Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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DEATH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
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Did European Soldiers Fail to Help Refugees in Distress?
Over 60 African refugees, including women and children, recently died
trying to reach Europe when their boat ran adrift for two weeks in the
Mediterranean. Western military personnel allegedly saw the boat and did
nothing to help. Now the United Nations is investigating the case.
SPIEGEL talked to survivors and reconstructed the course of events.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,764663,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Risking Their Lives to Get to Europe
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-68439.html#ref=nlint


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QUIET REVOLUTION IN RABAT
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Morocco's Youth Want Their Own Form of Change 
Young people across Morocco are demanding change and more democratic
freedoms. King Mohammed VI has allowed for reform of the country's
constitution, but a bomb attack last month in Marrakech which left 17
dead threatens progress.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,764898,00.html#ref=nlint

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AIRPORT CLOSURES IN THE NORTH
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Ash Cloud Causes Flight Disruption in Germany 
Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Germany and tens of thousands of
passengers were forced to change their travel plans on Wednesday after
the ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano shut the airports of Berlin,
Hamburg and Bremen.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,764795,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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'Netanyahu Had His Triumph, But Israel Will Pay'
In a speech before the US Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu rejected President Barack Obama's call for a Palestinian state
based on the 1967 borders. Netanyahu's move may be popular at home, but
it was disastrous for the Middle East peace process, argue German
commentators.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,764848,00.html#ref=nlint

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GERMAN PROSTITUTES SPEAK OUT
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'Corporate Sex Parties Are Commonplace'
Companies routinely hire call girls to spice up excursions and parties,
say two Berlin prostitutes following a furor over last week's revelation
that a German insurance firm organized a sex party for high-performing
salesmen in a Budapest bathhouse. The men start out coy -- but usually
jettison their inhibitions after a few drinks, they say.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,764830,00.html#ref=nlint

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POLITICALLY INCORRECT
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German Hotel Criticized for 'Prison Parties' in Nazi Jail 
A hotel in the German city of Hameln that used to be a Nazi jail is
under fire for offering its guests light-hearted "prison parties"
complete with striped T-shirts and pretend wardens. During the Third
Reich, prisoners were tortured and killed there. Historians and the
descendants of the inmates are outraged.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,764828,00.html#ref=nlint

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G-8 IN DEAUVILLE
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Internet and Crises to Top Agenda at French Summit
In typical fashion for Nicolas Sarkozy, hosting a G-8 summit with world
leaders isn't lavish enough. In addition to meeting the most important
industrial nations, the French president is also hoping to make the
Internet a part of the global agenda. But the world's crisis zones,
including Libya and the Middle East, will also be on the radar.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,764845,00.html#ref=nlint

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PICTURE THIS
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Stiff as a Board


http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,764906,00.html#ref=nlint