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Greece crisis

Photo: DPA.

Germany sceptical over Greek bailout deal

UPDATE: Germany on Thursday said Berlin and Paris were seeking further information on Greece's plans to privatise parts of its economy before approving a third bailout package.

Less than 900 mountain gorillas are thought to remain in the wild. Photo: DPA

Tiny German backpack X-rays aid gentle giants

Extreme humidity, 40C heat, poachers and inhospitable terrain: this is the work environment of international veterinary charity Gorilla Doctors. But a piece of technology from Germany is about to make things that little bit easier.

A German soldier trains Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to use German-made MG3 machine guns. Photo: DPA

German army reports chemical attack in Iraq

Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) jihadists in northern Iraq have reported being attacked with chemical weapons,the German defence ministry said Thursday.

Snaps like this could see diners facing hefty fines. Photo: DPA.

#FoodPorn in Germany may cook up legal woes

Instagrammers and foodies beware: snapping pics of scrumptious snacks in Germany could leave you facing a lawsuit for copyright infringement by the chef, a lawyer has warned.

Deutsche Bank offices in Frankfurt. Photo: DPA.

Deutsche Bank workers accused in scam

German prosecutors have charged eight former and current Deutsche Bank employees with alleged evasion of taxes on trading carbon emission certificates, it was revealed on Thursday.

Afghan refugees aboard a bus in Passau. Photo: DPA

Bus driver's refugee welcome goes viral

A Bavarian bus driver who dug up his high-school English to welcome a group of refugees aboard his vehicle has become an overnight sensation online.

The gold bar found by a teenage girl swimming in Königssee. Photo: DPA.

Teen swimmer finds €16,000 gold bar in lake

A teenager swimming in Bavaria came upon a solid gold bar at the bottom of a lake and may get to keep it, local police said on Wednesday.

NSA spying scandal

"Hmmm.... what if I just put all the blame on the Americans?" Photo: DPA

Govt 'lied' about NSA spying list: report

The German government was once again accused of lying by media on Thursday about spying by German security services on targets designated by the US National Security Agency (NSA).

World Left Handers Day

Was Beethoven Germany's most famous leftie? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Meet some of Germany's famous lefties

As the world celebrates its 24th annual Left Handers Day on August 13th, The Local takes a look at some of the most famous lefties Germany has produced over the centuries.

A photo of a pygmy marmoset. Three of this tiny monkey species were stolen in Dortmund. Photo: Mawaishasan/Wikimedia Commons.

Three tiny monkeys stolen from German zoo

Three pygmy marmosets - the world's smallest monkey species - have been stolen from a zoo in the western German city of Dortmund, police said on Wednesday.

Features

Royal visit 2015

Victoria Ade-Genschow, aka the British Berliner, with some pipers during Queen Elizabeth II's visit in June. Photo: Pascale Scerbo Sarro

How I explained the Queen to the Germans

Victoria Ade-Genschow – aka the British Berliner – had a very special responsibility during the Queen's visit to Berlin in June, appearing on Berlin television to explain just what the royal affair was all about to monarch-crazy Germans.

In the center, Nazi lawyer Roland Freisler, who wrote laws that are partially still in existence today. Photo: German Federal Archive / Wikimedia Commons.

Minister seeks to rid laws of 'Nazi language'

Germany has made great efforts to purge legal system of remnants of Adolf Hitler's regime, but some laws still bear traces of the Nazi past. The Justice Minister wants to change this.

Regulations for women's parking spaces differ from state to state across Germany. Photo: JG-NF / Wikimedia Commons.

'Women-only' parking: sensible or sexist?

Frankfurt Airport is one of many places in Germany to offer women their own 'bigger and nicer' parking areas. Is this sensible practice or plain sexist?

The Local List

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Six odd ways Germans talk about the weather

Is it absolutely roasting, or raining cats and dogs? Neither if you live in Germany. Here are six wonderfully weird expressions Germans use to talk about the weather - some more literal than others.

The Local List

Covering the important parts of your body. Germans on holiday. Photo: DPA.

Six odd things Germans do in the summer

These summer pastimes show that Germans' reputation for being uptight and straight-laced sticklers for punctuality couldn't be further from the truth. Many like nothing better than getting naked and drunk, and blocking up public traffic routes on the way.

More News

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Mum shoots daughter over Aussie holiday plan

A woman from Düsseldorf who shot her daughter multiple times before ending her own life this week was trying to stop the teen travelling to Australia, it emerged on Wednesday.

