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Germany's
Motor City to Bury Main Train Station
Stuttgart, where both Mercedes-Benz and Porsche cars are made,
is about to spend billions of euros to move its main train station
underground. |
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German
States Introduce Smoking Ban
All of Germany's 16 federal states will introduce a patchwork of smoking
bans by 2008. The first bans entered into force in three states on
August 1. |
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Publication
on International Humanitarian Law Marks 100th Anniversary of Peace
Conference
Published on the 100th anniversary of the 1907 Second International
Peace Conference, “Documents on International Humanitarian Law”
brings together, in German and English, documents on international
law dating from 1856 up to 2005. |
| Business, Technology
and the Environment |
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"Dawning
of a Long Period of Higher Economic Growth"
A new survey of 350 German business leaders aged 40 and under published
recently by manager magazin found that the next generation
of business leaders are sanguine about Germany's prospects for sustained
growth and competitiveness. |
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Giant
Sail Saves 50 Percent Ship Fuel
Remember the days when brave men went down to the sea in ships, set
their sails to the wind, and went where the zephyrs took them? They're
back! |
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Producing
Hydrogen Out of Trash
Realizing the medieval alchemist's dream of turning base matter
into gold: A German company has successfully synthesized hydrogen
gas from biomass. |
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Hops,
Bavaria's Green Gold
As large parts of the world like their lager less bitter, hops
farmers are looking at alternative uses for their crop. |
| Culture
and Zeitgeist |
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German
Pop: Herbert Grönemeyer Plans American Debut in New York City,
Nurtures European Pop as Record Boss
Legendary pop artist Grönemeyer, a household name in Germany,
will perform for the first time in the Big Apple in September. |
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Berlin's
Loudest Plattenbau has a Hotly Desired Address: Frank Zappa Street
A German biologist is undertaking an epic journey to prove that
that transatlantic trade is much older than we think. |
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Gerhard
Skrobek, Artisan Behind Hummel Figurines,
Dies at 85
The premier postwar artisan of Hummel figurines, those rosy-cheeked
porcelain people that have graced millions of mantels around the world
for nearly three-quarters of a century has died. |
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German
Town Plans Festival for Elvis Anniversary
Guests booking into the hostel are invited to "travel back
with us to the former communist East Germany" and enjoy the "countless
clever and amusing touches of everyday life in the German Democratic
Republic (GDR)!" |
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Readings:
TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it!
This week, read about German record labels that have found success
unearthing American country classics and a Palo Alto solar energy
company that is establishing a plant in Dresden. |
| Sports |
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Stuttgart
to Host Cycling Worlds
The cycling world championships will go ahead as planned next month
after all parties involved promised a tough fight against doping. |
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