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 German sports fans still moping over their team's shock defeat at the World Cup were cheered up this weekend as Angelique Kerber became the first German to win Wimbledon in 22 years. https://www.thelocal.de/20180716/german-sporting-pride-renewed-as-nation-celebrate-first-wimbledon-victory-in-over-20-years Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:41:26 +0200 german-sporting-pride-renewed-as-nation-celebrate-first-wimbledon-victory-in-over-20-years Volkswagen's former boss Martin Winterkorn is under investigation for having allegedly manipulated the market by holding back information about emissions cheating at the automobile giant, prosecutors said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160620/ex-boss-of-scandal-hit-vw-under-market-fixing-probe Mon, 20 Jun 2016 18:36:31 +0200 ex-boss-of-scandal-hit-vw-under-market-fixing-probe Harry Rowohlt, the first person to translate Winnie the Pooh into German and a respected translator and publisher – not to mention a lover of Irish whiskey and a soap opera actor – has died aged 70. https://www.thelocal.de/20150616/winne-the-pooh-translator-passes-away Tue, 16 Jun 2015 18:39:30 +0200 winne-the-pooh-translator-passes-away More snow has fallen on Berlin than in any December for at least a century, according to the German Weather Service (DWD). But bitter cold could soon follow the brutal start to winter. https://www.thelocal.de/20101228/32069 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:00:00 +0100 32069 The extreme winter weather has damaged up to 40 percent of Germany’s roads, creating problems that will be extremely expensive for cities already struggling financially, technical inspection association TÜV reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100205/25067 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:25:00 +0100 25067 After mild temperatures for much of November, chilly weather will make an appearance just in time for the official beginning of meteorological winter, the German Weather Service reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091130/23623 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:37:00 +0100 23623