Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 31 May 2011


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THE EPIDEMIC DETECTIVES
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The Hunt for the Source of Germany's E. Coli Outbreak
Germany's E. coli epidemic, which has killed as many as 15 people so
far, has alarmed doctors, who have never seen such an aggressive
intestinal bacteria before. Epidemiologists are desperately searching
for the origin of the deadly bacteria.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,765777,00.html#ref=nlint

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BLOWING WITH THE WIND
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Merkel's Nose for Populism Yields Another Victory 
After Fukushima, German Chancellor Angela Merkel had no other choice
than to abandon nuclear power. Even if there are many open questions
about how the transition to a renewables-based future can be achieved,
the decision brings many benefits -- especially for the savvy chancellor
herself.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,765903,00.html#ref=nlint

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FACING THE PAST
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What the Mladic Arrest Means for Serbia's Future
The arrest of Bosnian-Serb military leader Ratko Mladic last week marked
the end of a 16-year manhunt and he is now to stand trial on charges of
crimes against humanity and genocide. But questions remain as to how he
was able to remain at large for so long -- and the Balkans remain
volatile.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,765748,00.html#ref=nlint

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NABBING THE GUNMAN
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Suspected Politkovskaya Killer Captured in Chechnya
For almost five years, Rustum Makhmudov had managed to avoid arrest.
Now, the suspected killer of Russian journalist Anna Polikovskaya has
been arrested in Chechnya. Investigators hope to learn who else might
have been complicit in the murder.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,766021,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: The End of Five Years of Hiding
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-68710.html#ref=nlint


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LISTENING FOR THE ENEMY
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Giant Ears on the British Coast
The enormous concrete shells are as tall as a house, and they were
designed to listen for enemy aircraft in the 1920s and 30s. Pre-World
War II acoustic experiments led to some extraordinary architecture --
and to a remarkably effective technology which ultimately succumbed to
the invention of radar.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,765771,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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'A Huge Victory for the Anti-Nuclear Movement'
The government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel now has concrete plans
to abandon nuclear energy by 2022. The move could make Germany a clean
energy model for the world, but newspaper editorialists are deeply
divided on the issue.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,765962,00.html#ref=nlint

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DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT IN THE AIR
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Iran Temporarily Denies Merkel Overflight Rights
Iran temporarily denied Chancellor Angela Merkel's plane overflight
rights during her flight to India. The plane had to circle over Turkey
for two hours before being given permission to enter Iranian airspace.
The Germany Foreign Ministry has summoned the Iranian ambassador as a
result.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,765823,00.html#ref=nlint

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A BONE TO PICK
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Berlin Exhibition Looks at the Cannibal in Everyone
If cannibals are uncivilized savages, then the rest of us are primitive
at best, according to a new Berlin art exhibition that explores the
literal and metaphorical practice of eating human flesh. It may be
taboo, but cannibalism still fascinates.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,765757,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Berlin Exhibition Explores Cannibalism in Art
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-68663.html#ref=nlint