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Merkel's
Popularity Reaches All Time High at Mid-Term
Two years into her term as Germany's Chancellor, Angela Merkel is
more popular than any German Chancellor since the creation of the
Federal Republic of Germany after World War II. |
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Ministries
in Berlin Roll Out the Red Carpet for Day of the Open Door
In Berlin this weekend, the Federal Government and all its ministries
are extending the same invitation during the 9th annual “Day
of the Open Door”. |
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German
Development Ministry Pledges Aid for Hard-Hit Peruvian Towns Following
Earthquake
Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
(BMZ) has pledged 1.5 million euro (2 million dollars) in emergency
aid to two Peruvian towns where almost no buildings were left standing
following a massive earthquake. |
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Replica
of Western Wall Built in Berlin
A new $8.2 million Jewish community center in the German capital of
Berlin will feature a replica of Jerusalem's Western Wall "accurate
down to the plants sprouting from it". |
| Business, Technology
and the Environment |
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Ex-Siemens
Chief to Fill COO Slot at Alcoa
Klaus Kleinfeld, the Siemens Chief Executive who spent much of his
career running Siemens' US businesses, will return to the US to join
the Pittsburgh-based mining company Alcoa as president and chief operating
officer on October 1. |
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Trade
Fair Focuses on the Serious Business of Playing Video Games
Running until August 26, this year's event will be the biggest ever,
with more than 200,000 people expected to visit the Leipzig Exhibition
Center. |
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Booming
German Solar Industry Attracts Attention of American Investors as
Hamburg's Conergy Expands International Operations
A recent report in Munich-based daily Süddeutsche Zeitung
cited a predicted wave of consolidation in Germany's solar sector
over the next two to three years. |
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More
Math and Science Grads got their Diplomas from German Universities
in 2006
The Federal Statistics Office announced this week that German universities
turned out 43,100 graduates in the natural sciences in 2006, a nine
percent increase over the previous year. |
| Culture
and Zeitgeist |
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House
of World Cultures Turns an Eye Back to the US on 50th Anniversary
Though the distinctive Berlin building has been devoted to non-Western
art over the last two decades, it will celebrate its 50th by returning
to its American roots. |
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Berlin
Zoo Introduces Children's Book About Cute Knut
The Berlin Zoo has introduced its first authorized children's book
about Knut, the famous polar bear cub. |
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German
Art Historian is Director of LA's Getty Institute
Berlin-based art historian Thomas Gaehtgens has been chosen as the
new director of the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. |
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Love
Parade Finds New Home in Germany's Industrial Heartland
The event was moved to the Ruhr region city of Essen after plans
to retain it in Berlin fell through. |
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Readings:
TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it!
This week, Balkan music rocks Germany, and a new book looks back
on the Marshall Plan after 10 years. |
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