The Local Germany 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 Magazine must pay Schumacher €50,000 for claiming he could walk The German magazine Bunte was ordered Friday to pay €50,000 in damages plus legal fees to Michael Schumacher for claiming the former five-time Formula One world champion could walk again. https://www.thelocal.de/20170505/magazine-must-pay-schumacher-50000-for-claiming-he-could-walk Fri, 05 May 2017 17:10:25 +0200 magazine-must-pay-schumacher-50000-for-claiming-he-could-walk Germany exposed as 'Europe's biggest brothel' A new documentary exposes how making prostitution legal in Germany has turned the country into "Europe's biggest brothel," with booming profits being made at the expense of women working in the sex trade. https://www.thelocal.de/20130611/50237 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:08:00 +0200 50237 'The MPs who didn't come have missed out' Benedict XVI’s address to the German parliament made waves before he had even set foot in the Reichstag building. The Local’s media roundup assess the impact. https://www.thelocal.de/20110923/37781 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:51:00 +0200 37781 Stuttgart 21 mediation talks go into final phase Talks between opponents and state government politicians over the controversial rail project Stuttgart 21 enter their final phase on Saturday, with financing likely to be the main subject for debate. https://www.thelocal.de/20101127/31443 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:42:00 +0100 31443 Unpopular waterfront development plans still afloat in Berlin Plans to develop desirable property along Berlin’s Spree River into a quarter for media companies has run into stiff opposition from residents fearing the city is selling out its unique spaces. Melanie Sevcenko reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20100914/29813 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:06:00 +0200 29813 German media roundup: Event organisers damned If Love Parade organisers and Duisburg city politicians hoped to placate German media by vowing a full investigation into how 19 people died at the event on Saturday, they sorely misjudged the mood of the nation. https://www.thelocal.de/20100726/28749 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:31:00 +0200 28749 David Hasselhoff eyeing musical blitzkrieg on Germany Forever associated with a fleeting pop hit he scored in the euphoria surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall, the US actor and singer David Hasselhoff is hoping an appearance in German television will reignite his musical career. https://www.thelocal.de/20100408/26417 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:33:00 +0200 26417 Hoeneß' TV football fee idea gets the boot Politicians, broadcasters and football functionaries on Monday all roundly rejected an idea by FC Bayern Munich manager Uli Hoeneß to slap a €2 fee on all German households with a TV to help finance the Bundesliga. https://www.thelocal.de/20090316/18055 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:29:00 +0100 18055