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 Entering the water in the hot summer months can have fatal consequences, and young men in particular are at risk of disregarding swimming rules at the cost of their lives. https://www.thelocal.de/20190604/fatal-rhine-accident-triggers-warning-for-swimmmers Tue, 04 Jun 2019 14:46:16 +0200 fatal-rhine-accident-triggers-warning-for-swimmmers Germany recorded its warmest year in 2018, a period also marked by a drought lasting months, the country's DWD weather service said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190326/germany-records-hottest-year-in-a-century Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:12:24 +0100 germany-records-hottest-year-in-a-century The German government on Friday said it had authorised the release of strategic fuel reserves after record-low water levels in the drought-hit Rhine river badly disrupted oil shipments in recent weeks. https://www.thelocal.de/20181026/drought-hit-rhine-forces-germany-to-tap-oil-reserves Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:48:01 +0200 drought-hit-rhine-forces-germany-to-tap-oil-reserves Months of drought have left water levels on Germany's Rhine river at a record low, exposing a World War II bomb and forcing ship operators to halt services to prevent vessels from running aground. https://www.thelocal.de/20181019/water-woes-as-drought-leaves-germanys-rhine-shallow Fri, 19 Oct 2018 17:45:11 +0200 water-woes-as-drought-leaves-germanys-rhine-shallow In the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Krefeld, a recent archaeological dig revealed thousands of ancient relics. These finds tell the story of the region’s turbulent Roman history. https://www.thelocal.de/20180502/roman-relics-found-in-rhein-region-show-evidence-of-bloody-uprising Wed, 02 May 2018 14:28:47 +0200 roman-relics-found-in-rhein-region-show-evidence-of-bloody-uprising A 15-year-old died in tragic circumstances on Sunday in a small town in western Germany as the community tried to erect a new Maibaum (maypole). https://www.thelocal.de/20180416/teenager-killed-by-maypole-in-rhine-region Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:20:38 +0200 teenager-killed-by-maypole-in-rhine-region Water, water everywhere but not a drop to sail on after high waters brought shipping to a standstill on a 180km stretch of the Rhine on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20180108/rhine-closed-to-shipping-between-duisberg-and-koblenz-due-to-high-waters Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:51:48 +0100 rhine-closed-to-shipping-between-duisberg-and-koblenz-due-to-high-waters Nowadays the Rhine is Europe's most important inland waterway, but 200 years ago, the popular boat tour destination was little more than a malaria-infested marsh. It has only become the picturesque hotspot it is today thanks to the work of one pioneering engineer. https://www.thelocal.de/20171017/how-the-upper-rhine-went-from-grotty-marshland-to-tourist-haven Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:12:43 +0200 how-the-upper-rhine-went-from-grotty-marshland-to-tourist-haven Two children who were larking around on the banks of the river Rhine made a gruesome find: the carved-up body of an unknown man. https://www.thelocal.de/20160714/kids-playing-on-river-rhine-find-body-parts-in-bag Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:03:23 +0200 kids-playing-on-river-rhine-find-body-parts-in-bag Cologne commuters may soon have an unusual view out of the window on their morning bus ride if a plan to introduce amphibious vehicles on the river Rhine becomes reality. https://www.thelocal.de/20160512/cologne-hopes-to-beat-traffic-with-amphibious-buses Thu, 12 May 2016 12:41:20 +0200 cologne-hopes-to-beat-traffic-with-amphibious-buses Bavarian authorities warned on Monday that the German Alps are at high risk of avalanche after several days of stormy weather. https://www.thelocal.de/20160201/high-risk-of-avalanche-in-german-alps Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:27:59 +0100 high-risk-of-avalanche-in-german-alps A British rail company is expanding into Germany offering a “very British” quality of service. Do the Germans have any idea what they’re letting themselves in for? https://www.thelocal.de/20151217/brits-help-germans-to-make-their-trains-run-on-time Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:49:38 +0100 brits-help-germans-to-make-their-trains-run-on-time A German chemistry professor has swum the length of the Rhine, completing the 1,230-kilometre challenge from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea in a little under a month. https://www.thelocal.de/20140826/german-professor-andreas-fath-swims-rhine Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:48:00 +0200 german-professor-andreas-fath-swims-rhine German chemistry professor Andreas Fath started on Monday a gruelling four-week solo swim down the Rhine river for the benefit of science and the environment. https://www.thelocal.de/20140729/mad-prof-swim-rhine-science Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:30:00 +0200 mad-prof-swim-rhine-science A six-year-old girl who fell into the Rhine in Cologne died on Saturday, despite the desperate efforts of two adults, one of whom is also feared dead after being dragged away by the current. https://www.thelocal.de/20140317/child-dies-in-rhine-rescuer-also-feared-dead Mon, 17 Mar 2014 10:47:00 +0100 child-dies-in-rhine-rescuer-also-feared-dead It sounds like the study bully bosses have been waiting for - German scientists say a long, relaxed lunch with friends is bad for workers' concentration and attention to detail. A quick, boring meal eaten alone at a desk is better, they say. https://www.thelocal.de/20130801/51167 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:58:00 +0200 51167 Rioting football hooligans have again dragged violence in Germany's Bundesliga back into the spotlight after three separate incidents in the country's top two leagues over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20130211/47887 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:45:00 +0100 47887 German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp unveiled plans on Friday to axe more than seven percent of the workforce at its Steel Europe division to make the business more competitive. https://www.thelocal.de/20130208/47851 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:05:00 +0100 47851 US auto giant General Motors has decided to stop auto manufacturing at its Opel plant in Bochum, western Germany, after 2016, the head of the works committee said on Friday, a move that could mean the plant will close. https://www.thelocal.de/20121208/46643 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:09:00 +0100 46643 Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone may be under investigation for corruption in Germany, but that is not stopping him making plans to buy the bankrupt Nürburgring race track and complex, it was reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120726/43989 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:28:00 +0200 43989