BBC Newsflipped into Top StoriesUK News Restoring the theme park abandoned for 20 years bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsFor almost 20 years the Spreepark in former East Germany has been abandoned. At its height of popularity the theme park attracted about 1.5 million visitors a year but after the Berlin Wall fell it could
The Guardianflipped into Comment is FreeOpinion Will the BBC's Berlin Wall podcast hit lead to a more informal Radio 4? The Guardian - Richard BrooksLaunched this autumn, Tunnel 29 has become the most unlikely BBC podcast hit. This 10-part story about the digging of a tunnel under the Berlin Wall in 1961 to help people escape from the east to the has
Lonely Planetflipped into Latest storiesTravel Is Berlin's 'cursed' Brandenburg Airport finally set to open? Lonely Planet - Andrea SmithSome say it's "cursed," but the news that Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt is finally about to open will be warmly welcomed. Its CEO, Engelbert Lütke Daldrup recently announced that the airport
Indian Expressflipped into Indian ExpressPakistan Fall of Indo-Pak Berlin Wall indianexpress.com - Sudheendra Kulkarni Kartarpur Corridor shows the way for reconciliation between two parts of a common civilisational community KARTARPUR SAHIB: Even when the dark night …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoPhotos 2019 MSPF Street Photography Exhibitions miamistreetphotographyfestival.org - www.miamistreetphotographyfestival.org Seven exhibits and almost two hundred prints will be on display during Art Basel Week and throughout the month of December and January at HistoryMiami …
Travel + LeisureGermany Berlin will finally open its 'cursed' airport next year Travel + Leisure - Cailey RizzoAbout nine years late and billions of dollars over budget, Berlin’s “cursed” airport is scheduled to finally open. And even the opening date is spooky: October 31, 2020, CNN reported. Construction for
PRIflipped into The WorldEast Berlin Berlin politicians and property investors tussle over rent freeze PRI - Orla BarryJenny Stupka was elated when a law proposing a five-year rent freeze was passed by the Senate of Berlin in October. Now, that law appears to be in jeopardy as the German Interior Ministry and property
Reutersflipped into BusinessBusiness Vanished communist cash still causing pain for Swiss bank Baer Reuters - By John MillerZURICH (Reuters) - Thirty years after the Berlin Wall fell, private bank Julius Baer (BAER.S) is still fighting German government efforts to recover hundreds of millions in East German cash that vanished
David Jrflipped into Airports, Aviation & Airlines NewsGermany Berlin's 'cursed' Brandenburg Airport finally nears completion CNN - By Julyssa Lopez, CNN(CNN) — It's nine years late, billions of dollars over budget and so beleaguered by setbacks, complaints and inefficiencies that many were beginning to call it "cursed," but Berlin's new Brandenburg airport
Travel + LeisureGermany How Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie is poised for drastic changes Travel + Leisure - Cailey RizzoThe city of Berlin has approved a plan to transform historical landmark Checkpoint Charlie into a public square, complete with Cold War museum. During the Cold War, Checkpoint Charlie was a point along
Clare Shuttleworth-Richardsonflipped into WanderlustTravel A local’s guide to Berlin - Lonely Planet Lonely Planet - Ryan BarrellWriter Ryan Barrell was drawn to Berlin for its unparalleled art scene, vibrant international culture and relatively low cost of living. He has since found that the German capital is always hiding something
Deadlineflipped into TV NewsGermany ‘Dark’ & ‘4 Blocks’ Producer W&B Television To Make German Hip-Hop Drama For Turner’s TNT Serie Deadline - Jake Kanter W&B Television, the German indie behind Netflix show Dark and the hit German drama 4 Blocks, has been commissioned to make a series tracing the …
Visas Czechs mark 30th anniversary of true freedom to travel to the West | Radio Prague International radio.cz - Brian Kenety Exit visa, photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Public Domain The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 had signalled to other Soviet satellite states …
Reuters IndiaStocks Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on December 5 Reuters India - Reuters EditorialBERLIN/ZURICH, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Swiss blue-chip SMI was seen opening 0.2% higher at 10,358 points on Thursday, according to premarket indications from bank Julius Baer. Here are some of the main that
CNNWest Berlin Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie to get radical redesign after years of debate CNN - By Jack Guy, CNN(CNN) — Checkpoint Charlie , the former border checkpoint between East and West Berlin , is set to get a major makeover after city authorities approved a redevelopment plan following years of debate. historic
