Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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A STOCKHOLM CONSPIRACY
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The Underbelly of Ukrainian Gas Dealings
The agreement in early 2009 which restarted gas deliveries from Russia
via Ukraine to Western Europe, was hailed as a success. But since Viktor
Yanukovych became Ukrainian president in February, many of those
involved in the deal have been arrested. Furthermore, the president's
friends have profited handsomely while the state has lost a fortune.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,736745,00.html#ref=nlint

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DEALING IN HOT AIR
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The Pitfalls of Europe's New Emissions Trading System
The next stage in the world's CO2 emissions-trading scheme will begin in
two years. Everyone agrees that the rulebook is complicated and that the
costs for industry will be enormous. But nobody knows if the system will
really help the environment -- or merely create a burdensome
bureaucracy.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,736798,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE LUCRATIVE BUSINESS OF POLLUTING
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Will Trading System Encourage Emissions?
The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism allows companies to
continue polluting at home by assisting in emissions reductions abroad.
If its critics are right, however, the system is being massively abused
and actually discourages reductions that might otherwise be made.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,736801,00.html#ref=nlint

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MERKEL CONDEMNS KHODORKOVSKY SENTENCING
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'Impression Remains that Political Motives Played a Role'
A Russian court ordered six more years of prison time for former oil
tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a ruling that drew strong criticism from
Germany's chancellor and other leaders in Berlin. They believe the
oligarch's trials have been politically motivated.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,737265,00.html#ref=nlint

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COPENHAGEN TERROR PROBE
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Investigators Look into Possible Ties to 'Mickey Mouse Project'
The suspected terrorists in this week's apparent foiled plot in Denmark
have rejected allegations they planned to attack the Copenhagen offices
of Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, the paper responsible for publishing
caricatures of Muhammad in 2005. The plot is reminiscent of a similar
plan to attack the paper in 2009.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,737252,00.html#ref=nlint

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BOMBING IN ATHENS
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Explosion Outside Courthouse Rattles Greece
A bomb in front of two courthouses in central Athens on Thursday morning
has caused significant damage but no injuries. Though no one has claimed
responsibility, fingers are being pointed at leftist extremists.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,737115,00.html#ref=nlint