February 9, 2010
Doctors outraged by infant vaccine shortage
Medical experts warned of grave health danger to children on Monday following weekend reports that many important infant vaccinations have not been delivered to German hospitals since late January. READ (3 COMMENTS) »
Germany facing another blast of winter weather
The harsh winter weather continued to batter Germany on Monday, with more snow in the forecast. Hospitals reported a spike in ice-related injuries and an ice breaker delivered provisions to the Baltic Sea island of Hiddensee. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
Smallest Karneval parade faces curtain call
The party could soon be over for Germany’s smallest Karneval parade unless the town of Unna in North Rhine-Westphalia can find a replacement for its retiring merry jester. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Indie cinemas battle for Berlin's spotlight
Indie cinemas are a dying breed the world over... except in Berlin, home to nearly 60 small arthouse and neighbourhood venues. As Alice Harrison reports, some are even getting the red carpet treatment at this year's Berlinale. READ »
Bahn CEO intervenes after railway gives teen wine as redress
Deutsche Bahn CEO Rüdiger Grube has personally intervened after a 16-year-old girl thrown off a train on one of the coldest nights of the year was compensated by the company with a bottle of wine. READ (12 COMMENTS) »
Liechtenstein bank owes tax dodger damages, court rules
A German tax dodger has won millions in damages in a suit against his Liechtenstein bank for failing to reveal that his information was stolen along with hundreds of other account holders and sold to Berlin for a criminal investigation. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
FDP to speed reform pace to combat falling opinion polls
Chancellor Merkel's junior coalition partners, the pro-business Free Democrats, have agreed to quicken the pace of their promised reforms in reaction to the party's rapidly falling public approval ratings. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
South Korea seeks Germany's advice on reunification
South Korea is keen to learn from Germany's experience of melding capitalist and communist rival states, officials said after a presidential summit on Monday. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
SAP shares slump amid leadership shake-up
Shares in German-based SAP, the world's largest professional software group, slumped Monday after the company said Leo Apotheker would step down as chief executive officer to be replaced by two company insiders. READ »
Public worker strike drags on in wage dispute
Public workers’ union Verdi called for strikes in northern Germany on Monday as their wage dispute with state and municipal employers continued. READ (1 COMMENT) »
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Social parasites with Swiss bank accounts
The German government should have no qualms about buying stolen Swiss information on rich tax dodgers, argues Ludwig Greven from Zeit Online. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Paying for info on tax dodgers is immoral
Buying stolen Swiss information on rich tax dodgers is wrong and puts Germany on shaky moral ground, argues Kai Biermann from Zeit Online. READ (3 COMMENTS) »
Staying the course in Afghanistan
Germany’s tepid proposals for the future of Afghanistan are not enough to ensure peace and stability in the troubled country, argues Dr. Henning Riecke from the German Council on Foreign Relations. READ (22 COMMENTS) »
The Local’s guide to Karneval
Allow The Local to explain why Karneval's boozy zaniness isn't just for Catholics or people from the Rhineland. Who needs naked Samba dancers in Rio when you have drunk Germans in clown suits in Cologne, right? READ »
The Best of the Rhineland in Februrary
This month Rhine-online, the Rhineland’s leading English-language website, offers some Karneval insight, uncovers a Mapplethorpe retrospective in Düsseldorf, and dines the Michelin-way in Königswinter. READ »
What's on in Germany: February 4 - 10
This Week's Highlights: Milow plays Berlin, George Seurat comes to Frankfurt, and Finnish writers and DJs present an evening of clubbing Helsinki-style in Munich. READ »
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