The Ol Poopflipped into Life on two wheelsMotorcycles Revival of the machine: Herzbube’s Indian Scout 101 | Bike EXIF Bike EXIF - Chris HunterBMW’s annual Pure&Crafted show is a goldmine for seekers of unusual motorcycles, and not just those manufactured in Berlin. At this year’s shindig in Amsterdam, one of the most intriguing machines we was
Los Angeles Timesflipped into WorldWorld News The fall of the Berlin Wall once gave South Korea hope. Not anymore Los Angeles Times - Victoria KimOffice workers, delivery boys and teenagers in school uniforms hurried through the rain, past the battered concrete slab without giving it a second glance. Hana Lee strode up, stared at it pensively, snapped
National Reviewflipped into The CornerBerlin </>Uncommon Knowledge: The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall National Review - Peter Robinson This week, we present a special edition of the show as Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson joins the Hoover Institution in commemorating the 30th …
Forbesflipped into TechnologyGermany Born Behind The Berlin Wall, Entrepreneurs On The Legacy of East Germany Forbes - David DawkinsThe fall of the Berlin Wall was the defining moment of 1989 and transformed the future capital. Forbes Under 30 listmakers Aleks Ciszek, cofounder and CEO of 3YOURMIND, and Buckle & Seam cofounder Georg
artnetflipped into artnet NewsArt Art Industry News: A Show in Miami Asks If Black Artists Really Benefit From the Rising Sales of Their Work + Other Stories artnet.com - Artnet News Plus, Andrea Fraser offers tips for art students and a deep dive into the shocking story behind beleaguered art dealer Inigo Philbrick. Art Industry …
ColossalCulture Hand-Stitched Photographs by Diane Meyer Mimic the Opacity and Divisiveness of the Berlin Wall | Colossal thisiscolossal.com - Laura Staugaitis Artist Diane Meyer has spent the last several years meditating on the Berlin Wall and the physical and visual divisions between, and within, …
The Epoch Timesflipped into The Epoch TimesCommunism Why We Can't Let Communism Win—Art Harman theepochtimes.com - Joshua Philipp In this episode of Crossroads we speak with Art Harman, president of the Coalition to Save Manned Space Exploration, about his experiences during the …
DW Newsflipped into GermanyRussia Opinion: Vladimir Putin is not afraid to confront Germany DW News - Konstantin Eggert The Kremlin values its special ties to Berlin, but Russian President Vladimir Putin's principle is to never be seen as weak. If Germany's government …
Graffiti Loyalist graffiti painted on peace wall photo exhibition irishnews.com - www.irishnews.com LOYALIST slogans have been painted over a major open-air art exhibition on a Belfast peace line. Almost every panel of the massive Wall On Wall …
BBC NewsDresden Thieves take medals and gold from Stasi Museum in Berlin BBC NewsBurglars have stolen communist-era medals and jewellery from the Stasi Museum in Berlin, housed in the former secret police headquarters. The break-in happened just six days after diamonds worth millions
CNNMikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev warns Russia and US must avoid 'hot war' CNN - By Nathan Hodge, CNNMoscow (CNN) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev may be remembered today as the man who presided over the collapse of an empire: The recent anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 saw celebrations
Michigan Ohio State Passes Michigan in All-Time Winning Percentage After 56-27 Win elevenwarriors.com - By Kevin Harrish With Saturday's 56-27 win, Ohio State officially passes Michigan in all-time win percentage for the first time in history. The win lifts Ohio State's …
Miami Heraldflipped into NewsOpinion ‘People power’ toppled the Berlin Wall. The same thing is happening in Latin America | Opinion miamiherald.com - By Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Earlier in November, the free world celebrated the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Commemorative events in Germany and around the …
The Globe and MailNorth Korea When Korea becomes one country, will it avoid Germany’s mistakes? The Globe and Mail - Doug SaundersIt is a cruel experiment: Take a tight-knit family, isolate half its members in a fenced-in enclosure and expose them and their descendants to a harsh and severely restricted life for a few decades. Then,
Business Insiderflipped into TransportationBerlin Berlin's incredibly delayed new airport is finally scheduled to open — in late 2020 - Business Insider Business Insider - David SlotnickBerlin's incredibly delayed new airport is finally scheduled to open. Berlin Brandenburg, or BER, will have its first flight will be October 31, 2020. That's nine years later than originally planned. originally