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Tue 10 Nov 2009, AT 11:29
Foreign Secretary’s surprise trip increases speculation about top EU job
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Tue 10 Nov 2009, AT 11:28
Nicolas Sarkozy’s claim that he helped chip away the Berlin Wall have been ridiculed, while more accusations of nepotism surface
Berliners and EU leaders brave the rain to mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
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Tue 10 Nov 2009, AT 05:59
A German historian who witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall explains why it did not feel like a momentous event at the time
The geopolitical implications may have been massive, but not everyone grasped the importance of the fall of the Berlin Wall on the night of November 9, 1989. Roland Pietsch, an 18-year-old in his final year of school, was one of those who nonchalantly accepted the end of an era. However, he was at least equipped with a camera when his headmaster closed the school the following day and took his students to the Brandenburg Gate.
Cabaret spirit reigns as MTV marks 20 years since fall of the Berlin Wall
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Thu 5 Nov 2009, AT 17:48
MTV fails to see the irony of erecting a wall to secure gig celebrating fall of the Berlin Wall
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Mon 15 Dec 2008, AT 00:00
The British rock star spent three years living in the city and a later concert there stirred opposition to the wall
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