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Winemaker Klaus Zimmerling dumped a mechanical engineering job and bought a parcel of land on the heights above Dresden

Fall Of Berlin Wall Transformed Fortunes Of Saxony Wine

Klaus Zimmerling was bored with his mechanical engineering job when the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall gave him the impetus to turn his life around."At first I didn't believe it," he said of the momentous event 30 years ago that led to German reunification a year later."Then I slowly realised that things would change and it was the occasion to start something new."Ditching his job in Dresden, he retrained as a winegrower and invested in a parcel of land perched on the heights of the city.
Poland goes to the polls on Sunday with the governing right-wing party expected to come out on top

Populists Win Poland Vote, Raising Fears Of New EU Tensions

Poland's governing right-wing populist party won a weekend election, full official results showed on Monday, retaining a parliamentary majority that could allow it to pursue a judicial reform agenda that has put it at loggerheads with the EU.
Polish author Olga Tokarczuk (L) won the 2018 literature Nobel, while Austrian novelist and playwright Peter Handke received the 2019 award

Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke Win Literature Nobels

Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk on Thursday won the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize, which was delayed over a sexual harassment scandal, while Austrian novelist and playwright Peter Handke took the 2019 award, the Swedish Academy said.Experts had predicted the Academy would go to great pains to steer clear of controversy with its pick of laureates, as it seeks to restore its reputation tainted by the scandal.

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