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Germany rakes in record tax income

Business & Money: 27 Jan 12
December saw the biggest tax haul in German history, it was reported Friday – but the recent revenue boom is slowing down. READ »

Three Germans held in global piracy raid

National: 20 Jan 12
Three Germans, including a millionaire notorious for his hacking and embezzlement schemes have been arrested in New Zealand on American charges of running a massive global piracy website. READ »

Merkel: Europe faces 'long road' to restore confidence

National: 14 Jan 12
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that Europe still had a "long road ahead" to restore investor confidence, after a raft of credit rating downgrades of EU countries. READ »

Gladbach kick Schalke out of German Cup

Sport: 22 Dec 11
A double by Marco Reus inspired Borussia Mönchengladbach to a 3-1 victory over holders Schalke 04 on Wednesday in their German Cup last-16 clash. 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 »

Greens weigh support for NPD ban

Politics: 27 Nov 11
The Greens will only support a new attempt at banning the neo-Nazi NPD political party if there is a good chance the effort will succeed, members said Sunday at their party conference in Kiel. READ »

Global warming could bring 50-degree days

Science & Technology: 14 Nov 11
A scientist at the University of Kiel has warned of summer temperatures reaching nearly 50 degrees Celsius in Germany if global warming continues. READ »

11/11/11 a big day for weddings in Germany

Society: 5 Nov 11
November has never been a very popular month for matrimony, but civil registry offices in Germany are dealing with a crush of couples hoping to get married on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 2011. READ »

Corruption probe takes in ThyssenKrupp subsidiary

Business & Money: 31 Oct 11
An investigation into corporate corruption allegations in Asia appears to have widened and now includes a subsidiary of German steel concern ThyssenKrupp. READ »

Government reconsiders Israel sub sale

National: 27 Oct 11
Germany is reconsidering its sale of a sixth submarine to Israel in the wake of new tensions over Jewish settlement construction, an Israeli newspaper has reported. READ »

Greens plan to raise taxes for top earners

Politics: 15 Oct 11
The Green party has joined the Social Democrats (SPD) in adopting a higher tax policy for top earners. If a Green-SPD centre-left coalition came to power in Germany, the top rate of income tax could rise from 42 to 49 percent. READ »

Brain scans used to detect paedophilia

Science & Technology: 11 Oct 11
A study by German scientists shows that it may be possible to identify paedophiles by scanning their brains as they look at pictures of adults and children. Moises Mendoza spoke to one of the study's authors. READ »

Germans like globalisation, but worry about income gap

Business & Money: 4 Oct 11
A new survey shows most Germans support the process of globalisation, although they’re worried about that the gap between rich and poor people could grow. READ »

'The MPs who didn't come have missed out'

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Sep 11
Benedict XVI’s address to the German parliament made waves before he had even set foot in the Reichstag building. The Local’s media roundup assess the impact. READ »

Merkel still optimistic about 2011 growth

Business & Money: 16 Sep 11
The German government could raise its official growth forecast after Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated on Friday Europe's biggest economy would expand by around three percent this year. READ »

HSH Nordbank had German journalists investigated

Business & Money: 11 Sep 11
HSH Nordbank asked private detectives to investigate German journalists, according to a confidential report seen by newsweekly Der Spiegel. READ »

Schleswig-Holstein CDU unveils new leadership

Politics: 18 Aug 11
Just nine months before the state election, the Christian Democratic Union in Schleswig-Holstein has decided on a new leadership duo after the party leader and top candidate resigned over a love affair with a teenager. READ »

Convict connection: US pen pals found in jail

National: 1 Aug 11
A growing number of Germans are becoming pen pals with inmates serving time in US prisons. The Local's Moises Mendoza explores what's behind these unusual transatlantic relationships. READ »

ThyssenKrupp ship joint venture runs aground

Business & Money: 1 Jul 11
German steel group ThyssenKrupp said on Friday that talks to create a broad joint venture with Abu Dhabi MAR had broken down, a setback for the German company's plans to reduce debt. READ »

Family man admits five murders in stunning 'cold case' revelation

National: 17 Jun 11
Police investigating a classic ‘cold case’ have arrested a family man at his north German home for the murder of a teenager more than 20 years ago – only to have him admit to being a serial killer with five young women on his conscience. READ »

