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Minority Government Takes Over in German State of Hesse
A minority government headed by incumbent Premier Roland Koch took office in the German state of Hesse on Saturday (April 5) after elections 10 weeks ago failed to produce a clear winner. |
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Foreign Minister Steinmeier to Meet with Secretary Rice
Foreign Minister Steinmeier will meet with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today in Washington, DC, to discuss a range of international issues. He will also meet and talk with the foreign policy advisors to the three US presidential candidates. |
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Germany Supporting Construction of 33 More Police Stations in Afghanistan
Currently 33 police stations are being built with German assistance in the north of the country. Germany has made available a total of 2.9 million euros for the program. The aim is to extend policing beyond the urban centers by improving police infrastructure in rural areas as well. |
| Business, Technology
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Fraunhofer Develops Smart Components To Help Cyclists Gear Up
Germany's Fraunhofer Society is developing a system that could help would-be cyclists get in gear with adaptronic components that report inappropriate biomechanical stress. |
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Pilot Project to Label Consumer Goods with Carbon Footprint
A German pilot project will be launched on April 15 that will attempt to determine the carbon emissions of goods and services consumed daily, in hopes of "greening" some of our economic transactions. |
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German-Israeli Year of Science to Promote Young Scientists
The program seeks to build on a nearly 50-year cooperative history between researchers in the two countries with conferences, symposia and special events. |
| Culture
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Sculptor's "Remembrance Stones" a Big Hit in Germany
Sculptor Gunter Demnig's "stumbling blocks" remind passers by of the victims of the Holocaust throughout Germany. |
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Biennial Shines Spotlight on Contemporary Art in Berlin
The 5th Berlin Biennial is being held at a string of venues across the capital. A special attraction this year is that works will be on display both day and night.
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Readings: TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can
Tell You Where to Find it!
This week, German authors are rediscovering the story, Saxony Anhalt is grappling with depopulation and Moby explains why Germany is cool. |
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Snowflake Makes Public Debut as Super-Cute Poster Cub Reminding World of Need for Urgent Action on Climate Change
Four-month-old Flocke, German for Snowflake, already has her own website and is set to take over the role of Germany's most adorable polar bear.
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| Sports |
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A Look Back at 100 Years of German Soccer
It was a trip into the unknown when 11 soccer players left for Basel to play the first of now 800 international football matches for Germany one hundred years ago on April 5, 1908, against hosts Switzerland. |
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Hamburg Masters Remains Upbeat in Battle with ATP in Delaware
German tennis supremo Georg von Waldenfels hopes that the Rothenbaum tennis center won't be as tranquil in mid-May 2009 as it was on a recent afternoon. |
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