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Inside Putin's Germany Years: How A Spy Agency Posting Influenced Him
Years before Vladimir Putin became the president of Russia, one of the most powerful leaders in the world, he was a mid-ranking officer in the KGB, the Soviet Union's notorious security and intelligence agency.
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On Berlin Wall Anniversary, Germany Asks US To Reject "Egoism"
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged the United States to be a "mutually respectful partner" and reject nationalism, in a clear salvo aimed at US leader Donald Trump as Germany on Saturday marked 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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On Berlin Wall Anniversary, Trump Calls Germany "Treasured" Ally
US President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed Germany as a "treasured" ally as commemorations were held marking 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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30 Years On, Germany Celebrates Fall Of Berlin Wall
Germany on Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall that separated East and West Germany, with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier thanking Eastern European neighbors for enabling a peaceful revolution.
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Google Doodle Celebrates Anniversary Of Fall Of Berlin Wall
Google is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a doodle that captures the essence of the end of the peaceful revolution. The revolution signalled the simultaneous end of the Cold War and the beginning of German reunification.
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This Berlin Wall Tunnel Digger's "Hero" Is A Stasi Police Who Saved Him
When Berlin's despised Wall went up in 1961, the divided city overnight became an imposing landscape of barbed wire and guards with shoot-to-kill orders.
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Afghan-Pakistan Border Villages Brace For Berlin Wall-Style Divide
Thousands of Pashtun tribal people who for decades ignored the invisible line that bisects their dusty villages and demarcates the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier are bracing for a Berlin Wall-style divide of their neighbourhoods.
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Europe Pays Tribute To Helmut Kohl, 'A Giant' Of Post-War History
European leaders joined with former US president Bill Clinton in Strasbourg on Saturday to pay a full-hearted tribute to former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, the father of German reunification and a founder of modern-day Europe.
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Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher Dies
Germany's Cold War-era veteran foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, who was the country's top diplomat when the Berlin Wall fell, has died at age 89, his office said Friday.
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Remove 'Berlin Wall' Blocking Syria Aid: Humanitarian Chief
Warring Syrian parties expected in Geneva for peace talks this week must agree to "tear down the Berlin Wall" blocking aid workers from reaching besieged Syrians, a senior humanitarian leader urged Tuesday.
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People of Berlin Inspired the World: Barack Obama
Commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall some 26 years ago, US President Barack Obama has said the people of Berlin inspired the world.
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Guenther Schabowski, Man Who Accidentally Opened Berlin Wall, Dies at 86
Guenther Schabowski, the former senior East German Communist official who accidentally announced the opening of the Berlin Wall, has died aged 86, German media reported on Sunday.
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Germany Fetes 25 Years of Unity With Call For Refugee Welcome
Germany on Saturday celebrated 25 years since its joyful reunification, with its leaders urging the nation to muster the same strength and solidarity to face a record refugee influx.
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'Welcome Back, Lenin' as Berlin Digs up Cold War Relic
A quarter century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Lenin made a comeback of sorts Thursday as authorities unearthed a granite head of the Russian revolutionary to truck it across the German capital.
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Former German President Richard von Weizsaecker Dies at 94
Former German President Richard von Weizsaecker, who urged his country to confront the Nazi past, promoted reconciliation and denounced far-right violence during a 10-year tenure that spanned the reunification of west and east, has died.
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Inside Putin's Germany Years: How A Spy Agency Posting Influenced Him
Years before Vladimir Putin became the president of Russia, one of the most powerful leaders in the world, he was a mid-ranking officer in the KGB, the Soviet Union's notorious security and intelligence agency.
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On Berlin Wall Anniversary, Germany Asks US To Reject "Egoism"
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged the United States to be a "mutually respectful partner" and reject nationalism, in a clear salvo aimed at US leader Donald Trump as Germany on Saturday marked 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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On Berlin Wall Anniversary, Trump Calls Germany "Treasured" Ally
US President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed Germany as a "treasured" ally as commemorations were held marking 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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30 Years On, Germany Celebrates Fall Of Berlin Wall
Germany on Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall that separated East and West Germany, with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier thanking Eastern European neighbors for enabling a peaceful revolution.
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Google Doodle Celebrates Anniversary Of Fall Of Berlin Wall
Google is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a doodle that captures the essence of the end of the peaceful revolution. The revolution signalled the simultaneous end of the Cold War and the beginning of German reunification.
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This Berlin Wall Tunnel Digger's "Hero" Is A Stasi Police Who Saved Him
When Berlin's despised Wall went up in 1961, the divided city overnight became an imposing landscape of barbed wire and guards with shoot-to-kill orders.
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Afghan-Pakistan Border Villages Brace For Berlin Wall-Style Divide
Thousands of Pashtun tribal people who for decades ignored the invisible line that bisects their dusty villages and demarcates the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier are bracing for a Berlin Wall-style divide of their neighbourhoods.
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Europe Pays Tribute To Helmut Kohl, 'A Giant' Of Post-War History
European leaders joined with former US president Bill Clinton in Strasbourg on Saturday to pay a full-hearted tribute to former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, the father of German reunification and a founder of modern-day Europe.
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Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher Dies
Germany's Cold War-era veteran foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, who was the country's top diplomat when the Berlin Wall fell, has died at age 89, his office said Friday.
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Remove 'Berlin Wall' Blocking Syria Aid: Humanitarian Chief
Warring Syrian parties expected in Geneva for peace talks this week must agree to "tear down the Berlin Wall" blocking aid workers from reaching besieged Syrians, a senior humanitarian leader urged Tuesday.
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People of Berlin Inspired the World: Barack Obama
Commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall some 26 years ago, US President Barack Obama has said the people of Berlin inspired the world.
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Guenther Schabowski, Man Who Accidentally Opened Berlin Wall, Dies at 86
Guenther Schabowski, the former senior East German Communist official who accidentally announced the opening of the Berlin Wall, has died aged 86, German media reported on Sunday.
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Germany Fetes 25 Years of Unity With Call For Refugee Welcome
Germany on Saturday celebrated 25 years since its joyful reunification, with its leaders urging the nation to muster the same strength and solidarity to face a record refugee influx.
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'Welcome Back, Lenin' as Berlin Digs up Cold War Relic
A quarter century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Lenin made a comeback of sorts Thursday as authorities unearthed a granite head of the Russian revolutionary to truck it across the German capital.
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Former German President Richard von Weizsaecker Dies at 94
Former German President Richard von Weizsaecker, who urged his country to confront the Nazi past, promoted reconciliation and denounced far-right violence during a 10-year tenure that spanned the reunification of west and east, has died.
