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 Düsseldorf loses patience as Pokémon shuts down bridge The city of Düsseldorf has pleaded with the makers of Pokémon Go to shut down gaming locations on a bridge which has become so packed by players that traffic has been blocked off. https://www.thelocal.de/20160811/dsseldorf-loses-patience-as-pokemon-shuts-down-bridge Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:35:45 +0200 dsseldorf-loses-patience-as-pokemon-shuts-down-bridge Germany's first Pokémon train helps you catch 'em all Germany''s very first Pokémon Train set off for the first time on Thursday afternoon in Düsseldorf, full of eager gamers hoping to catch 'em all. https://www.thelocal.de/20160805/germanys-first-pokemon-go-train Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:30:00 +0200 germanys-first-pokemon-go-train 'Please stop playing Pokemon at Germany's Holocaust sites' German Holocaust memorials and research centres are concerned about how players are able to catch Pokemon right at sites meant to honour those murdered by the Nazis. https://www.thelocal.de/20160713/germany-please-stop-playing-pokemon-go-on-holocaust-sites Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:22:04 +0200 germany-please-stop-playing-pokemon-go-on-holocaust-sites