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German
Cabinet Approves Plan to Meet Ambitious Climate Targets
The pillars of the plan are renewable energy and energy efficiency
in electricity generation as well as buildings. |
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German
Development Minister Announces Aid Package for Iraq Refugees in Syria
In Damascus this week, German Development Minister Heidemarie-Wieczorek
Zeul announced that Germany would make 4 million euro (5.4 million
dollars) available to build schools. |
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Honorary
Consul says Young Leaders Conference Shows that Viewpoints on Global
Warming “Aren't Divided by the Atlantic Ocean.”
The annual German American Young Leaders Conference took place in
Louisville, Kentucky. |
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Chinese
Journalists Impressed with German Chancellor
The meeting shows that the chancellor gives great importance to the
values of democracy and liberty in China, a journalist said. |
| Business, Technology
and the Environment |
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Green
Machines: Frankfurt Car Show to Address Climate Concerns
Challenges facing the global car industry as a result of climate change
having emerged as the trade fair's key theme. |
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Preview
– Internationale Funkausstellung: Big screens show the way at
IFA trade show
One of the largest international consumer electronics shows, the Berlin
Funkausstellung points the way for Christmas shopping. |
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Baltic
to be Model for European Sea Management
A Baltic Action Plan is due to be approved in Warsaw in November,
with the aim of cleaning up the sea and turning the region into a
model for the rest of Europe. |
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Discounter
Aldi to Offer Wines from Top German Vintners at Bargain Price
Priced to sell at six to eight dollars, the special Aldi-only cuvees
will reach a much larger population than the vintners top-flight productions. |
| Culture
and Zeitgeist |
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End
of an Era: 173 Year-Old German-American Congregation Holds an Uplifting
Final Service
A chapter in German-American history came to a close last weekend
as the Holy Ghost Church held its final service after 173 years of
existence in St. Louis Missouri. |
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Window
by artist Gerhard Richter unveiled at Cologne Cathedral
The 75-year-old artist, who has a reputation for being a man of few
words, seemed to be happy with his work and said he was proud "it
hadn't gone wrong." |
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Misunderstandings:
TWIG Readers Respond on Jaywalking, Livin' in the USA and Carsharing
TWIG readers had even more to say on traffic behavior in Germany and
the USA this week. |
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New
Exhibition on Avant-Garde Dancer and Bauhaus Muse
In the 1920’s, Gret Palucca garnered attention for her exuberant
choreographic style, and she captivated Bauhaus artists, including
Wassily Kandinsky and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. |
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Twenty
Novels Nominated for German Book Prize
The 20 titles reflect the extraordinary diversity and vitality that
German-language literature has to present this fall. |
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Classical
Music Roundup: Beethovenfest in Bonn, Osnabrück Orchestra in
Iran, James Levine in Cincinnati
TWIG takes a look at classical music happenings on both sides of
the Atlantic. |
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Readings:
TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it!
This week, the taz covers Berlin's dance extravaganza Tanz
im August, and the Economist writes about Peter Stein's
play "Wallenstein" starring Klaus Maria Brandauer. |
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