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"The Chancellor has stressed that it
is particularly important to keep diplomatic channels open
in this critical situation," deputy government spokesman
Steg reported. Chancellor Merkel has been deeply concerned
about the hostilities in Georgia.
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As Foreign Minister Steinmeier concluded his
trip to Afghanistan, his impression was that progress is being
made in police and army-building, that reconstruction projects
are having a positive impact, but that the security situation
is worsening. Germany thus wants to further step up its police-building
activities.
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On the second day of his visit, Foreign Minister
Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke to President Hamid Karzai and
Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta in Kabul about the political
situation and progress in the field of reconstruction. Steinmeier
also met representatives of the United Nations Mission and
the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
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In this lead article published in the "Frankfurter
Allgemeine Zeitung" on 28 July 2008, Foreign Minister
Steinmeier writes, "During the Games China will be the
focus of world attention. And people everywhere will be wondering
what kind of country this is."
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A standing-room-only crowd gathered at the
National Air and Space Museum to hear three astronauts—Hans
Schlegel of Germany, Léopold Eyharts of France, and
Carl Walz of the United States—recount their experiences
aboard the International Space Station and the space shuttle.
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The German government is putting its faith
in intelligent energy regulation and incentives to save energy,
adopting a second package of measures as part of the Integrated
Energy and Climate Program. For example, "intelligent
meters" will help consumers choose energy efficiency and
savings.
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The
German astronaut spoke with Germany.info about his experience
helping to deliver and install the European Columbus laboratory
to the International Space Station in February. From space, “you
don’t see any borders; you don’t see any religions,
races,” Schlegel said.
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German School of Tallahassee celebrates
the early immigration from German-speaking countries.
Director Hans Plendl informes about this event.
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Following the bronze won by Ditte
Kotzian and Heike Fischer in women's synchronized
diving from the 3-meter springboard, Patrick Hausding
and Sascha Klein won Germany's second medal at
the Olympic Games on Monday, taking silver in men's
synchronized 10-meter platform diving.
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He's the face of German basketball
and one of the best players in the world. And now
he has realized a longtime ambition - the lanky
30-year-old will headline his national team at
the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Twenty-six young people—half
from Israel and half from Germany—have set
sail from northern Germany for a journey across
the Baltic Sea and toward a future of better mutual
understanding. They are blogging about their experiences
on the five-day voyage.
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UNESCO
has added a group of six Berlin housing developments, all built
from 1913 to 1934, to its World Heritage list, signaling a
trend toward cultural recognition of modern landmarks. The
structures include designs by architects Bruno Taut, Hans Scharoun
and Walter Gropius.
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