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When painting the start of the stripe at Checkpoint Charlie, a former east- west border-crossing where new building has almost entirely blotted out the past, Eberhard Diepgen, Berlin's mayor, felt obliged to calm unease by declaring that there was no intention to split the city again.
ECONOMIST: Berliners see red
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While London's Tech City was announced by the prime minister in person and featured cabinet ministers and the Mayor of London, Berlin's was a far more modest launch, featuring entrepreneurs.
WSJ: Berlin Eyes Careful Balance To Bolster Tech Sector
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Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit called Knut's death awful.
BBC: Star German polar bear Knut dies