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 Should Germany get rid of the word 'fatherland' from its national anthem? On Sunday the German government’s equality commissioner made headlines by suggesting that it was time to make the national anthem less macho. So will erasing the word fatherland do the trick? https://www.thelocal.de/20180305/should-germany-get-rid-of-the-word-fatherland-from-it-national-anthem Mon, 05 Mar 2018 12:57:54 +0100 should-germany-get-rid-of-the-word-fatherland-from-it-national-anthem 'It was unspeakably beautiful': Dortmund tribute to dead fan German FA interim president Reinhard Rauball admits being touched by the compassion shown by football fans in Dortmund after a fan died during a Bundesliga match on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160314/it-was-unspeakably-beautiful-football-fans-grieve Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:08:47 +0100 it-was-unspeakably-beautiful-football-fans-grieve VIDEO: German's Paris hymn becomes viral hit A German singer's impromptu song of solidarity with France recorded after the Paris attacks has become a social media hit viewed more than four million times by Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151117/germans-pacifist-hymn-after-paris-attacks-a-youtube-hit Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:48:51 +0100 germans-pacifist-hymn-after-paris-attacks-a-youtube-hit