Police probe Ikea bombing blackmail

National: 17 Jun 11
As Ikea increases security at its stores across Europe following an explosion in its Dresden branch, police in Germany are examining a letter claiming responsibility and threatening further attacks if ransom money is not paid. READ »

Alarm spreads as E. coli cases rise sharply

National: 1 Jun 11
The number of E. coli cases has risen dramatically in northern Germany, authorities announced Wednesday, with at least 180 new cases emerging in the past 24 hours in Hamburg and Lower Saxony alone. READ »

Deadly E.coli outbreak claims ninth victim

National: 28 May 11
Authorities are struggling to determine the source of a deadly strain of bacteria in Germany that has already claimed nine victims. READ »

Huge explosives stash found in Kiel

National: 24 May 11
Police evacuated 12 buildings in the northern German city of Kiel after finding a large stash of home-made explosives in a man’s apartment on Monday night. READ »

Shipbuilder HDW sinks Greek sub order

Business & Money: 17 May 11
German shipbuilding group HDW has pulled out of a subcontractor deal to build two submarines at an Arab-owned shipyard in Greece amid ongoing controversy surrounding the project. READ »

Two decades later, teen's murder solved by DNA

National: 13 May 11
Twenty-four years after she was slain, the murder of a Kiel teenager has been solved using DNA evidence linked to a long-dead sex offender. READ »

Booming economy to hit pre-crisis levels

Business & Money: 10 May 11
Germany’s booming economy is likely to this month reach a level last seen before the 2008 global financial crisis, the Financial Times Deutschland reported on Tuesday. READ »

Controversial naval training ship sails into port as question linger

National: 6 May 11
Germany's premier naval training vessel Gorch Fock returned to its base in Kiel on Friday months after reports emerged of a mutiny and unsafe conditions following a cadet’s death. READ »

Pub smoking still widespread despite ban

Society: 3 May 11
Despite widespread smoking bans across Germany, more than four out of five corner pubs and bars still have patrons smoking inside, a study released Tuesday has found. READ »

Galloping growth to hit 2.8 percent

Business & Money: 6 Apr 11
Germany’s stellar growth is set to continue at full steam, according to leading forecasters who are predicting Europe’s largest economy will grow by 2.8 percent, a media report said Wednesday. READ »

Submarine helps in Air France salvage

Science & Technology: 4 Apr 11
Bodies of people killed in the Air France crash near Brazil in 2009 have been found, French officials said Monday. Their search for the wreckage and victims – among them 28 Germans – was aided by a robot from a Kiel institute. READ »

Public sector strikes hit two more states

Business & Money: 1 Mar 11
After initial strikes in the states of Hesse and Saarland on Monday, public workers' unions called temporary strikes for members in North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein on Tuesday. READ »

Sailor who died on Gorch Fock was unfit for duty, report says

National: 8 Feb 11
The 25-year-old female cadet who died after falling from rigging on the German training ship Gorch Fock was unfit for duty because of her weight, according to a media report on Tuesday. READ »

Dozens arrested as leftists battle police

Society: 3 Feb 11
Rampages by left-wing extremists in Berlin on Wednesday night following the eviction of residents at a former squat left 61 police officers injured and ended with 82 arrests, police reported. READ »

Danube town hosts Europe's biggest winter swim carnival

Society: 29 Jan 11
More than 1,700 people braved the frigid waters of the Danube River on Saturday for Europe's biggest winter swim carnival, a colourful German tradition now in its 42nd year. READ »

Gorch Fock crew drank heavily, report says

National: 25 Jan 11
More serious allegations about conditions on the German navy training ship “Gorch Fock” emerged Tuesday, with sailors reporting excessive drinking, death threats, sexual assault and unprofessional conduct by officers on board. READ »

Gorch Fock captain relieved of duty

National: 22 Jan 11
Following reports of an alleged "mutiny" on board the German navy training ship Gorch Fock, German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has dismissed the ship's commander, a ministry spokesman confirmed. READ »

Scientists model ancient bog woman's face

Science & Technology: 21 Jan 11
German researchers have shed light on life during the Iron Age after examining the ancient remains of a woman found in a bog in what is now Lower Saxony. The body dates back to the pre-Roman era, more than 2,600 years ago. READ »

Dioxin contamination 77 times safe level

National: 7 Jan 11
Samples taken from the animal feed firm at the centre of the dioxin contamination scandal revealed its products contained up to 77 times the safe level of the toxic chemical, authorities said Friday. READ »

