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The Week in Germany
July 6, 2007
Headlines
Current Affairs
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Merkel
Affirms CO2 Cuts but Says the World Must Join In
Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Tuesday that a German offer to cut
carbon-dioxide emissions by 40 per cent remained conditional on most
of the world joining in. |
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German
Court backs Tornado Deployment in Afghanistan
Germany's top court Tuesday dismissed a move to end the deployment
of six surveillance aircraft sent to Afghanistan to help NATO forces
fighting the Taliban. |
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European
Youth Stage Opera for Chancellor Merkel to Celebrate the Conclusion
of Germany's EU Presidency
"Europe is like a rollercoaster ride. Sometimes things go fast,
sometimes they go slow, sometimes they go up, sometimes they go down,"
was the way one performer put it at the beginning of the opera. |
| Business, Technology
and the Environment |
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Germany
Aims for Balanced Budget in 2011
The German cabinet approved Wednesday a draft budget for 2008 that
sees an increase in spending but still puts the nation on course for
a balanced budget in 2011. |
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Scientists
find Genetic Origin of Asthma in Children
Scientists from The National Genome Research Network (NGFN), which
encompasses universities and research institutions throughout Germany,
have identified gene variants that increase the risk of asthma for
children significantly. |
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Germany
World Champion in Export of Technology-Based Goods
Ahead of the United States and Japan, Germany is the world’s
leading exporter of research-intensive goods, with exports of 428.3
billion euros. |
| Culture
and Zeitgeist |
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Käthe
Kollwitz—Artist, Mother, Pacifist
Born in 1867 into a period of political upheaval, Käthe Kollwitz
and her art are inextricably linked to the tumultuous events of this
historical era. |
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Poet
& Novelist Hermann Hesse Remembered 130 Years After His Birth
Hermann Hesse is one of the most widely read and best-selling German-language
authors. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his
works, which include novels, stories, reflections, poems, and critical
essays on politics, literature, and culture.< |
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Hungry
for Success, Indian Students give “Deutsch” a Try
In India, Germany's language and culture institute, the Goethe Institut,
is flooded with students wanting to learn a foreign tongue to improve
their chances of success in a globalizing world. |
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Readings:
TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it!
This week, a New Yorker story goes on location in the Thai
jungle with Werner Herzog, the Goethe Institut looks back on 125 years
of the Berlin Philharmonic, and the LA Times wonders whether
Berlin's art scene can be sexy when it is no longer poor. |
| Sports |
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Horse
Riding in Germany is not Limited to the Elite
Riding has been undergoing something of a renaissance in Germany in
recent years. |
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