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What's on in Germany: February 9 - 15

Society: 9 Feb 12
This Week's Highlights: The star-studded Berlinale film festival kicks off in Berlin, Munch goes on view in Frankfurt, and a ukelele orchestra sets up in Munich. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 8 Feb 12
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Arctic cold wreaks quirky havoc across Germany

National: 8 Feb 12
The bitter cold is wreaking havoc across Germany in unexpected ways, with the subzero temps freezing an ice cream factory, forcing gravediggers to use jackhammers and driving penguins indoors. But Hamburg is having a party. READ »

Man rescued from canoe on frozen river

Society: 6 Feb 12
A man had to be rescued from the frozen River Elbe in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday after his canoeing trip in sub-zero temperatures turned out not to be such a good idea. READ »

Dortmund top table after win at chilly Nuremberg

Sport: 4 Feb 12
Defending champions Borussia Dortmund went top of the German league on Friday night with an impressive 2-0 win at Nuremberg in sub-zero temperatures. READ »

Hamburg sues over pricey, late concert hall

National: 3 Feb 12
Hamburg city is suing the firm building its landmark new concert hall for going tens of millions of euros over-budget and being at least four years late. READ »

What's on in Germany: February 2 - 8

Lifestyle: 2 Feb 12
This Week's Highlights: Burlesque in Hamburg, children's theatre in Nuremberg, and an exhibition in Berlin examines the dark side of technology. READ »

Gritty Reeperbahn faces growing gentrification

Lifestyle: 31 Jan 12
With a four-star hotel soon joining the brothels on Hamburg’s legendary Reeperbahn strip, Stephen Lowman reports how the city’s “sinful mile” is changing. READ »

Bayern cling to Liga lead on goal difference

Sport: 29 Jan 12
Bayern Munich stayed top of the German league on Saturday as Mario Gomez claimed his 17th goal of the season in a 2-0 win over Wolfsburg - but Shinji Kagawa-inspired Borussia Dortmund are hard on their heels. READ »

'Muslim taxi' offers gender-segregated rides

Society: 27 Jan 12
A German man has created a new website to arrange shared car trips with a twist – it’s targeted toward Muslims, and drivers can only offer transport to members of the same sex. READ »

What's on in Germany: January 26 – February 1

Lifestyle: 27 Jan 12
This Week's Highlights: Hitchcock in Frankfurt, indie rock in Munich, and an homage to an electronic music pioneer in Berlin. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 26 Jan 12
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Child poverty decreases

Society: 26 Jan 12
The number of children living on state benefits in Germany has dropped significantly in the past five years, it was reported Thursday. READ »

Cops allowed to film on Reeperbahn

National: 26 Jan 12
Germany’s Federal Administrative Court ruled Wednesday that police can film on Hamburg’s Reeperbahn red light district for crime prevention purposes, ending a legal dispute closely watched by privacy advocates. READ »

Hamburg has most delayed trains

Society: 24 Jan 12
Hamburg’s main railway station has been named the worst for train delays in a new survey of 20 German stations. The best was Stralsund in the northern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. READ »

Bayern stung by 'Gladbach's goal-getters

Sport: 21 Jan 12
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes admitted his side were found wanting as the German league leaders suffered a shock 3-1 defeat at Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday. READ »

What's on in Germany: January 19 – 25

Lifestyle: 19 Jan 12
This Week's Highlights: An open-air ball in Dresden, music and movies at the Berlin Cathedral and lots of interesting new art in Frankfurt. READ »

Airports still stingy with their wireless internet

National: 17 Jan 12
German airports are slowly offering more free internet access, but progress is slow, with only Cologne Bonn Airport providing unlimited free surfing. READ »

Court acquits teacher who seduced teen

Society: 12 Jan 12
A teacher who seduced a 14-year-old schoolgirl and had sex with her at least 22 times has escaped punishment after a German court ruled that as he did not teach her class, he had not abused his position. READ »

Doctors: law must cover breast implants

National: 12 Jan 12
Germany’s doctors are calling for tighter laws on medical products after it was revealed that at least 25 women in the country had burst breast implants – and an unknown number will have to have theirs removed. READ »