From euro crisis to Eurovision

National: 3 Jan 11
What will be the big stories in Germany in 2011? The Local breaks down what could be a difficult year for the government but a triumphant one for the economy, music and women’s football. READ »

Motorists warned of delays and danger

National: 23 Dec 10
Motorists should expect clogged roads and long traffic jams on Thursday as hordes of people go on holiday, compounding the effects of recent bad weather, the ADAC motor club has warned. READ »

Dangerous conditions follow thaw

National: 6 Dec 10
Wintry conditions exacerbated traffic problems in Germany on Monday, with fresh snow in southern regions and black ice across the country. Two deaths were reported in the north. READ »

Authorities scramble to improve winter driving conditions

National: 24 Nov 10
Winter is setting in, with more snow and sleet expected in coming days, meanwhile authorities scramble to secure de-icing salt supplies and tighten lax winter tyre rules. READ »

Training suspended on Gorch Fock after sailor's death

National: 19 Nov 10
Officer training on the German navy’s traditional sailing ship the Gorch Fock has been suspended until autumn 2011 following the accidental death of a woman sailor at a Brazilian port earlier this month. READ »

Namibia 'bomb' was only a security test

National: 19 Nov 10
A suspected bomb intercepted in Namibia that was to be put on a Munich-bound charter plane was only a US-made dummy used to test security checks, Germany's interior minister said Friday. READ »

Northern German accent in its last generation, experts say

Society: 15 Nov 10
The northern German accent is dying out. The quirky regional manner of speech has become more homogeneous and won’t be passed on to young people, language experts said Monday. READ »

Woman sailor dies in Gorch Fock training accident

National: 8 Nov 10
A 25-year-old woman cadet has been killed after a fall from the rigging of the German navy’s famous training ship, the Gorch Fock, officials said on Monday. READ »

Citizens alienated by politics taking to streets for single issues

Politics: 17 Oct 10
Germans are increasingly taking to the streets in order make their point on political matters which might otherwise be considered best debated in places such as parliament or local government. READ »

Baltic ferry fire largely out, salvage operation starts

National: 10 Oct 10
The fire aboard the Baltic ferry Lisco Gloria was largely out on Sunday lunchtime, leaving authorities working out a plan to eventually tow it to a harbour and conduct an investigation to find out what happened. READ »

240 rescued as Baltic ferry catches fire

National: 9 Oct 10
Some 240 people were rescued from a ferry in the Baltic Sea in the early hours of Saturday after an explosion on the ship set it on fire. READ »

Oswalt Kolle, German sex education pioneer, dead at 81

Society: 2 Oct 10
His books and films awakened Germany's sexual consciousness during the 1960s and 1970s: Oswalt Kolle has died, his family announced on Friday – shortly before his 82nd birthday. READ »

Media roundup: Can cold water quell hot tempers in Stuttgart?

Society: 1 Oct 10
There is growing unease that protests in Stuttgart are spiralling out of control. How can students and elderly protesters become the targets of water cannons and pepper spray, papers in The Local's Media Roundup asked on Friday. READ »

Navy training ship Gorch Fock sets sail for South America

Society: 20 Aug 10
The German Navy’s legendary three-mast barque the “Gorch Fock” set sail on Friday on what’s expected to be its longest training mission ever. READ »

Pharmacies reportedly selling fake medication

National: 8 Aug 10
A media report says that the trade in fake medication, or medication containing banned substances, is on the rise in Germany. State prosecutors are investigating several pharmacies in the north of the country. READ »

New CD on German tax dodgers surfaces

Business & Money: 22 Jul 10
Another CD packed with evidence of German tax evasion on money totalling €500 million has been spirited out of a bank in Liechtenstein and is being offered to investigators, media reported Thursday. READ »

Crowd breaks world record for ballet class in Hannover

Society: 14 Jun 10
More than 1,050 dance enthusiasts gathered in central Hannover on Sunday to break the record for world’s largest ballet class, complete with live musical accompaniment. READ »

'Traumschiff' cruise ship evacuated after fire

National: 24 May 10
The famous cruise ship MS Deutschland, the setting for the long-running ZDF television soap opera Traumschiff, has been evacuated after it caught fire while docked in a Norwegian fjord. READ »

Facing a century: 100 German portraits

Society: 30 Apr 10
A new book of portraits features the storied faces and fascinating tales of 100 German centenarians who participated in a genetics study. Kristen Allen spoke with photographer Andreas Labes about putting a human face on science. READ »

