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CEE: The Berlin Wall

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 16/11/2009

The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: How To Marry a Bulgarian hosts a series of readers' personal reflections: Biliana Velkova, Alexandra Grashkina-Hristova, Maria Vassileva; Hungarian Spectrum writes that “for Hungary and the Hungarians the whole thing started much earlier ...

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Japan: Hitler's “Mein Kampf”, the manga version

Posted by Scilla Alecci on 13/11/2009

After more than 80 years since its first publication, Hitler's Mein Kampf has become a Manga comic.The 190 page volume, which sold some 45,000 copies in the first printing, tells in a very simple way the story of Adolf Hitler, from his childhood to his rise as the leader of the National Sociali ...

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German architect unveils plans for the worlds largest man-made mountain

Posted by AditiJ on 11/11/2009

While the world is busy raising sky-high buildings, Berlin is preparing to erect a 1,000m tall artificial mountain. Jakob Tigges, a German architect has recently unveiled a plan for worlds largest man-made mountain at the site of the former...

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European governments must act on human rights 20 years after the Berlin Wall

Posted on 09/11/2009

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin wall, European governments must act urgently to tackle human rights abuses against migrants, asylum seekers, detainees and minorities, Amnesty International said on Friday.   "While the fall of the Berlin wall symbolized the opening of borders, ...

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Video: The world commemorates the fall of the Berlin Wall

Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra on 09/11/2009

Today is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a complex security structure that once divided East and West Berlin in Germany. Today we are showcasing some of the videos from throughout the globe that are being uploaded to commemorate this date and what it meant to barriers not only i ...

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