'Bondage Fairies' launch global USB treasure hunt

Society: 11 Jan 12
An enterprising band launched a technological treasure hunt this week, challenging fans to find their new song, pieces of which are on computer memory sticks hidden in public places around the world. READ »

Lufthansa positive on biofuel but delays use

National: 11 Jan 12
German airline Lufthansa said on Wednesday it would not start using biofuel despite positive results from a six-month testing period on flights between two German cities. READ »

Pressure on Wulff now from own party

Politics: 11 Jan 12
Embattled President Christian Wulff’s woes are continuing, with party colleagues piling on the pressure about his lack of transparency and open discussions being held about who could replace him. READ »

Football hooligans 'getting more violent'

Sport: 11 Jan 12
Violence at football matches in Germany’s top leagues has reached record highs, leaving police struggling to control it, the Interior Ministry said this week. READ »

Cologne is country's stalker capital

National: 11 Jan 12
Those who could not sleep after watching "Fatal Attraction" might want to avoid Cologne, where there are more reports of stalking than any other major German city, according to an analysis of police crime data. READ »

Hopes shine for Olympic gold in London

Sport: 9 Jan 12
With the Summer Olympic Games just 200 days away, Germany’s top athletes are putting their all into training, hoping to strike gold in London. READ »

Chicken infected with antibiotic-resistant germs

Society: 9 Jan 12
Chicken sold in German supermarkets is often contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to a spot test carried out by environmentalists who said the over-use of antibiotics in farming posed a danger to human health. READ »

Many seek switch to public health insurance

National: 8 Jan 12
Shocked by premium increases of as much as 50 percent, many Germans with private health insurance are seeking to switch to a national health plan, the news magazine Der Spiegel reported Sunday. READ »

Football tournament scrapped after fans riot

Sport: 7 Jan 12
The second day of a football tournament in Hamburg was canceled after violent clashes Friday resulted in numerous injuries and the arrest of 74 fans, organizers announced. READ »

What's on in Germany: January 5 - 11

Lifestyle: 5 Jan 12
This Week's Highlights: Buster Keaton films in Munich, Alexander McQueen fashions in Hamburg, and contemporary dance in Berlin. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 4 Jan 12
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

A New Year's dinner for one watched by millions

Society: 30 Dec 11
Nobody cares to eat alone, but in Germany few people can imagine ringing in the New Year without watching a little-known British comedy skit "Dinner for one." The Local explains a Teutonic tradition READ »

The Local's top five features of 2011

Lifestyle: 29 Dec 11
While the economy was on everyone’s mind this year, The Local’s feature writers took an in-depth look at stories that may have been off the radar. We’ve picked some of our favourites. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 28 Dec 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Mail order mogul Werner Otto dies at 102

Business & Money: 27 Dec 11
Werner Otto, a German trailblazer in the mail order catalogue business, whose Otto Group grew from selling a small range of shoes into an international retail and services venture, has died aged 102, his group said Tuesday. READ »

Spanish sue Hamburg for E.coli cucumber warning

National: 22 Dec 11
A Spanish company is suing the city of Hamburg for more than €2 million after its cucumbers were wrongly blamed for a deadly E.coli outbreak last spring, officials said Thursday. READ »

What's on in Germany: December 22 – January 4

Lifestyle: 22 Dec 11
The highlights over the holidays: Shadow puppets in Hamburg, Bonnie and Clyde in Berlin, and Belarus ballerinas fluff their feathers in Munich. READ »

German Santa writes to thousands of good kids

National: 22 Dec 11
Germany’s version of Santa Claus has responded to more than 275,000 letters sent to him in at an address in the eastern state of Brandenburg from eager children around the world, according to Deutsche Post. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 21 Dec 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Americans mull Leipzig consulate closure

National: 20 Dec 11
A US Department of State report has recommended closing the American consulate in Leipzig and reducing staff at other missions in Germany. READ »

Suspected thief made police recruitment poster boy

Society: 19 Dec 11
A €50,000-recruitment campaign recently launched by the Hamburg police took an ironic turn after one of the models hired to pose as an officer turned out to be a suspected thief. READ »

