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Wall anniversary celebrations kick off in Berlin

BERLIN: Berlin warmed up for the 20th anniversary of the Wall's fall with events throughout the city, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for a new transatlantic push to free those still oppressed. Full Article at Channel News Asia

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