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Anonyma: A Woman in Berlin – revisiting the horrors of 1945

"Wie oft?" ("How often?") was a phrase understood by everyone in Berlin in the immediate aftermath of the second world war. "How often have you been raped by Russian soldiers?" was what was really meant. Such a matter-of-fact exchange summed up how ...

From KATE CONNOLLY, Guardian Unlimited,  26 Nov 2009

Herta Müller 'has a psychosis', claims Romanian agent who spied on her

Herta Müller at the news conference following her Nobel prize victory. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters A former member of the Romanian secret police has launched a blistering attack on the Nobel prize winning writer Herta Müller. Radu Tinu, who has ...

From KATE CONNOLLY, Guardian Unlimited,  26 Nov 2009

German army chief resigns over Afghanistan air strike

Inspector General Wolfgang Schneiderhan in Kunduz, Afghanistan earlier this month. Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP The resignation of Wolfgang Schneiderhan, the Bundeswehr's chief of staff, amounts to an admission by the defence ministry that it ...

From KATE CONNOLLY, Guardian Unlimited,  26 Nov 2009

Kate Connolly on the easyJet fashion shoot at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin

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From KATE CONNOLLY, Guardian Unlimited,  25 Nov 2009

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EasyJet pulls in-flight magazine over Holocaust fashion shoot

EasyJet has apologised for using images of models posing at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. Photograph: Public Domain The budget airline EasyJet has been forced to withdraw almost 300,000 copies of its in-flight magazine because of protests over its ...

From KATE CONNOLLY, Guardian Unlimited,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: EasyJet,  Jewish Museum,  Peter Eisenman

Kate Connolly on Belgian thought to be in a coma for 23 years

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From KATE CONNOLLY, Guardian Unlimited,  24 Nov 2009

Crash victim trapped in a coma for 23 years was conscious

For 23 years Rom Houben was trapped in his own body, unable to communicate with his doctors or family. They presumed he was in a vegetative state following a near-fatal car crash in 1983. But then doctors used a state-of-the-art scanning system on the ...

From KATE CONNOLLY, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Hear blue grass to string quartets at Savannah's Music Festival

Find hand-picked holidays to hundreds of destinations Thousands of activities, attractions and services in the UK and abroad Interactive: Browse our guide to small UK events, European festivals, and readers' tips from across the world Been ...

From KATE CONNOLLY, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

The Sandmannchen, Germany's cutest communist, turns 50

The citizens of the German Democratic Republic used to habitually tune into West German TV despite the risk of being caught doing so. But once a day at 7pm, millions adjusted their sets to receive the East German channel DDR 1 for the latest exploits ...

From KATE CONNOLLY, Guardian Unlimited,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hans Christian Andersen,  Saddam Hussein

Friedrich von Schiller: the Romantic lover

He is the "rebel from Arcadia", the author of the lyrics to the modern European anthem, Ode to Joy, and a passionate champion of free spirits. But for some time Germany seemed to forget all about the man who was arguably the country's most famous ...

From KATE CONNOLLY, Guardian Unlimited,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Rupert Everett,  Jane Campion,  Mary Stuart,  Don Carlos,  David Chipperfield

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