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Hollywood arsonist accused of 100 fires

Society: 25 Jan 12
Los Angeles prosecutors have announced 63 more charges against a German man accused over a four-day arson spree which gripped Hollywood over the year-end holidays. READ »

Hospital doctors ready to strike for better pay

Society: 10 Jan 12
About 50,000 doctors will go on strike in 600 hospitals across Germany at the end of the month, after a vote which was overwhelmingly in favour of a walk-out. READ »

Hollywood arsonist 'hated America'

National: 5 Jan 12
A German man launched a "binge" of over 50 arson attacks in southern California over the New Year holiday weekend, fired up by anti-American "hatred" fueled by his mother's fight against deportation to Germany, prosecutors have said. 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 »

Russian spies suspected of stealing car secrets

National: 25 Oct 11
The two alleged Russian spies arrested last week are suspected of stealing secrets from German car manufacturers, after it emerged one of them worked in the auto industry for the past 20 years. READ »

Suspected Russian spy pair arrested

National: 22 Oct 11
German Federal Police have arrested a man and woman on suspicion of having spied for Russia's foreign intelligence service for over two decades, according to a Saturday news report. READ »

Doctors go on series of two-hour strikes

Society: 26 Sep 11
Hundreds of doctors at German university medical clinics began a series of two-hour strikes on Monday that will continue until Wednesday, ahead of Thursday’s negotiations with the wage commission of the federal states (TdL) in Berlin. READ »

Protesters rally as pope speaks to parliament

Society: 22 Sep 11
As Pope Benedict XVI addressed the German parliament, Erin Huggins took to the sealed-off streets of central Berlin to see who was demonstrating against him. READ »

The best of Berlin in June

Lifestyle: 16 Jun 11
In June, Exberliner, Berlin’s leading English-language magazine, discovers a multitasking café, tries on some communist clothing and explores a new English-language bookstore. READ »

The Greening of Berlin

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Nov 10
The popular Greens aim to take over Berlin's city hall in 2011. But Roger Boyes, Berlin correspondent for British daily The Times, warns they must implement the necessary “eco-dictatorship” on a tight budget in the debt-ridden capital. READ »

First university Islamic studies courses unveiled

National: 14 Oct 10
Education Minister Annette Schavan announced on Thursday that the universities of Tübingen, Münster and Osnabrück would offer Germany’s first Islamic studies courses – part of the government’s effort to curb extremist views. READ »

Severe storms to subside for pleasant weekend

National: 11 Jun 10
After two nights of severe thunder storms and flooding across parts of the country, the German Weather Service (DWD) on Friday forecast calmer, milder conditions for the weekend. READ »

Municipal doctors strike across country

National: 17 May 10
Hospital patients faced long delays on Monday, when doctors went on an indefinite strike at municipal clinics in 14 states across Germany. 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 »

Municipal clinic doctors walk off the job

National: 22 Mar 10
Thousands of doctors at Germany’s municipal hospitals participated in a one-day strike on Monday, inconveniencing patients in an attempt increase pressure on wage talks in Cologne. READ »

Hamburg opens high-security bio lab

Science & Technology: 14 Jul 09
Germany’s most modern laboratory for research involving extremely dangerous biological agents opened in Hamburg on Tuesday. READ »

WHO warns swine flu to infect 1/3 of Germany

National: 23 Jun 09
The World Health Organisation has warned one in three people in Germany could catch the swine flu this autumn. READ »

Louis Vuitton sues Red Cross charity shop for selling fake purse

Society: 23 Jun 09
Luxury brand Louis Vuitton sued a second-hand clothing shop operated by the German Red Cross because it was selling a counterfeit purse. READ »

Islamic banking world waits for Germany to adapt laws

National: 23 Nov 08
Despite a huge potential client base, Germany has proven reluctant to adapt its legal and tax systems to attract Islamic finance, which has enjoyed stellar success in Britain. READ »

Marburg makes solar power mandatory

Science & Technology: 21 Jun 08
The Hessian town of Marburg has decided to make the installation of solar panels compulsory on all new buildings, and any older ones which are renovated or altered. READ »

Heidelberg plans ban on public drinking

Society: 28 Mar 08
Hordes of foreign travellers hoping to enjoy a few cold German beers outdoors in the tourist hub of Heidelberg this summer could face fines as the picturesque city plans a crackdown on public drinking. READ »

Germany to start blind football league

Sport: 18 Mar 08
Germany is starting a football league for blind and partially sighted players at the end of the month – just two years after the sport was first introduced to the country. READ »

Solar energy to become mandatory

National: 31 Jan 08
Marburg becomes the first city in Germany to require almost all buildings to have solar panels. READ »

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Germany is battling the increasingly widespread phenomenon of "burnout" which is supposedly costing its economy billions of euros each year.
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The economy in shambles, angry street protests and the government on the brink after passing unpopular reforms. But this is not Greece in 2012 – it was Germany a decade ago. Marc Young looks back to see an agenda for the future.
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Germany’s public transportation largely operates on the honour system, which makes fare dodging easy. You can have your say on how Germany should deal with the problem.
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Macho German football legend Rudi Assauer says he has Alzheimer’s Disease, an admission one expert told The Local could help stoke discussion of an illness often considered taboo.
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A 64-year-old tub of American lard has been deemed fit for human consumption by food safety authorities in the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
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As Hamburg’s legendary Reeperbahn strip gentrifies, Stephen Lowman reports how the city’s “sinful mile” is changing.
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