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• Illuminating Example of a Period in History: The Chancellor’s Bungalow in Bonn
  Recently, the former residence and reception building of Germany’s chancellors started opening its doors to the public....
• Candida Höfer: “Projects: Done” at Morsbroich Museum
  Candida Höfer’s latest show combines an inventive projection into the future with a retrospective of accomplishments past: “Projects: Done”, her 15th and latest project, provides a sort of résumé of her completed photo series....
• Reconstructing Dance: Taking an Active Interest in the Legacy of Dance
  Contemporary choreographers are all fired up about the avant-garde – both yesterday’s and yesteryear’s.
• Despite Differences in History, A Fusion at Heart – Jazz in Germany after the Fall of the Wall
  In Germany, the past two decades have been a fight for identity.
• Language Policy in the EU: Common Values vs Particular Interests
  All the members of the European Union espouse the common value of fair and efficient cooperation, which in turn involves smooth communication on as equal a footing as possible in business, politics, the arts and the EU institutions.

• G8 summit: Poor nations want past promises honoured
  Africa took centre stage at the G8 summit on Friday, with wealthy nations eager to reassure critics they will honour past aid pledges and approve a new $15 billion agriculture programme. After two days of talks focused on the economic crisis, trade and global warming, the final day of the G8 gathering in Italy will concentrate on the world’s poorest nations.
• Xinjiang: Chinese riot police break up Uighur protest
  Chinese riot police broke up a small demonstration by Uighurs leaving Friday prayers in a Muslim Uighur neighbourhood of Urumqi, arresting several who were taken away with hands above their heads. "You see, this is how they treat Uighurs -- like animals," said one woman of what appeared to be only a localised flare-up.
• Urumqi, China: Uighur Muslims say unable to attend Friday prayer
  Ethnic tensions in China's far-west Xinjiang shift from the streets to mosques of the regional capital on Friday, with many Uighur Muslims saying the authorities would not let them observe their main day of prayer. China's ruling Communist Party may fear that big Uighur religious gatherings could become another catalyst for unrest after a week of ethnic strife.
• Ousted President Zelaya: Honduras chief says he was 'saving lives'
  The Honduran armed forces chief who ousted President Manuel Zelaya said the decision was made by "the state" to save lives, because violence would have erupted otherwise. General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez said the decision was made jointly by the Supreme Court, leaders of Congress and the electoral tribunal.

• Podcast zum Thema „Mode“
  In diesem Podcast hörst Du ein Interview mit Judith-Christina. Die 26-jährige Jura Studentin ist...
• Over the moon: Alexander Gerst picked for astronaut training by ESA
  Following the successful completion of a selection procedure that began last year and included 8400...
• Researchers develop test for the early diagnosis of schizophrenia
  The diagnosis of schizophrenia can be particularly challenging, as many of its symptoms can be...
• Oldest ever jewellery pieces excavated by international team in Morocco
  The oldest ever pieces of jewellery have been uncovered during an ongoing excavation in eastern...
• Drunken Dachshund found by police in Lower Saxony
  A drunken Dachshund caught the attention of police recently after he ate too many overripe...

• World's major economies agree 2-degree climate goal
  The world's richest nations Thursday 9 July reached a landmark deal with India, China and other...
• Germany drops plans for military training ground
  Germany dropped plans Thursday 9 July to redevelop a former Russian military training ground near...
• Micro-Sensor in artery measures blood pressure
  High blood pressure can be a trial of patience for doctors and for sufferers, whose blood pressure...