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Fall of the Berlin wall
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New walls in Europe - a big business
The Berlin Wall fell, but, especially since 2015, many different kinds of walls are constructed in EU to keep refugees and migrants out of Europe, and it's turning a profit.
Meet the man who tunnelled under the wall to help East Germans escape
Tunnels were just one of the creative ways East Germans tried to escape to freedom in the West.
Breaking the mould: Handshake project marks Berlin Wall anniversary
A special art project is trying to get thousands of Berliners to shake hands to symbolise German reunification.
German far-right invokes 1989 spirit to woo voters in the east
In the eastern states of Saxony and Brandenburg, three decades after the country's reunification, many voters still feel left behind – and the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is invoking the spirit of the 1989 revolution to try to win them over.
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Germany's new divisions
Germany is divided by new, less visible "walls", President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.
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The fall of the Berlin Wall
