Search is on for baby rhino name
Although Germans <a href=" https://brainlynet3.netlify.app/society/20111229-39813.html" target="_blank">name their own babies Mia or Ben</a>, possible monikers for the latest arrival at Magdeburg zoo are all a little more exotic – Makini, Mali and Makena are among the suggestions for a baby rhino’s name.
Fox carcass discovery closes restaurant
Health inspectors have shut down a Vietnamese restaurant in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt after they found a fox carcass there, apparently ready to be eaten or served to customers.
Masked men threaten footballer at home
Five masked men broke into the home of Magdeburg footballer Daniel Bauer on Friday night and threatened him and his girlfriend if he didn’t improve his performance in Sunday’s regional league match against Halle.
Court convicts Magdeburg Zoo workers for killing tiger cubs
A court in Magdeburg handed the city’s zoo director and three of his employees a suspended sentence on Thursday for violating animal rights laws by euthanising three tiger cubs because they weren’t purebred.
'Mile of Democracy' opposes neo-Nazi march in Magdeburg
More than 5,000 people gathered in Magdeburg on Saturday to form a "Mile of Democracy" to commemorate the bombing of the town 65 years ago – and to try to stop neo-Nazis from exploiting the anniversary for their purposes.
Tokio Hotel drummer beaten with beer bottles in bar fight
Gustav Schäfer, the drummer for German teenie pop band Tokio Hotel, was briefly admitted to the hospital over the weekend after getting in a bar fight in his hometown Magdeburg, according to daily <i>Bild</i>.
250 tonnes of illegal fireworks seized
Hamburg customs officials said on Friday they had discovered 16 containers containing 250 tonnes of illegal and dangerous fireworks from China.
Perez Hilton labels Tokio Hotel's US tour a scam
Tokio Hotel’s recent live shows in America might not have been as "live" as their fans thought, if celebrity tattletale Perez Hilton is to be believed. Has the German glam rock band been faking its performances?