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Michael Schumacher,the German Icon returns
Region: GermanyGreatest comeback in sporting history,Michael Schumacher agreed to replace the injured Felipe Massa, He was World Champion for seven-time. Though he retired from the sport in 2006, he agreed to return .Ferrari can boast of a dream team consisting of Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen and he will be driving for Ferrari for the rest of the 2009 season. more
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German Suburb of Vauban Opts to go 'Car-less'
Region: GermanyVauban, a district in Freiburg, Germany, home to around 5,500 residents is popularly known as ‘community with no cars.’ As reported, 70 percent of the families in this upscale suburb don’t own cars. Though Car ownership is allowed, cars can only be parked at the large garages at the edge of the development. Also a car-owner has to buy a space, worth $40,000 along with a home. “Vauban is... more
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Beheading Hitler
Region: Germany
An unemployed German man in Berlin was fined 900 euros (approximately $1,277) for breaking down, or let's say, beheading, the wax statue of Adolf Hitler in the Berlin Museum. Only after a few minutes the Madame Tussauds museum inaugurated in Berlin, the 42 year old man rushed to the statue and ripped its head off. The man, who is also an ex police officer claimed he did so because he didn't like the idea of a Nazi bei... more
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Jamlitz Mass Grave of Nazi Victims to Be Unearthed
Region: Germany
by Rachel Balik German authorities will excavate an estimated 750 unmarked graves from a site near a concentration camp and turn the spot into a memorial. Long-Awaited Excavation of Lieberose Labor Camp Graves Begins The excavation of the gravesite begins on April 22, 2009, the 64th anniversary of the liberation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. The graves are th... more
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Berlinale Forum - Born in Defiance, Surviving with Integrity
Region: GermanySo what exactly is Forum? The question rose anew after a screening of Calimucho, when an audience member asked why such a good film hadn't been selected for competition. Having come to Berlinale this year specifically and exclusively to view Forum selections, the question puzzled me, and set me on a path of reflection that helped me understand why I drop everything to fly to Berlin in the dead of winter to see movies t... more
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Life in Occupied France
Region: Germany
Suite Françoise is an interesting book for several reasons. The book is written by a Russian Jew and consists of two novellas bundled into one. They portray life in France from June 4, 1940, as German forces prepare to invade Paris, through July 1, 1941, when some of Hitler's occupying troops leave France to join the assault on the Soviet Union. The second novella ends abruptly, because the author was not ab... more
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Abhishek Kapoor,the Director of Rock On says 'Wow' after Filmfare
Region: GermanyAbhishek Kapoor is very happy now for the rewards for the success of Rock On. Rocking Kapoor says, feel supremely happy about the recognition that Rock On has got at the Filmfare awards. I’ve watched the awards open-mouted from the time black-and-white images of the screen legends like Dilip Kumar and Schitra Sen getting the awards... more
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'Zum Vergleich', a Cinéma Vérité Tour de Force
Region: GermanyZum Vergleich / By Comparison (Harun Farocki, Germany/Austria) (World Premiere) Berlinale 2009, Forum Monday, February 9 Read the Forum synopsis Where else but Forum could you find a movie that teaches everything there is to know about brickmaking from Gando, Burkina Faso to Fläsch, Switzerland? An exaggeration, of course - we cannot know what it is like to work in a brick factory unless we do it. But this t... more
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EU Calls for Safeguarding Manufacturers from Looming Recession
Region: GermanyBrussels, Belgium (GroundReport) – According to published reports, leaders of the European Union meeting in Brussels Thursday called for action protecting European manufacturers from a looming recession. In addition, the union's 27 bloc members agreed to reach an agreement on a climate change deal by the end of the year,. In a two-day summit, European Union ministers said they would work with other... more
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First research ship in the North pole completes circling
Region: Germany
Scientists from different disciplines and knowledge were using the German ice-breaker Polarsternfor almost 25 years for their research, along with others on the climate. The vessel is the first research ship to complete a circle in North Pole. more
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