We trawl the news media so you don’t have to Twenty years on, the celebrations commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall are in full swing. It seems everyone who was old enough to remember the crumbling wall has some poignant memory associated with the event. Here’s a pick of some memorable commemorative stories surrounding the anniversary.

This is a regrettable act, but by emphasizing details - some from dodgy sources - such as the perpetrator yelling “Allahu Akhbar” and a repeated association of his motives to his Palestinian and Muslim roots, deeper analysis on the psychological effects of war and the poor attempts at integration by the US army is completely left off the radar.

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Facing the Kool-Aid Recovery with Columbia U. Prof. Dorian Warren [VIDEO]
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The Globe & Mail, Focus - Friday October 16th 2009 :: Nazem Kadri: Canada’s new game face

Every year, as the crisp winds of September arrive and labour day post-summer humdrum is laid to rest - a painful anniversary reminds all of us why the world we live in is a very …

Worldtown has been on a short hiatus due to its people taking too much time bouncing around the globe and too little time producing tales for the site. In any case, we apologize for this interruption and present you with a short list of websites with similar mandates that you should check out ASAP. Without, of course, sacrificing any loyalty to yours truly.

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This Year’s Model : The Uniform Project :: The New York Times

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Pambazuka News: Pan-African Voices for Freedom and Justice, July 16 2009 :: Read the full ‘Speech that might have been’

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Inside Indie: Digging Roots :: Rabble TV

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Full Text of Barack Obama, President of the USA in Ghana :: Al-Jazeera English

Obama in Ghana: War a ‘millstone around Africa’s neck’ :: CNN.com

Why Africa Depends on Handouts : A contradictory message from Obama :: Al-Jazeera English

Barack Obama tells Africa to stop blaming colonialism for problems :: London Telegraph

Obama in Africa: A Major Disappointment :: The Nation

More than 5,000 Africans text message Obama :: Alternet, from Agence France Presse