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September 03, 2010
Jamila Al-Yousef , Photo: (C) Jamila Al-Yousef
Born When the Wall Came Down

Every country has generations that influence the social and political trajectory more than others. In Germany the post-war generation stands for the reconstruction of a war-torn country and the ensuing West German...

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Checkpoint Charlie 1961  Photo: (C) Landesarchiv Berlin
A State becomes history

On October 7, 1949, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was founded. The communist state existed for four decades with the German-German border forming the hottest frontline of the Cold War. The GDR...

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Wall for Sale: In Search of Original Pieces of the Berlin Wall

Young Germany interviews Art Harman from Virginia, one of the few remaining sellers of authentic pieces of the Berlin Wall

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Brandenburger Tor and Wall, Photo: Flickr (CC) Songkran
After the Fall: YG interviews director of Berlin Wall film

YG gets the inside scoop on the After the Fall documentary from co-director Eric Black

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Freedom Without Walls campaign, Photo: (C) German Information Centre, USA
Freedom Without Walls

For citizens of Germany, there are few events in modern history as significant as the fall of the Berlin Wall. On November 9, 1989, the physical symbol of the political and emotional divisions of Germany was removed almost overnight. Twenty years on, this historical milestone is still very much present in the minds of countless Germans, many o

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The Raisebore Strata 950 drill, which will be used to make the hole to free 33 trapped Chilean miners, is being installed at the San Jose mine August 30, 2010, Photo: picture alliance / dpa.
German drilling equipment arrives in support of mine rescue operations

The rescue mission to free 33 miners in Chile is underway with German participation. An Australian machine is digging in the direction of the buried miners. A second drill head and motor has arrived from Germany intended to speed up the rescue operations already underway.


FOKUS MEGASTORE, Photo: Fraunhofer FOKUS
"One platform fits all" in Fraunhofer FOKUS app store

The way we use and consume information has changed dramatically. Gone are the days when we simply look for subjects using search engines. Mobile apps now direct our interests and search requests into a particular domain. The Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems...


Isabella Rossellini and Anthony Hopkins on location at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin to shoot some scenes for the movie "The Innocent", (cc) wiki user Towpilot
Isabella Rossellini to preside over 2011 Berlinale jury

The internationally renowned Italian-American actress, director, model and designer Isabella Rossellini has been selected to lead the jury for the 61st Berlin International Film Festival known as the Berlinale.


In the course of the decades, Ritter Sport has shown that a one-product company can repeatedly reinvent itself. Photo (cc) flickr user cacaobug
A square goes around the globe

“Let us make a chocolate bar that fits into the pocket of every sports jacket,” Clara Ritter said to her husband in 1932. This marked the beginning of a global career. Today, the one-product company has one of the best-known brands worldwide.








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