http://www.thelocal.de/ German news throughout the day from The Local en-gb Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:10:01 +0100 Copyright: (C) The Local Europe AB http://www.thelocal.de/images/chromeLogo100px.gif http://www.thelocal.de/ 100 32 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20091120-23417.html German rail operator Deutsche Bahn is set to sign a contract worth "billions of euros" to build railways in Qatar and Bahrain, a spokesman for Deutsche Bahn told AFP on Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/sport/20091120-23415.html Some 200 football matches in nine European countries including at least three Champions League games may have manipulated in a huge match-fixing scandal, German prosecutors said on Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20091120-23413.html Germany's ambitious plans to fight climate change will cost Europe's largest economy €310 billion, Manager Magazin reported on Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:18:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20091120-23411.html In a massive escalation of a long-standing editorial feud, the newspaper Die Tageszeitung has unveiled an artwork depicting the naked editor-in-chief of its right-wing rival Bild sporting a six-metre penis up the façade of its headquarters. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20091120-23409.html A disabled Hannover woman working at a nursing home has been fired after 18 years on the job for eating pâté intended for patients, daily Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:38:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20091120-23407.html Secret French intelligence service documents on the young Adolf Hitler have surfaced in the country's national archives, daily Le Monde reported on Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20091120-23405.html Volkswagen, Europe's biggest carmaker, said on Friday that its supervisory board had cleared the way for its planned takeover of Porsche. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:31:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20091120-23403.html German Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen has proposed expanding a monthly child subsidy for low income parents, daily Passauer Neue Presse reported on Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20091120-23401.html NATO countries expect "more than just words" from Afghan President Hamid Karzai after he promised to combat corruption, German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said Thursday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:32:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20091120-23397.html Anyone planning a weekend outing will enjoy sunshine and springlike temperatures in the coming days as a high pressure system moves over the Alps and into central Germany, the DWD weather service reported on Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:09:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20091120-23399.html A 47-year-old Frankfurt woman died late on Thursday after a chestnut tree suddenly fell and crushed her, police reported. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:06:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20091119-23395.html German media giant Axel Springer said on Thursday it had agreed to buy a 29-percent stake in Turkey's biggest independent media group Dogan for €161 million ($239 million). Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/sport/20091119-23393.html Police arrested several people in Germany and abroad Thursday in connection to a gambling ring affecting Europe's top football leagues. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:27:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20091119-23391.html Germans are planning to play Grinch when it comes to buying gifts this Christmas, but they may have to splash out more for a tree. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:32:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20091119-23389.html The vast majority of Turkish immigrants in Germany think their adopted country should do more to accommodate them and nearly half of them feel unwelcome, according to a new study released on Thursday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0100