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Bonn’s New International Web Portal Provides Comprehensive Information and Services

'www.bonn-international.org will provide a roof for all offers and services that may be of interest to our international organizations, institutions and businesses and their international staff. Because the most important thing is that they are welcome here', as Bonn’s Mayor Jürgen Nimptsch put it on the occasion of the launching of the city’s new page.
Bonn’s New International Web Portal Provides Comprehensive Information and Services
URL: http://www.bonn.de/wirtschaft_wissenschaft_internationales/t opthemen/13946/index.html?lang=en
Dear Bonners, dear Guests of our City,

I welcome you warmly to the Official Website of the City of Bonn. It offers you approximately 18,000 pages of information about administration and business, family and society as well as extensive information on International Bonn and a brimful calendar of events.
Dear Bonners, dear Guests of our City,
URL: http://www.bonn.de/rat_verwaltung_buergerdienste/der_oberbue rgermeister/index.html?lang=en
Bonn's greatest son: Beethoven

The works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Germany's greatest composer, are played throughout the world. At the tender age of 12 he was already creating sonatas.
Bonn's greatest son: Beethoven
URL: http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/bonn_ist_ kultur/beethoven/index.html?lang=en
Environment protection zone

Bonn has an environment protection zone ("Umweltzone”). Only vehicles equipped with a valid environment badge are allowed to enter the inner city. The environment protection zone is marked by road signs.
Environment protection zone
URL: http://www.bonn.de/umwelt_gesundheit_planen_bauen_wohnen/umw eltschutz/luftreinhaltung/umweltzone/index.html?lang=en

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How much surveillance do we need?

Germany is just one of many countries monitoring the internet for possible traces of terrorists, arms dealers and criminals. But critics warn that the authorities might be overstepping their rights.

How much surveillance do we need?
URL: http://www.dw.de/how-much-surveillance-do-we-need/a-16888265 ?maca=en-bonn-691-rdf
Despite protests, Turkey remains 'indispensable' to West

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on protests in Turkey has sparked condemnation in the EU and US. But as the West moves to up its involvement in Syria, it's unlikely to risk a break with Ankara.

Despite protests, Turkey remains 'indispensable' to West
URL: http://www.dw.de/despite-protests-turkey-remains-indispensab le-to-west/a-16887843?maca=en-bonn-691-rdf
Fukushima groundwater shows high strontium contamination

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant operator TEPCO says "very high" levels of radioactive strontium-90 have been found in groundwater, two years after reactor meltdowns. But it had not leaked into the ocean nearby.

Fukushima groundwater shows high strontium contamination
URL: http://www.dw.de/fukushima-groundwater-shows-high-strontium- contamination/a-16893197?maca=en-bonn-691-rdf
Berliners get hot al fresco for BBQ season

In summer, charcoal fumes and the spit and crackle of grilled meat are as much a part of Berlin as the Berghain club or the Brandenburg Gate. DW¿s Jefferson Chase investigates Berlin¿s smoldering BBQ culture.

Berliners get hot al fresco for BBQ season
URL: http://www.dw.de/berliners-get-hot-al-fresco-for-bbq-season/ a-16887475?maca=en-bonn-691-rdf