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 Germany’s highest court in Karlsruhe decided on Wednesday that a local consumer tax on throw-away packaging for food is legal. Now other cities in the region may follow suit. https://www.thelocal.de/20250122/what-is-tubingens-disposable-packaging-tax-and-will-other-german-cities-follow Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:50:14 +0100 what-is-tubingens-disposable-packaging-tax-and-will-other-german-cities-follow As of Tuesday, shops, restaurants, cafes and museums are all open again in the southwestern town of Tübingen, where a pilot project is being conducted to see whether mass testing can replace lockdowns as an effective means of suppressing the virus. https://www.thelocal.de/20210317/why-one-german-town-is-lifting-its-lockdown-despite-third-coronavirus-wave Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:37:05 +0100 why-one-german-town-is-lifting-its-lockdown-despite-third-coronavirus-wave Tübingen's mayor Boris Palmer says he can't cope with Berlin's 'mixture of crime, drug trafficking and poverty'. Nothing works in the capital, says the Green politician. Does he have a point? https://www.thelocal.de/20181204/does-berlin Tue, 04 Dec 2018 17:25:04 +0100 does-berlin German prosecutors said on Tuesday they have asked judges to fine three scientists at the prestigious Max Planck Institutes for animal cruelty over experiments on monkeys' brains. https://www.thelocal.de/20180220/germany-seeks-to-fine-scientists-over-monkey-experiments Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:10:50 +0100 germany-seeks-to-fine-scientists-over-monkey-experiments Prosecutors in Tübingen have launched a probe into explosive claims of far-right extremism in a German army special forces unit. https://www.thelocal.de/20170817/special-german-army-unit-nazi-salutes-pigs-heads Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:58:03 +0200 special-german-army-unit-nazi-salutes-pigs-heads Police in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, warned against calls for vigilante justice on Friday after a video showing teenaged girls attacking a classmate was uploaded to social media. https://www.thelocal.de/20141121/police-warn-off-vigilantes-over-bullying-video Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:03:00 +0100 police-warn-off-vigilantes-over-bullying-video Whether a hearty guffaw, a surprised shriek, or a suppressed snort; every time someone laughs around us, our brains must interpret what it means. As German scientists have discovered, it's more complex than one might think. https://www.thelocal.de/20130509/49615 Thu, 09 May 2013 13:01:00 +0200 49615 Overweight people have a tougher time when it comes to landing a job according to a German study which showed recruiters discriminate against them – with fat women facing the most prejudice. https://www.thelocal.de/20120826/44581 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:51:00 +0200 44581 Palaeontologists have dug up fossils of turtles literally caught in the act at a German site – the first time fossilised vertebrates having sex have ever been found. https://www.thelocal.de/20120620/43257 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:15:00 +0200 43257 A dentist was shot dead by his wife in his BMW while they were driving in their hometown of Tübingen on Tuesday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20120307/41187 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:56:00 +0100 41187 A team of scientists in Germany have discovered why people tend to walk in circles when lost in locations as diverse as the Sahara Desert and German forests. https://www.thelocal.de/20090821/21407 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:36:00 +0200 21407 German scientists say they might have found an effective way to help millions of people worldwide who suffer from a debilitating fear of spiders. https://www.thelocal.de/20080408/11161 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:22:00 +0200 11161