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The Week in Germany
September 29, 2006
Headlines
Saxony Special
Current Affairs
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Version of Mozert Opera Cancelled in Berlin Amid Fears of Islamic
Backlash
The managing director of Berlin's biggest opera house has come under
fire from German officials for canceling a performance of "Idomeneo",
a production with anti-religious overtones which she fears could
incite anger among Islamic extremists. "We must be careful
that we do not increasingly shy away out of fear of violent radicals,"
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in response.
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A
Witness to History: Former German Ambassador Recalls the Fall of
the Wall and Celebrating German Unity in Washington
The day the Berlin Wall fell, Jürgen Ruhfus was on a flight
to Santa Fe. After receiving an inflight call, he first heard the
historic news from his wife Karin, who was waiting for him in Santa
Fe. She also informed him that journalists were gathering at the
airport, hoping to receive comments and insight from Germany's top
representative in America.
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Prevent
World From Dividing Into Hostile Blocks
“We have to do everything in our power to prevent the world from
dividing up once more into hostile blocs,” Foreign Minister Steinmeier
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Voices
From the Wall: Tell us Your Story and Enter to Win a Brand New iPod
Shuffle!
Tell us your personal story of November 9, 1989, when the Berlin
Wall came down, and you could win a brand new iPod shuffle! Plus,
a special series of related stories from Germany.info.
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Business and Technology
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Confidence
in Germany's Economy Hits Turning Point
German business confidence in current economic conditions has
soared to a 15-year high, based on an eagerly anticipated new survey,
the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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German
Jobless Rate Drops Again, Government Upbeat About a Permanent Seachange
The German unemployment rate has been in decline, and government offiicials
are now predicting based on the latest figures that this positive
downward trend is probably here to stay.
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BMW
Set to Meet Earnings Target as Sales Rebound
Luxury German carmaker BMW AG announced on Thursday it expects to
reach its pre-tax profit target of €4 billion ($5.1 billion)
following an increase in sales in September.
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and Zeitgeist |
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Half
a Century On, U.S. Government Hands Amerika Haus Over to Berlin
After nearly 50 years the United States has bequeathed its "Amerika
Haus" in Berlin to the German capital. U.S. Ambassador William
Robert Timken, Jr. handed over the building to Berlin Governing Mayor
Klaus Wowereit on Monday.
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Ambrosia
for Bookworms: Frankfurt Rolls Out Red Carpet to Authors and Sellers
as the World Stage for Literature
Frankfurt is gearing up for its annual transformation into 'book city':
Some 280,000 people are expected to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair
from October 4 to 8.
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Amos
Oz Wins Corine Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, Havel Honored
in Regensurg
Author Amos Oz was awarded the Corine International Book Award for
lifetime achievement on Sunday in Munich. At the same time, former
Czech president Vaclav Havel receive a €15,000 ($19,000) prize
on Sunday from the southern German city of Regensburg for his role
as a great conciliator.
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Paris
Hilton Likes Dirndl and Loves Germany
The ubiquitous Paris Hilton visited Munich's Oktoberfest for the first
time in her dazzling young jet-setting life in a golden dirndl to
plug a very non-Bavarian drink - prosecco from a can. She was so taken
by her own matching dirndl, she may start designing a line of the
traditional dresses herself. |
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Looking
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look at developments in the dynamic new German state of Saxony,
16 years after unification.
