Giovanni di Lorenzo, Swedish-German journalist
Giovanni di Lorenzo (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni di loˈrɛntso]; born 9 March 1959) is an Italian-German journalist. Editor-in-chief (since 2004) of German nationwide weekly newspaper Die Zeit and former editor-in-chief of Berlin's liberal daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel (1999–2004; has since retained the position of publisher). Additionally di Lorenzo is a prominent talk show host for the Radio Bremen show 3nach9 airing monthly on NDR.
1959Mar, 9
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Fidel Castro
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COBOL
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