An image of a plush animal claw machine. Photo: Nlan86 / Wikimedia Commons.

Child gets stuck in plush toy claw machine

A five-year-old boy clambered inside of a claw machine to fish out a toy on Monday evening, only to find himself unable to climb back out.

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Bitter battle greets call to decriminalize sex work

A resolution by human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) calling for sex work to be decriminalized worldwide has reignited debate about the sex industry in Germany.

Astronomy

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How best to watch the Perseid meteor shower

As Germany gears up to welcome in the 2015 Perseid meteor shower, The Local finds out how we can best experience one of the calendar's most stunning astronomical events.

Greece crisis

Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Photo: DPA.

Berlin to have position on bailout by week's end

Update: Germany said on Wednesday it still needed time to review an international bailout agreement hammered out by Greece and its creditors, but aimed to take a stance by the week's end.

Left: Neo-Nazi Philipp Hasselbach. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Nico Kaisler/Creative Commons.

Guests drive neo-Nazi from Munich beer garden

The presence of a neo-Nazi did not sit well with some guests at a beer garden, who decided he didn’t belong among the other customers.

Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen at the opening of the European Equestrian Sports Championship. Photo: DPA

Defence Minister's day off for dressage contest

Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen was the unexpected star at the opening ceremony of the International Equestrian Federation's European Championship on Tuesday evening, taking part in a display put on by the Germany's state stud farms.

Families Minister Manuela Schwesig. Photo: DPA

Minister calls for end to childcare strikes

Families Minister Manuela Schwesig called on Wednesday for local governments to find a pay and conditions deal with daycare and social workers to avoid a new round of strikes.

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BMW may have rights to Google's new name

Germany's BMW said Tuesday it was checking the "trademark implications" of Google naming its new parent company Alphabet, which is the registered name of one of the carmaker's subsidiaries.

Friends of Sommerschule Wust celebrate 25 years of language learning. Photo: Scott Usatorres

25 years of learning English in East Germany

As 'Sommerschule Wust' celebrates its 25th birthday, The Local asks how this English language school in an East German village of 500 inhabitants has remained so popular for so long.

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The farmhouse where Ramos stayed. Photo: Josef Ruckhofer

Wallet lost during WWII returned to US soldier

A wallet lost 70 years ago by an American soldier in Austria during World War II was returned to its rightful owner thanks to a doctor who discovered the item in his late grandfather's farmhouse.

Photo: Alistair Paterson

Rich Swiss youth burns Ferrari in fraud attempt

A German court has put the son of a Swiss millionaire on probation after he set fire to his Ferrari so that he could get another luxury vehicle on his insurance.

A large police presence has been on the scene near Copenhagen Central Station since the early hours of Friday. Photo: Bax Lindhardt/Scanpix

Assault shuts down Copenhagen train traffic

An employee of rail company DSB was attacked and tied up in the early hours of Friday, causing traffic chaos and a large police operation.

Tourists behaving badly

Peter Dench documented Brits on holiday in Ibiza Photo: Peter Dench

Caught on camera: Brits behaving badly in Ibiza

A British photojournalist has captured his fellow countrymen at their worst as they enjoy the excesses that Ibiza has to offer. The Local talks to Peter Dench on the publication of his new book "British Abroad".

Suspects reportedly planned to dissolve the victim's body in acid. Photo: AFP

'Breaking Bad inspired killers of French student'

Four people who planned to dissolve a French woman's body in acid were inspired by hit US TV show Breaking Bad, a prosecutor revealed on Friday.

The medieval town of Sellia, Calabria. Photo: Comune di Sellia

Italian town warns people to 'stop dying'

A small medieval village in Calabria has taken a unique approach to the problem of its dwindling and ageing population: ban people from getting sick.

Two of the rioters at Lunner reception centre after being handcuffed by police. Photo: Torstein Boe / NTB scanpix

Norway to deport or jail rioting asylum children

Norway is threatening to imprison or even deport a group of teenaged asylum seekers after they mounted a rebellion at a reception centre 50km north of Oslo.

Ikea stabbings

Emergency services outside the Ikea store in Västerås on Monday. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

Two arrested after deadly double stabbing at Ikea

UPDATED: A man and a woman have died following a stabbing inside an Ikea store in Västerås, north west of Stockholm. Police have arrested two suspects.

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