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Eyes of the Stasi
The Express Tribune
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August 5, 2025
"Comrades, we must know everything!": Erich Mielke's message was clear. As director of East Germany's Ministry for State Security (commonly known as the Stasi) from 1957 to 1989, he oversaw the systematic surveillance of its citizens. As per DW,...
Video Stub for American Revolutionary War Tactics
PBS Wisconsin
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August 6, 2025
Norman Gilliland: Welcome to University Place Presents. I’m Norman Gilliland. The paintings are beautiful: Valley Forge, The Battle of Bunker Hill, Braddock’s Defeat, and many other images from the American Revolution. But what was actually going...
Since Oct. 7, Berlin has quietly fast-tracked citizenship for hostages and their families
The Times of Israel
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August 6, 2025
On October 7, 2023, teen boys Yagil and Or Yaakov were abducted from their home in Nir Oz, along with their father, Yair. In the chaos that followed, their uncle, Ziv Gome, launched a desperate effort that the family thought might help save them:...
Vandals deface Holocaust deportation memorial in Berlin
Ynet
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August 5, 2025
Unknown vandals defaced a Holocaust memorial at Putlitz Bridge in the Moabit neighborhood of Berlin, authorities said Tuesday. Police officers called to the scene discovered white paint and packing tape on the site, which commemorates the...
80 Years After Hiroshima Bombing, Art Needs ‘Courage to Be Afraid’
The New York Times
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August 3, 2025
なにもかもなくした手に四まいの爆死証明 なにもかもなくした手に 四まいの爆死証明 I have lost everything; in my hand, four atomic bomb death certificates — Atsuyuki Matsuo, 1945 debug view Eighty years after the city’s destruction, we seem to be blundering into a new age of nuclear...
Emmanuel Eni’s ‘From Heaven To Hell’ Exhibition Shines In Germany
Daily Independent
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August 3, 2025
1 LAGOS – Germany-based Nigerian artist, poet, and sculptor, Emmanuel Eni, popularly known as ‘Blackman in European Kitchen’, held a grand solo exhibition in Germany on July 23, 2025, titled ‘From Heaven to Hell’. The powerful showcase drew...
Russian Rappers Accused of Glamorizing Ukrainian Drone Explosions
The New York Sun
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August 5, 2025
Two pouty-lipped Russian TikTokers filmed a music video against the background of jet fuel tanks burning at Sochi, Russia’s premiere resort destination. After 30 explosions grounded jets at Russia’s fifth-busiest airport, the young tourists had...
Dabawenyo tenor leads Mindanawon artists in Filipino classical music concert in Brisbane
Minda News
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August 3, 2025
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 August) – Tenor Kevin Gomez of Davao City is leading fellow Mindanawon artists in an evening of Filipino classical music in Brisbane, Australia on August 29. Joining the 35-year old Gomez are soprano Sherla Najera, also...
Elon Musk's politics hit Tesla sales in Europe's biggest car markets
ETAuto
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August 5, 2025
Tesla’s July car registrations in UK, Germany halve as political backlash and regulatory issues weigh.Tesla's new car registrations in Britain and Germany, Europe's biggest auto markets, more than halved in July from a year earlier, as CEO Elon...
UPSC Ethics Simplified: Why is work-life balance vital for a healthy work culture?
The Indian Express
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August 3, 2025
Work as a duty has ethical foundations. Work is worship, and it has been taught to all of us. Lord Krishna advised Arjuna to work not for personal gain but with a sense of duty. That moral intention can be seen as both Kantian and Utilitarian. But...
King Princess’s Homecoming
The New Yorker
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August 5, 2025
After the Civil War, the German-born Jewish businessman Isidor Straus moved with his family to New York City. Straus was enterprising and handsome, with small round spectacles, an angular nose, and a coarse, peppery beard. He started off as a...
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The Porterville Recorder - California
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A former Rolling Stone says the Met has his stolen guitar. The museum disputes it LONDON (AP) — A guitar once played by two Rolling Stones members is at the center of a dispute between former guitarist Mick Taylor and the Metropolitan Museum of...
German word of the day: Zugluft
The Local - Germany
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August 1, 2025
Quick, grab your scarf, 'es zieht!' Knowing this term could help protect you from a rogue draft, which is a serious matter in Germany. There is something in the air in Germany. Literally. No matter the time of year - whether it's blazing sunshine...
Director Eri Takane On Tokyo Gendai’s Expanding Footprint in Japan’s Fast-Growing Market
The New York Observer
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August 5, 2025
Tokyo Gendai opens at PACIFICO Yokohama with a VIP preview and Vernissage on September 11. Photo: Kenji Chiga | Courtesy Tokyo Gendai At the beginning of this year, a new report revealed that the Japanese art market is one of the fastest-growing...
GMB Promotion signs Pascal Mendy, Pachichi
The Point
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The ceremony held at Motherland in Senegambia, represents the promotion’s untiring efforts to harness and scout for young talents in the country. It also marks a historic milestone; it is the first-ever signing of Gambian talents under the music...
Mariell (Mary) Waltner, 45
Freeman Courier - South Dakota
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August 5, 2025
Mariell (Mary) Waltner was born in Freeman, S.D. on 14 May 1980 to Keith and Sharon (Graber) Waltner. On Holy Saturday, 19 April 2025, she died by suicide in Chicago. While a student at Freeman Academy, Mariell was active in athletics and music....
Art: Creative Resistance in the Age of AI and Authoritarianism
Yellow Scene Magazine - Colorado
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August 1, 2025
My friends, in the year 2025, we are both living in the future and the past, with one foot in each. As Artificial Intelligence has become increasingly prevalent, Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, has become a commonly used tool in workplaces,...
German chancellor calls Gaza situation ‘unacceptable’
Middle East Monitor
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August 1, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday called the humanitarian situation in Gaza “unacceptable,” according to media reports. Anadolu reports. “One thing is clear to us: The situation there is unacceptable. It must end as quickly as possible....
The current state of the German corner: East Belgium today
Belga News Agency
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August 3, 2025
Belga English zooms in on a small part of Belgium that’s a mystery to many: East Belgium or the country’s German-speaking Community. Today, we look at the current state of affairs in the region and explore its tourist attractions. 2017 was a...
Where ya from?
Lethbridge Herald
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August 5, 2025
By Lethbridge Herald on August 5, 2025. Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Hundreds of people gathered at Henderson lake Monday to take part in the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association’s (SAEA) annual signature...