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 The United States on Wednesday increased its travel warning to its peak level for Germany due to its ‘very high’ coronavirus figures. https://www.thelocal.de/20210422/us-warns-against-travel-to-germany-due-to-very-high-covid-numbers Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:26:49 +0200 us-warns-against-travel-to-germany-due-to-very-high-covid-numbers In Texas, some locals are clinging on to their Germanic heritage. One explained to The Local how their dialect survives, years after other immigrant languages died out. https://www.thelocal.de/20180927/texas-german-the-last-days-of-a-dying-dialect Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:50:36 +0200 texas-german-the-last-days-of-a-dying-dialect Many people wouldn’t expect to hear German spoken outside of central Europe. Yet today it is preserved, in its own dialect, in communities stretching from Texas to Namibia. https://www.thelocal.de/20180911/the-surprising-places-around-the-world-where-german-is-still-spoken Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:02:58 +0200 the-surprising-places-around-the-world-where-german-is-still-spoken If Turkey-day was your most beloved holiday back Stateside, you might be feeling a bit blue knowing that it’s not exactly a thing in Deutschland. But we’re here to help make those cranberry sauce-soaked, gravy-covered dreams come true. https://www.thelocal.de/20191127/how-to-survive-thanksgiving-in-germany Wed, 27 Nov 2019 19:00:21 +0100 how-to-survive-thanksgiving-in-germany US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with German leaders after his abrupt cancellation in early May during a European tour starting next week, the State Department said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190525/pompeo-to-make-up-germany-talks-on-europe-trip Sat, 25 May 2019 12:24:35 +0200 pompeo-to-make-up-germany-talks-on-europe-trip The US ambassador to Germany has warned of sanctions against firms linked to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, the American embassy in Berlin confirmed on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190113/us-threatens-sanctions-over-russia-germany-gas-pipeline Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:21:57 +0100 us-threatens-sanctions-over-russia-germany-gas-pipeline Eight decades after Kristallnacht, The Local's editor Rachel Stern looks back on her own family history and the members who became victims of National Socialism, as well as what calling Germany home means to her today. https://www.thelocal.de/20181109/germany-what-ive-learned-from-living-in-the-country-from-which-my-family-fled Fri, 09 Nov 2018 18:45:45 +0100 germany-what-ive-learned-from-living-in-the-country-from-which-my-family-fled There are close to half a million Americans living in Germany. We spoke to two who cast their votes from abroad in the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday, to see if their expectations were met, and what their hopes are going forward. https://www.thelocal.de/20181107/divided-into-two-opposing-camps-a-democrats-and-republican-in-germany-on-the-us-midterms Wed, 07 Nov 2018 18:41:58 +0100 divided-into-two-opposing-camps-a-democrats-and-republican-in-germany-on-the-us-midterms German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday warned US President Donald Trump against "destroying" the United Nations. https://www.thelocal.de/20180930/merkel-warns-trump-against-destroying-un Sun, 30 Sep 2018 18:10:38 +0200 merkel-warns-trump-against-destroying-un The US Army said on Friday it would deploy an additional 1,500 troops in Germany, despite President Donald Trump's repeated complaints that the NATO partner is spending too little on joint defence. https://www.thelocal.de/20180908/us-army-to-boost-strength-in-germany-by-1500-troops Sat, 08 Sep 2018 06:51:26 +0200 us-army-to-boost-strength-in-germany-by-1500-troops From leaving your baby outside a restaurant to using power tools in bare feet, parenting in Germany can be quite the culture shock for an American. Rose-Anne Clermont on striking the balance between German insouciance and American vigilance. https://www.thelocal.de/20180803/an-american-parent-in-germany-or-how-i-learned-to-love-the-power-tools Fri, 03 Aug 2018 13:40:49 +0200 an-american-parent-in-germany-or-how-i-learned-to-love-the-power-tools Berlin was still reeling on Friday from US President Donald Trump's attacks on the NATO military alliance, with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warning that the US President was willfully damaging western security. https://www.thelocal.de/20180713/ex-foreign-minister-warns-trump-pushing-for-regime-change-in-germany Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:25:10 +0200 ex-foreign-minister-warns-trump-pushing-for-regime-change-in-germany The Pentagon is evaluating the costs of transferring or withdrawing troops from Germany, where the United States has its biggest contingent outside the country, The Washington Post reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180630/us-weighs-withdrawing-troops-from-germany-report Sat, 30 Jun 2018 05:51:25 +0200 us-weighs-withdrawing-troops-from-germany-report Shares in German and other European car manufacturers fell on Friday after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 20 percent tariff on cars imported from the bloc, traders said. https://www.thelocal.de/20180623/german-car-shares-skid-after-trump-tariff-threat Sat, 23 Jun 2018 05:49:18 +0200 german-car-shares-skid-after-trump-tariff-threat Moscow on Saturday dismissed as "blabber" and "fantasies" allegations that it interfered in the election that brought President Donald Trump to power, denials that drew immediate scorn from US officials. https://www.thelocal.de/20180218/russia-and-us-trade-barbs-in-munich-over-election-meddling-claims Sun, 18 Feb 2018 03:51:00 +0100 russia-and-us-trade-barbs-in-munich-over-election-meddling-claims A US court on Wednesday sentenced former Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt to seven years in prison for his role in the German automaker's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20171207/us-court-sentences-ex-vw-executive-to-7-years-for-dieselgate-role Thu, 07 Dec 2017 16:18:41 +0100 us-court-sentences-ex-vw-executive-to-7-years-for-dieselgate-role Germany has experienced a "pumpkin boom" in recent years. Where has this Teutonic love for an all-American vegetable come from, and where will it end? https://www.thelocal.de/20161012/germanys-love-affair-with-the-pumpkin Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:41:58 +0200 germanys-love-affair-with-the-pumpkin German carmaker Daimler is recalling more than a million vehicles, including Mercedes, due to a problem with the airbags, a company spokesman was quoted as saying on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171017/daimler-recalls-million-plus-vehicles-worldwide-over-airbag-problems-report Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:58:49 +0200 daimler-recalls-million-plus-vehicles-worldwide-over-airbag-problems-report Germany would lend its weight to a diplomatic push to end North Korean nuclear weapons and missile development along the lines of a past deal with Iran, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170910/north-korea-germany-open-to-iran-style-talks Sun, 10 Sep 2017 16:29:16 +0200 north-korea-germany-open-to-iran-style-talks German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday slammed as "disgusting" the role of white supremacists in a violent protest in Virginia and an "evil attack" against counter-demonstrators that left one woman dead, her spokesman said. https://www.thelocal.de/20170814/merkel-condemns-disgusting-virginia-far-right-violence Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:56:52 +0200 merkel-condemns-disgusting-virginia-far-right-violence