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 Here’s a little-known East German vehicle that’s actually amazing While the Trabant is a car made in East Germany that’s known for being noisy, slow and extremely polluting, the Simson Schwalbe - a moped from the GDR - is a wondrous vehicle that comes with lots of advantages. https://www.thelocal.de/20171013/heres-a-little-known-east-german-vehicle-thats-amazing-in-more-ways-than-one Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:50:54 +0200 heres-a-little-known-east-german-vehicle-thats-amazing-in-more-ways-than-one Scooter singer finally reveals how much the fish cost It is the question Germans have wanted to know the answer to for almost two decades - and now they have the answer, thanks to a US talkshow host. https://www.thelocal.de/20160527/scooter-singer-jimmy-fallon-how-much-is-the-fish Fri, 27 May 2016 13:31:46 +0200 scooter-singer-jimmy-fallon-how-much-is-the-fish Lorry drags old man and scooter 50 meters A 74-year-old man was dragged 50 meters underneath a lorry after his scooter got caught in its undercarriage on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150416/lorry-drags-old-man-and-scooter-50-meters Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:07:08 +0200 lorry-drags-old-man-and-scooter-50-meters