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The Week in Germany
March 2, 2007
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Current Affairs
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Europe
Must Adapt to Changing Global Situation
In a major policy speech to the Bundestag, Merkel said that adaptation
has to be economic as well as ecological. |
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The
Transatlantic Ties that Bind: Marshall Memorial Fellowship Turns 25,
Ambassador Scharioth at DC Bash
On March 8, the GMF in Washington will honor "the past, present
and future" of its Memorial Fellowship Program with a reception. |
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Public
Broadcaster Plans Online Muslim Friday Sermons
A ZDF spokes person said that the online forum would offer opinions
and talks from a Muslim point of view on ethical topics, spirituality
and current events. |
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Humanitarian
Help: Zimbabwe's AIDS Orphans Get $23.5 Million in Assistance from
Germany
An estimated 1.6 million Zimbabwean children have been orphaned by
AIDS. |
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German
States Agree on Limited Smoking Ban in Restaurants, Country Could
be "Smoke Free" by 2008
If approved by state leaders, the ban would cover restaurants and
cafes, nightclubs, theaters, cinemas, museums and daycare centers
for children as well as public buildings. |
Business and Technology
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German
and American Business Leaders Gear up for Transatlantic Summit
at Hamburg Meeting
The agenda of the meeting organized by German industry association
BDI included Chancellor Angela Merkel’s proposals for reducing
transatlantic trade barriers, competition from Asia, and the threat
of product piracy. |
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Minister
says Europe must Widen its Energy Sources
German Economics Minister Michael Glos said recently that Europe
must widen its sources of energy and in the process strengthen links
with North Africa. |
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International
Polar Year Coordinates Challenging, Complex Research
This week, over 60 countries, including Germany and the United States,
launched the International Polar Year 2007-2008, which will include
thousands of scientists conducting some 220 science and outreach
projects. |
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Frontier
Research to Get Major Boost with European Research Center
The creation of the European Research Council marks a milestone
in European research policy, Chancellor Angela Merkel said at
a launch conference in Berlin organized by the German Research
Foundation. |
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and Zeitgeist |
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Heinz
Berggruen’s Legacy is More Than Art Collection
Heinz Berggruen, the renowned art dealer and collector who literally
furnished and inhabited one of Berlin’s most exquisite museums
and then ensured that the modern works would remain in Germany,
is being remembered as a remarkable friend and art patron
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Marlene
Dietrich Movie Kicks Off the Goethe-Institut's Wagner in Hollywood
Film Festival in Washington
In conjunction with the Washington National Opera's performance
of Die Walküre, the Goethe-Institut is presenting Hollywood
classics featuring his music at its downtown DC digs. |
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Bestsellers
- a look at what Germany is reading
Uschi Obermaier, the avatar of the sexual revolution in Germany,
has a tell-all biography on the non-fiction charts. |
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Readings:
TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it!
This week, Wolf Biermann on "The Lives of Others", Anne
Applebaum on Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Michael Glos on Airbus, and much
more! |
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Das
Boot
Author Lothar-Günther Buchheim Dies at 89
Buchheim, an author, painter, and art collector, wrote the story
for one of the most successful German films ever. |
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Chancellor
Merkel Presents Jürgen Klinsmann with the Order of Merit
of the Federal Republic of Germany
The former national coach traveled to Germany again for the first
time since the World Cup in order to receive the award from Chancellor
Angela Merkel on February 28. Klinsmann was very moved and thanked
the team again.
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Death-Defying
German Glider Back in the Sky
A German paraglider who earlier this month survived being frozen
stiff in minus 50-degree temperatures when she was sucked up to
an altitude higher than Mount Everest said Sunday that she would
compete in this week's world championships in Australia.
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Soccer:
Germany Throws its Hat Into the Ring in Bid to Host the Women's
World Cup in 2011
"I think it's great," German Chancellor Angela Merkel
said recently in a video podcast to the German Football Federation
(DFB).
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