Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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TOKYO'S FATALISM
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Courage in the Face of Disaster
Many foreigners have fled Tokyo. But the Japanese are facing the ongoing
threat posed by the Fukushima nuclear power plant with a mixture of
concern and equanimity. Their faith in the country's ability to overcome
is unfazed.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,753688,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Japan Looks to Get Back on Its Feet
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-66203.html#ref=nlint


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FUKUSHIMA RADIATION
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Consumer Fears Could Add to Japan's Economic Challenges
With factories destroyed and ongoing power outages, Japan's economy is
in dire straits. Japanese companies may also face the challenge of
convincing customers that their products are not contaminated with
radiation in the wake of dangerous radioactive releases.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,753679,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: An Industrial Chain Reaction
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-66229.html#ref=nlint


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OPINION
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Germany's Dangerous New Foreign Policy Doctrine
With its abstention in the UN Security Council vote on Libya, Germany
has abandoned its strict alignment with the West, a basic tenet of
German foreign policy for decades. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle's
new doctrine is a dangerous one. It would be disastrous for Germany's
Western partners began doubting Berlin's committment.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,753886,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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'Can Germans Trust Merkel's About-Face on Nuclear Power?'
Chancellor Angela Merkel says she has changed her mind about nuclear
power following the Fukushima accident, and now intends to speed up
plans to close down Germany's 17 reactors. Media commentators say she
has no option but to turn her back on nuclear power. But how credible is
her about-face?

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,753815,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE LONG ARM OF MOSSAD
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A Palestinian Disappears in Ukraine
A Palestinian engineer vanishes from a train carriage in Ukraine -- and
reappears later in an Israeli jail. He's being held without charge. In
Western intelligence circles the suspicion is mounting that the man is a
Hamas insider with vital information.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,753872,00.html#ref=nlint

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BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG ELECTIONS
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Greens Inherit Billion-Euro Bomb
After the euphoria of their stunning election victory comes the reality
of government: The Greens and the SPD face billion-euro problems in
Baden-Württemberg. Withdrawing from the controversial Stuttgart 21
project would be vastly expensive, and the newly-nationalized energy
giant EnBW could also turn out to be a bottomless money pit.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,753841,00.html#ref=nlint

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FIGHTING THE NUCLEAR SHUTDOWN
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German Reactor Operators Weigh Legal Action
Following the center-right election debacle in state votes on Sunday,
Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is moving to make the temporary
shutdown of seven aging nuclear reactors permanent. But she may
encounter stiff resistance from plant operators.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,753903,00.html#ref=nlint

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MEMORIAL MADNESS
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Poles Invoke Chuck Norris to Defy Kaczynski Remembrance
Some Poles are tired of never-ending gestures of remembrance for Lech
Kaczynski, the president who died in a plane crash last year. Protesters
suspect his  brother Jaroslaw is exploiting the tragedy for political
gain, and have started to mock his monthly wreath-laying by
simultaneously celebrating the birthdays of US action movie stars.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,753651,00.html#ref=nlint

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NORTH AFRICANS FLEEING FOR EUROPE
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First Boatload from Libya Arrives on Italian Soil
Migrants from Africa, including the first refugees from Libya, once
again besieged the Italian island of Lampedusa over the weekend. The
tiny European outpost is struggling to come to terms with the
onslaught and Rome is planning to ship many of them to tent cities on
the mainland.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,753805,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Crossing to Safety
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-66233.html#ref=nlint


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INFERNO AT GERMAN OIL REFINERY
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Tanker Ship Blows Up on the Ems
The inferno took all night to get under control after a barge being
loaded with premium gasoline exploded on a canal in northwestern
Germany. No one was seriously injured in the incident, but the cause of
the blast remains unclear.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,753761,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Explosions Rock German Canal
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-66215.html#ref=nlint


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PICTURE THIS
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Here Goes the Sun


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