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Debt
Conversion Initiative Launched to Fund Health Programs
The German and Indonesian governments signed an agreement to cancel
50 million euros (70 million dollars) of Indonesia’s debt on
the condition that Indonesia invests half of the freed-up money into
national health programs. |
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German
Heritage Comes Alive with New Website and Documentary as Day of German
Unity and German-American Day Marked This Month
German Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee and German Ambassador
to the United States Klaus Scharioth will introduce the Website and
the Documentary to the Congressional Study Group on Germany. |
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US
and German Authorities Bust Steroids Labs in Operation "Raw Deal"
Police say that illegal steroids are increasingly sold through highly
organized international channels. |
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Made
in Germany: Horst Köhler Prefers Homegrown Produce in Presidential
Palace - Right Down to the Whisky
German President Horst Köhler has ordered that only German produce
is served to guests at his Berlin home, the ornate neo-classical palace,
Schloss Bellevue. |
| Business, Technology
and the Environment |
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German
Wine Growers Expect 2007 to be "Superb Year"
Growers hope the current dry spell will last, so that they can make
use of the early ripening this year to lock in all the aromas and
flavors the grapes have to offer. |
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Species
Protection: Sturgeon Thriving in German-Polish Border River
A decade of preparation has gone into the binational bid to re-acclimatize
the fish, 40 years after pollution killed the last Baltic sturgeon
(Acipenser oxyrinchus) in the Oder River. |
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Frankfurt's
Deutsche Börse Expands in China
Deutsche Börse is to be exclusive sales partner in Europe for
the CSI300 Index, which tracks the top shares in Shanghai and Shenzhen. |
| Culture
and Zeitgeist |
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Jewish
Museum Berlin Opens New Addition by Architect Daniel Libeskind
The Jewish Museum Berlin is celebrating its new addition by American
architect Daniel Libeskind, the Glass Courtyard, the design of which
is inspired by the Sukkah, a temporary dwelling crafted in celebration
of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). |
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Gunter
Hampel to Receive the German Jazz-Prize 2007
Hampel helped establish European jazz in the 1960's with his mix
of highly composed music and free improvisation. |
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Münster
World Sculpture Show Attracts Half a Million
A free open-air show by 34 of the world's top sculptors will end
this Sunday (Sept. 30) in Germany with more than half a million
people estimated to have toured the sites in the city of Münster.
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Local
Tip: A Grey Routine Calls for Color - German School of Washington
Hosts German Artist, International Art Symposium
The German School of Washington is hosting and organizing an international
art symposium on October 13 with special guest Marion Albrecht,
an artist from the southern German city of Erlangen. |
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Readings:
TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it!
This week, read about Swiss architect Peter Zumthor's new art museum
in Cologne, the titles that have been shortlisted for the German
Book Prize, and why languages sometimes die out. |
| Sports |
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German
Women to Defend World Cup Title against Brazil after 3:0 Shutout
against Norway
Striker Birgit Prinz stood out in another strong performance
from the German Women's Soccer team. |
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