody school rampage in Baden-Württemberg.