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  Achtung! Electric Porsches Are Mean and Green

  By David Jenison | Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:31 AM ET

  Greenster around the globe 3,500 times. If the company can use its hydroelectric plants to provide electric power for the eRUF automobiles, it means Germans can double their green points by driving electric sports cars on water-generated power from emission-free plants. Normally you'd have to pu Read More

  More like this in: Siemens, Technology, Business, Eco-Friendly, Emissions, Electric Car, Hydroelectric, Automobiles, Bavaria, Tesla Roadster
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  What Do Porsches Have to Do With Cancer?

  By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:05 PM ET

  the proceeds from the auction, to take place on December 2, will go to the Oncology Research Department of the Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart, Germany.Photo courtesy of perdosimoes7, vi Read More

  More like this in: Cancer, Philanthropy, Stuttgart, Germany, Science, Social Responsibility, Europe, Healthcare, Giving
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  Veterans Worldwide Take a Bow

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:19 PM ET

  Abbey to commemorate those lost in WWI. The event also included the traditional two-minute silence to honor past war dead, reports CNN. France and Germany symbolically joined forces for a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. This comes just two days after Germans marked another histori Read More

  More like this in: Barack Obama, London, England, Australia, Paris, France, Veterans, Berlin, Military, Queen Elizabeth, Veterans Day
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  The ABCs of Veterans Day

  By Darragh Worland | Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:46 PM ET

  holiday, which began as Armistice Day after World War I. The day of remembrance commemorates the armistice treaty between the Allied countries and Germany, which ended the war on the Western front on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. Paris time, also known as "the eleventh [hour] of the eleventh [day] of th Read More

  More like this in: Children, Education, Brooklyn, Paris, Veterans, Vietnam, Veterans Day
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  Berlin Wall: Domino Effect

  By Darragh Worland | Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:18 PM ET

  Several public figures also decorated dominoes, including European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek who contributed to the toppling of the dominoes. German Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted world leaders, including British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev and Frenc Read More

  More like this in: The New York Times, Europe, Russia, Poland, Peace, Berlin, European Union, Eastern Europe, Communism , The Berlin Wall, Cold War
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  Celebrating Again: 20 Years Since Berlin Wall's Great Fall

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:59 AM ET

  happening in Berlin today to celebrate the historic 20th anniversary of the wall coming down seems to rightly honor a joyous moment in history. German Chancellor Angela Merkel appears to be the perfect person to lead today's celebration. She is the first modern German leader to have grown u Read More

  More like this in: Europe, Reuters, Berlin, MSNBC, European Union, The Berlin Wall, Cold War, Angela Merkel
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  Europe Looks to Sahara as Source of Solar Energy

  By David Bois | Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:35 PM ET

  make strides in green technology on a scale that is appropriate to the energy demands of its industrialized societies.As reported by The Guardian, a German-led alliance of 12 industrial concerns is proposing a $400 billion plan that would install a network of solar farms across the Sahara Desert Read More

  More like this in: Technology, Energy, Europe, Africa, Clean Energy , The Guardian, Green Energy, Physorg.com, Green Tech, Sahara Desert
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  Robo-Rock in Rudesheim

  By David Jenison | Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  of people able to perform (or even interested in) such specialized restoration. This makes Siegfried's a truly unique and fascinatin Read More

  More like this in: Brandy, Antiques, Entertainment, Travel, Music, Destinations, Leisure Travel
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  Literature for Peace

  By Kendall Hunter | Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:04 AM ET

  human rights in Asia, Africa, and the developing world.Across the pond, for the past 50 years an annual award for peace has been handed out at the German Book Tradein Frankfurt. This award, according to their site, goes to writers or scholars whose work improves understanding between riva Read More

  More like this in: Europe, Africa, Asia, Peace, Ohio, Religion, Sheryl Wudunn
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  Wowed in Wurzburg

  By David Jenison | Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:10 AM ET

  painting. I literally had to walk to the other side of the room to confirm it, that's how much I was in disbelief.The Wurzburg Residence sits along Germany's famous Romantic Road, a popular trade route during the Middle Ages that still retains much of its medieval charm. We followed much of th Read More

  More like this in: Travel, Europe, UNESCO, Furniture, Travel, Destinations, Business Travel, Leisure Travel