Konrad who? Unsung computer pioneer remembered

Science & Technology: 19 Apr 10
The inventor of the computer was a little known German engineer named Konrad Zuse, according to a new museum exhibition that seeks to revive the unsung hero’s notoriety. READ »

Hamburg tops table of highest income-earners

Society: 14 Apr 10
Hamburg is Germany’s highest-earning city with an average net income of €23,366 a year, a survey published Wednesday found. READ »

Germany celebrates Good Friday – in its way

Society: 2 Apr 10
As Germany celebrated Good Friday, it was a day of protest for some and frustration for plenty of others. READ »

Duisburg braces for trial amid biker war

National: 29 Mar 10
The Hells Angels and Bandidos biker gangs are at war in Germany. Michael Remmert reports on how Duisburg is bracing for what’s being billed as the most dangerous trial of the year. READ »

Rash withdrawal of US nukes poses dangers

National: 4 Mar 10
Security analysts warn Germany’s push for the removal of the US nuclear weapons from its soil could have strategic consequences, including fuelling a Middle East arms race and reaffirming the need for US military might in Europe. READ »

Futuristic solar yacht set for voyage around the world

Science & Technology: 22 Feb 10
An innovative new solar-powered yacht will be unveiled in Germany this week ahead of plans to take the craft on a trip around the world. READ »

Germany facing another blast of winter weather

National: 8 Feb 10
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 »

German TV is murder

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Jan 10
In the latest installment of Portnoy’s Stammtisch, The Local’s column about life in Germany, Portnoy examines the country’s beloved TV treasure Tatort. READ »

Kiel offers free parking for low-emission cars

Society: 15 Jan 10
Residents in the northern German city of Kiel can now park for free in the centre if they drive environmentally friendly cars, a city spokesman told The Local on Friday. READ »

Muslim inventor set to take orthopaedic prayer rugs worldwide

Society: 11 Dec 09
Ritual prayer for Muslims with knee problems can be painful, but an entrepreneur in Germany has patented a revolutionary solution to facilitate the centuries-old tradition – orthopaedic prayer rugs. READ »

Bluish-green fireball sighted over northern Germany

Science & Technology: 8 Dec 09
Several eyewitnesses reported seeing a bluish-green fireball over northern Germany on Monday night – possibly a large meteor burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere, according to experts at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). READ »

Israel wants Berlin to finance two new warships

Business & Money: 23 Oct 09
Israel is hoping to order two modern German-made warships without paying for them, daily Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Friday. READ »

CDU and FDP form coalition in Schleswig-Holstein

Politics: 17 Oct 09
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) signed a coalition agreement on Saturday to form the state government of Schleswig-Holstein. READ »

German economy seen rebounding next year

Business & Money: 15 Oct 09
Germany is poised to bounce back to positive growth next year, the country's main economic institutes said Thursday, a major turnaround for Europe's top economy after its worst recession in 60 years. READ »

What's on in Germany: October 1 - 7

Lifestyle: 1 Oct 09
This Week's Highlights: A celebration of TV towers in Frankfurt, a film festival in Hamburg, and giants march through Berlin in celebration of Germany's reunification. READ »

Emden shipyard workers protest closure plans

Business & Money: 25 Sep 09
Some 2,000 people demonstrated at the traditional northern German seaport of Emden on Friday against the possible closure of its shipyard. READ »

Al-Qaida threatens Germany in terror video

National: 19 Sep 09
Al-Qaida warned Germans on Friday to change their government in the September 27 election, saying they will face a "bad awakening" if they do not, according to two intelligence monitoring services. READ »

Aachen couples have highest national divorce rate

Society: 16 Sep 09
A new study by Men’s Health magazine shows that the key to a long-lasting marriage in Germany could simply lie in the town in which couples live. READ »

Nuclear waste authority says Germany needs new storage site

National: 26 Aug 09
The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) said Wednesday that Germany needs to look for a new nuclear waste depot because the current Gorleben facility has “many birth defects.” READ »

Lamprey biting binge signals species' return to Baltic Sea

Science & Technology: 24 Aug 09
Two swimmers in the Baltic Sea sought medical treatment over the weekend after being bitten by sea lampreys, an uncomfortable incident that has the state fisheries department aflutter about the return of the parasitic marine animal. READ »