Babbel booted out of Hertha Berlin

Sport: 19 Dec 11
Hertha Berlin sacked coach Markus Babbel on Sunday amidst a war of words, while Borussia Mönchengladbach remain fourth after their 1-0 win over Mainz on the last German league weekend of 2011. READ »

Truck drops 146-tonne crane on road

National: 15 Dec 11
The base of a crane weighing a massive 146 tonnes fell off the back of a truck in Hamburg on Thursday. The accident caused considerable damage to the road and destroying the vehicle escorting it, but no-one was injured. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 14 Dec 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

FDP general secretary Lindner resigns

Politics: 14 Dec 11
Christian Lindner, the general secretary of Germany’s Free Democrats (FDP), resigned on Wednesday amid controversy surrounding a grassroots attempt to derail the euro rescue fund by party members. READ »

Mortgage lender trip included Rio brothel visit

National: 13 Dec 11
German financial services company Wüstenrot & Württembergische (W&W) has suspended two senior contractors after being accused of sponsoring a 2010 trip for top employees to Brazil that included visits to prostitutes. READ »

Neo-Nazi link to rabbi death in Zurich probed

National: 12 Dec 11
Investigators suspect that a neo-Nazi terror group responsible for a series of murders in Germany may also have been behind the unexplained killing of a 70-year-old Israeli rabbi in Zurich a decade ago. READ »

Germany's weirdest Christmas markets

Lifestyle: 12 Dec 11
Christmas markets are an intrinsic part of the holiday season in Germany. But for those fancying an odd twist on the standard stalls offering Glühwein, The Local has uncovered markets with erotic, nautical and various other themes. READ »

ThyssenKrupp sells shipyards business

Business & Money: 12 Dec 11
German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp said on Monday it had agreed to sell its non-military shipbuilding activities Blohm + Voss to British investment fund Star Capital Partners. READ »

130 informants hinder neo-Nazi NPD party ban

National: 12 Dec 11
The German intelligence agency has more than 130 active informants in the National Democratic Party (NPD), making a ban on the neo-Nazi party potentially difficult, it was reported on Sunday. READ »

TV show exposes filthy German trains

Society: 11 Dec 11
The seats, arm-rests and door handles in German trains are infested with germs and bacteria, state broadcaster NDR revealed Sunday, pointing to serious hygiene problems. READ »

Munich calls last orders on public transport drinking

Society: 10 Dec 11
Two thousand Munich residents will bid farewell to their right to drink alcohol on the S-Bahn on Saturday as they hop aboard for one last train party. READ »

What's on in Germany: December 8 - 14

Lifestyle: 8 Dec 11
This Week's Highlights: Choirs sing Bach in Leipzig, a rock opera in Frankfurt and a ballet rendition of "A Christmas Carol" in Dresden. READ »

Woman sold carpet worth millions for €20,000

Society: 8 Dec 11
A Bavarian woman who thought her carpet was worth about €900 was delighted when an auctioneer sold it for nearly €20,000 – but took him to court after it was then sold at an auction for more than €7 million. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 7 Dec 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Allotment gardeners told to prune racial quotas

Society: 7 Dec 11
A group of allotment owners in northern Germany have been told to turn over a new leaf after they set a limit on how many people with foreign roots should be allowed to join their garden community. READ »

The Local's guide to German Christmas markets

Lifestyle: 7 Dec 11
Put on your mittens, don your cap, and join The Local for a tour of Germany’s best-loved Christmas markets. Frohe Weihnachten! READ »

Police hunt man who shot teen daughter

National: 6 Dec 11
An armed man is on the run in Germany a day after shooting his 13-year-old daughter to death in broad daylight on the street – reportedly in front of the rest of their family. READ »

Löw relishing Euro 2012 opener with Portugal

Sport: 3 Dec 11
Germany coach Joachim Löw says his team will have no fear when they start their Euro 2012 campaign against Portugal, having also drawn Denmark and World Cup finalists Holland in Group B. READ »

What's on in Germany: December 1 - 7

Lifestyle: 1 Dec 11
This Week's Highlights: Electronic music festivals in Cologne and a Berlin, Shakespeare in Frankfurt, and a US Army chorus in Stuttgart. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 30 Nov 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Munich ranked most liveable German city

