SAMAR (Free subscription) | yesterday
The German Design Council is to honor the Audi A5 Coupe with a 2010 Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany. This is the fourth time that an Audi model has won this most prestigious of all official German design awards.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
The Gambian leader, His ExcellencySheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh, last Friday morning received in audience, Harro Adt, a special envoy of Her Excellency Angela Merkel, chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Gambian born deputy prosecutor of the Hague based International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, in seperate engagements at State House in Banjul.
The Washington Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany is packing up and temporarily moving to a West End office building while its 47-year-old historic embassy gets a major makeover.
Department of State (Free subscription) | yesterday
... and the American people to the freedom of the country I represent. Since the foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States of America has, in a hands-on manner, stood up for our freedom and for our security. This is why the Germans are deeply grateful to the United States of America and its people. Allow me, dear Hillary, to use this opportunity to once again express the...
OrthodoxyToday.org Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to Poland in Pomerania, Silesia, and the southern half of East Prussia; and in the west was the Federal Republic of Germany, a free democracy cobbled together from the American, British, and French sectors of conquered Germany.Long before the Wall was built, millions of Germans had left the eastern half of Germany for the west. The Red Army raped almost every female who came into its clutches...
Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday
... formed: East Germany — officially known as the German Democratic Republic; and West Germany — the Federal Republic of Germany.— 1952: Concerned at the stream of people flowing to the West — an estimated 2.5 million fled between 1949 and 1961 — East Germany closes the border between East and West Germany, but crossing is still possible at points.— June 15, 1961: East German leader Walter...
habser | 11/09/2009
The German Design Council is presenting a 2010 Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany to the creator of the Audi A5 Coupe, Walter de Silva. In an official press statement, de Silva said that the Audi A5 Coupe is the “most beautiful car” he has ever designed and that it is on its way to becoming a design icon.
Obscene Desserts (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... sentimental about this, but I think it's worth pointing out with reference to the above that the Federal Republic of Germany, until recently, did not even have a medal recognising bravery in combat. The first ones were awarded in July this year, to four soldiers in Afghanistan: On 20th October, 2008 in the northern Afghan region of Kunduz a suicide bomber blew himself up near a vehicle carrying...
Open Democracy (Free subscription) | yesterday
... centred. Germany no longer wants to lead the European Union in the way it did in the past.The Federal Republic of Germany had a symbiotic to Europe. European integration was mainly done for Germany and by Germans. West Germany, as it was before in October 1990, lubricated the European system with three elements: a strong Franco-German political and institutional engine (which also offered...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
... formed: East Germany - officially known as the German Democratic Republic; and West Germany - the Federal Republic of Germany.- 1952: Concerned at the stream of people flowing to the West - an estimated 2.5 million fled between 1949 and 1961 - East Germany closes the border between East and West Germany, but crossing is still possible at points.- June 15, 1961: East German leader Walter...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Jiilik Oiolosse writes "KDE founder Matthias Ettrich was decorated today with the German Federal Cross of Merit for his contributions to Free Software. The Federal Cross of Merit is both the most prestigious as well as the only general decoration awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany. It is awarded by the Federal President for outstanding achievements in the political, economic, cultural,...
Computer Nerds Blog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Jiilik Oiolosse writes "KDE founder Matthias Ettrich was decorated today with the German Federal Cross of Merit for his contributions to Free Software. The Federal Cross of Merit is both the most prestigious as well as the only general decoration awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany. It is awarded by the Federal President for outstanding achievements in the political, economic, cultural,...
AterSlash (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
KDE founder Matthias Ettrich was decorated today with the German Federal Cross of Merit for his contributions to Free Software. The Federal Cross of Merit is both the most prestigious as well as the only general decoration awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany.
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Interview with Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to South Africa, Dieter W Haller.
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The German Design Council said that it will present a 2010 Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Audi A5 Coupe. What does the Head of Design for the Volkswagen Group, Walter de Silva have to say about that? “The Audi A5 Coupé is the most beautiful car I’ve ever designed and is [...]
