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U.S. President Barack Obama is travelling to Berlin for an official visit on June 18 and 19 following the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. President Obama’s visit to Berlin occurs just days before the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s landmark speech in Berlin, where he famously declared, “Ich bin ein Berliner.”
U.S. President Obama in Berlin
Winners of The Bobs Online Activism Awards announced
What do paying bribes, the herd instinct, sending postcards, knitting, and a sign-language assistant named Hugo have to do with each other? They were all among the 364 nominees for top awards this year at The Bobs, the annual blog and online activism awards of Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW). Canadian blogger Arash Abadpour helped select the winners, who picked up their awards during a ceremony on June 18 at the DW Global Media Forum, which also commemorated DW's 60th birthday.
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The international competition rewards excellence in increasing energy efficiency in industry and production. Businesses can submit their application for the dena Energy Efficiency Award until June 30, 2013.
dena Energy Efficiency Award 2013
On June 17, Germany marks 60 years of the uprising in East Germany when thousands of workers took to the streets against the Communist government, an event that set the stage for the 1989 protests. The East German uprising began as a series of strikes and protests at living standards; it soon turned political, with town halls being stormed amid vocal demands for German reunification.
60th anniversary of the GDR uprising
“Every child has the right to be protected from economic exploitation.” This is laid down in Article 32 of the UN Children’s Convention. But the reality for many boys and girls still looks very different: weaving carpets, cutting stones, ploughing plantations. On World Day Against Child Labour (June 12), Germany has reiterated its support to initiatives against the exploitation of boys and girls as child labourers.
Germany resolute against child labour
Day of the Peacekeeper 2013
The Federal Government for the first time honoured German participants in peace missions for their dedication on the first Day of the Peacekeeper. “They are a great advert for our country. We are proud of what they are doing,” Foreign Minister Westerwelle said.
Day of the Peacekeeper 2013
Hollywood stars filming in Germany
Hollywood stars such as George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Oscar award-winner Geoffrey Rush are making films in and around Potsdam. George Clooney's film, "The Monuments Men" will hit theaters in 2014.
Hollywood stars filming in Germany
Germany celebrates its annual 'edible ivory'
Asparagus accounts for the largest area of cultivated land in Germany, but is only available for just over eight weeks each year. Germans can never seem to get enough of the slender, subterranean vegetable.
Germany celebrates its annual 'edible ivory'
Cornerstone of the Berliner Schloss / Humboldt-Forum laid in Berlin
On June 12, 2013, German Federal President Joachim Gauk symbolically banged a hammer on the foundation stone of the future Berliner Schloss: a modern palace that will host the center of world cultures known as the Humboldt-Forum.
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