DW-WORLD.DENews, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 LanguagesGerman Porcelain Maker Halts Hummel Production- June 19, 2008 No more dancing children or kitschy pets: German porcelain maker Goebel has announced that it will stop making its Hummel figures by the end of the year.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3423983,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishculture-43-... Berlin to Exchange Exclusive Real Estate for New Art Museum- June 19, 2008 The city of Berlin wants a new modern art museum based on Guggenheim's recipe for success in Bilbao, Spain. To get it, the German capital is willing to part with a prime piece of real estate.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3422475,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishculture-43-... German Reunification Memorial Initiators Awarded National Prize- June 17, 2008 It took 10 years for a German citizen's initiative to convince the government to erect a memorial to German reunification. Its founders have been honored for their efforts with the German National Prize.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3417566,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishculture-43-... Austrian Novelist Wins Renowned German Literary Prize- June 17, 2008 Josef Winkler was awarded the acclaimed Georg-Buechner Prize for German language literature. In his novels, the Austrian writer is known for looking at the difficulties gays face in a patriarchal, Catholic society.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3417460,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishculture-43-... Motorists Brave Russia for First Transorientale Rally- June 16, 2008 Motorists race their bikes, buggies, quads and four-wheel jeeps more than 10,000 kilometers from Petersburg, Russia to Beijing, China for the first ever Transorientale Rally.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3415918,00.html?maca=en-Newsisfree_englishculture-43-... |