Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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CARBON FIBER CARS
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BMW's Electric Automobile Revolution
BMW is hoping to revolutionize the electric car industry. Whereas most
manufacturers rely on traditional -- and heavy-- steel car bodies, the
German company hopes that carbon fiber components could lead electric
cars into the future.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,736296,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE COST OF SUCCESS
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Life in Beijing's Cellars
As speculators and increasing demand drive up Beijing's real estate
prices, those who cannot afford the rent are going underground
-- literally. Hundreds of cellars and air-raid shelters are being rented
out as living spaces in the Chinese capital.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,736035,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Going Underground in Beijing
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-62911.html#ref=nlint


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AMBITIOUS PLANS
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German University to Go Ahead with Controversial Libeskind Building
Lüneburg's university wants to reinvent itself as an elite academic
institution and is looking to generate buzz with a huge new building
designed by star US architect Daniel Libeskind. Students and local
politicians have criticized the ambitious plans, but construction is
going ahead, now that funding has finally been secured.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,736192,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Libeskind In Lüneburg
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-62959.html#ref=nlint


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YOU'D BETTER WATCH OUT...
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Santa Claus Takes Down Mafia Suspect in Sicily
Santa Claus can do it all: deliver presents, climb down chimneys, fly
through the Christmas sky in his sleigh. And, as it happens, he can also
make arrests. On Thursday, he busted a suspected member of the Sicilian
mafia.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,736510,00.html#ref=nlint

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PHOTO GALLERY
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Winter Wonderland Through the Eyes of Our Readers
It is a white Christmas in most of Europe this year. SPIEGEL ONLINE has
collected some of the best photos from readers for a bit of a break from
the hectic holiday season.

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-63011.html#ref=nlint

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HOLIDAY PUBLISHING SCHEDULE
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A Note to Our Readers
Although SPIEGEL INTERNATIONAL will be publishing on a limited schedule
over the holiday season, our daily "World from Berlin" press review will
not return until Monday, Jan. 3. We wish all our readers happy holidays.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,440550,00.html#ref=nlint

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PICTURE THIS
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Santa's Little Helper


http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,736523,00.html#ref=nlint