Society: 30 Nov 11
A new survey says Munich is the best German city to live in, followed by Düsseldorf and Frankfurt. READ »

Mainz minnows beat mighty Bayern Munich

Sport: 28 Nov 11
Bayern Munich lost in a shock 3-2 defeat at Bundesliga stragglers Mainz on Sunday, a result which leaves the Bavarians third in the table, and puts champions Dortmund top for the first time this season. READ »

Berlin-Hamburg train route re-opens after fire

National: 27 Nov 11
Trains are running once again between Berlin and Hamburg after workers cleared the rail lines Saturday evening following a suspected arsonist fire on the tracks. READ »

Thalidomide victims protest 50 years on

National: 25 Nov 11
Saturday marks 50 years since the deformity-causing drug thalidomide was banned in Germany. Thousands of victims will protest in Berlin to call for greater compensation and recognition of their suffering. Jessica Ware reports. READ »

Celebrating ‘Dankbarzeit’ in Germany

Lifestyle: 24 Nov 11
As millions of people prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, Jiffer Bourguignon cooks up her own German version of the intrinsically American holiday. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 23 Nov 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Doctors botched dead porn star's boob job

Society: 23 Nov 11
The late German porn star known as “Sexy Cora” most likely died during breast augmentation surgery in January due to mistakes made by doctors, according to a formal investigation. READ »

Murdered cop had ties to neo-Nazi killers

National: 22 Nov 11
The National Socialist Underground (NSU) deliberately targeted policewoman Michele Kiesewetter in 2007 because of a connection between her family and the neo-Nazi terrorist cell, according to the German authorities. READ »

Neo-Nazi killings spark intelligence revamp plan

National: 21 Nov 11
The chairman of parliament's interior affairs defended the German authorities' approach towards far-right extremism on Monday, but said state domestic intelligence agencies needed reform in the wake of a neo-Nazi murder spree. READ »

Stallone to bring Rocky musical to Hamburg

Society: 20 Nov 11
Sylvester Stallone was in Hamburg over the weekend to announce the decision to hold the world premier of the “Rocky” musical there in a year’s time. READ »

What's on in Germany: November 17 - 23

Lifestyle: 17 Nov 11
This Week's Highlights: African film in Berlin, computer art in Dresden, and Al Di Meola plays Stuttgart. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 16 Nov 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Germany hammer the Netherlands 3-0

Sport: 16 Nov 11
Veteran striker Miroslav Klose rolled back the years with a goal and two assists on Tuesday evening as Germany hammered Euro 2012 rivals the Netherlands 3-0 in a friendly in Hamburg. READ »

LA goes crazy for Berlin Currywurst snack

Lifestyle: 15 Nov 11
Los Angeles and Berlin residents might not seem to have much in common, but health-conscious Californian hipsters have discovered a hankering for the German capital’s favourite snack food: the Currywurst. Caitlan Carroll reports. READ »

Germany tackles Holland with confidence

Sport: 15 Nov 11
Germany coach Joachim Löw has insisted his side have nothing to fear ahead of Tuesday's friendly in Hamburg against World Cup finalists the Netherlands, as Die Mannschaft looks to finish 2011 in style. READ »

Germans will be better against Holland, insists Löw

Sport: 12 Nov 11
Germany coach Joachim Löw has insisted his side will be better for Tuesday's friendly against World Cup finalists the Netherlands after his team laboured to a 3-3 draw with Ukraine in Kiev. READ »

What's on in Germany: November 10 - 16

Lifestyle: 10 Nov 11
This Week's Highlights: Short films in Cologne, Jewish culture in Munich, and big bubbles in Berlin. READ »

Bavarian beer hall tries to seduce Berlin

Society: 9 Nov 11
What promises to be the biggest beer hall in Europe has opened in Berlin, prompting a culture clash by bringing Bavarian boozing culture to the Prussian-accented German capital, as Moises Mendoza discovered. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 9 Nov 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Nearly half of forced marriage brides German

Society: 9 Nov 11
Nearly half of those in forced marriages or in danger of such in Germany are German citizens, while around a third are minors, according to the most detailed study of the practice to date. READ »

German cities becoming increasingly 'wild'

Society: 8 Nov 11
Wild boars digging up gardens, foxes roaming building sites, and raccoons ravaging allotments – city-dwelling Germans are reporting increasing sightings of and problems with wildlife. READ »

Bayern stay on top with battling win

Sport: 7 Nov 11
Ten-man Bayern Munich went five points clear again at the top of the German league on Sunday as striker Mario Gomez scored his 20th goal of the season in a 2-1 win at bottom side Augsburg. READ »

Last-minute deal prevents doctors' strike

National: 6 Nov 11
Just two days before German university hospital doctors were due to go on strike, negotiators have broken the deadlock and both sides agreed on a pay rise for around 20,000 doctors in several German states. READ »

What's on in Germany: November 3 - 9

Lifestyle: 3 Nov 11
This Week's Highlights: Japanese culture in Frankfurt, contemporary theatre in Leipzig, and music days in Berlin. READ »

Data protection official accuses Facebook of new privacy breach

Science & Technology: 3 Nov 11
Data protection officials in Hamburg are accusing Facebook of a new breach of German privacy laws by tracking users even after they’ve cancelled their accounts. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Lifestyle: 2 Nov 11
Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Mickey Rourke trashes Germany

Society: 2 Nov 11
Mickey Rourke has launched a stinging attack on Germany, where the US actor recently bought a house in Wiesbaden for his Russian girlfriend. He slammed the country's doctors, its "boring" cities, and his girlfriend's "German personality." READ »

Vattenfall to contest nuclear phaseout

Business & Money: 2 Nov 11
Swedish energy giant Vattenfall is reportedly preparing to take the German government to the Washington-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes over the closure of its nuclear power plants. READ »

Schäuble says Greece will stay in eurozone

Politics: 2 Nov 11
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said Wednesday he was confident the Greeks would not vote against the EU debt deal in an upcoming referendum just announced by Prime Minister George Papandreou. READ »

Munich named Germany's fastest city

Society: 31 Oct 11
Munich’s motorists have the quickest commutes, a new survey revealed Monday. Düsseldorf, meanwhile, was deemed to have Germany's slowest transport network. READ »

German population to shrink by a fifth by 2060

Society: 28 Oct 11
Germany's population will plunge by 17 million inhabitants – a fifth of its current size – by 2060, according to a demography study presented by Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich this week. READ »

What's on in Germany: October 27 - November 2

Lifestyle: 27 Oct 11
This Week's Highlights: Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations in Berlin, A 3D tribute to Pink Floyd in Hamburg and the Frankfurt Marathon. READ »

Putin tried to stop Neuer's move to Bayern

Sport: 26 Oct 11
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tried to block Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer's switch from Schalke 04 to Bavarian giants Bayern Munich, according to Royal Blues chairman Clemens Tönnies. READ »

'There's no real mood for celebration'

Society: 26 Oct 11
Nalan Arkat, general secretary of the Turkish Community in Germany (TGD), tells The Local why the 50th anniversary of the labour agreement between Germany and Turkey is a time for reflection, not celebration. READ »

Smart posters offer speedy shopping while waiting for a train

Science & Technology: 25 Oct 11
German commuters are being confronted with the first smart-poster shops in Europe – which have a scan-and-go procedure for smartphones allowing purchases to be made while waiting for a train. READ »

Bayern's league march halted by 2-1 defeat to Hannover

Sport: 24 Oct 11
German league leaders Bayern Munich saw their 13-match unbeaten run ended on Sunday when they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Hannover in a bad-tempered Bundesliga match. READ »

Facebook to give German state privacy exemption

Science & Technology: 21 Oct 11
Facebook has offered a special exemption from its data handling practices to Schleswig-Holstein after the northern German state's data protection commissioner complained about the online social network's popular "like" button. READ »

Insurer covered terrorist wanted internationally

National: 21 Oct 11
German insurer Victoria ignored warnings from intelligence services and insured an internationally wanted terrorist for more than two years – with policies worth up to €2 million – according to the Handelsblatt newspaper. READ »

States aim to crack down on gambling halls

National: 21 Oct 11
The German states are hoping to strongly regulate the country’s numerous gambling halls, which they say are a haven for addicts and crime. READ »

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