------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW DISCOVERY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ E. Coli Mystery Deepens as Deadly Strain Found on Cucumber Confusion over the source of the deadly E. coli bacteria grew on Wednesday when health officials detected it on a discarded cucumber in the eastern city of Magdeburg. Meanwhile German authorities said they had found two new clues pointing to the Bienenbüttel sprout farm as a possible source. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,767434,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- SPIEGEL 360: Germany's E. Coli Outbreak http://www.spiegel.de/international/topic/e_coli_outbreak/#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERLIN BLASTED FOR E. COLI CRISIS MANAGEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EU Wants Germany to Seek International Help Germany faces mounting criticism that its handling of the E. coli crisis has been slow and uncoordinated. The European Union wants the country to seek outside help and calls are growing for a reform of Germany's fragmented disease control system. It is a source of embarrassment for one of the world's most advanced nations. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,767339,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERLIN WARNS OF POSSIBLE GREEK INSOLVENCY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ German Finance Minister Calls for Athens Debt Restructuring In a letter sent to the European Commission, the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and euro-zone countries, Germany's finance minister warns of the possibility of a Greek bankruptcy and concedes the current bailout plan has failed. Instead he is calling for a de facto debt restructuring. Resistance within Merkel's conservatives is stewing. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,767371,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- SPIEGEL 360: The Euro Crisis http://www.spiegel.de/international/topic/euro_crisis/#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COURT SETTLES BREWERY DISPUTE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Queen Julia Hangs on to Crown in Bavarian Beer War A Bavarian beer queen was almost dethroned in a bitter dispute between two breweries which was finally settled by the state's highest court on Tuesday. Now Julia I can keep her crown as Upper Palatinate Beer Queen -- even though she's part of a corporate advertising stunt and represents just one brewery. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,767461,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MERKEL'S VISIT WITH OBAMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Blow Out Party for a Relationship of Waning Importance US President Barack Obama pulled out all the stops for Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to the US this week. But despite the pomp and the Medal of Freedom for Merkel, the visit couldn't hide the fact that the trans-Atlantic relationship isn't what it once was. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,767316,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: The Merkels and the Obamas http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-68987.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GUN SHOTS AND CONTESTED ELECTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Divided Albania Threatened with 'Paralyzing' Revolt Political tensions surrounding recent elections are hurting Albania's chances of joining the EU. The country is divided into two political camps, and angry protesters have taken to the streets promising a revolution. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,767175,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Albania's Divide http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-68950.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WAR GAMES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bundeswehr Under Fire for Giving Kids Access to Guns Though it's officially forbidden, a recent incident where kids were allowed to handle guns at a German military open house was apparently not an isolated case. Now, photos of children with weapons at another event have emerged. The Bundeswehr is under investigation. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,767342,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: War Games for Children http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-68989.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHILDREN OF RUSSIAN OLIGARCHS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Football in the Crystal Palace They dance ballet, take private French lessons and collect Kalashnikovs: The children of the Russian elite have known nothing but excess. Photographer Anna Skladmann spent years taking pictures of the mini-wealthy in their own homes -- and told her story in an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,767205,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Images of the Russian Rich http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-68958.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PAPA SMURF AS STALIN? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Book Paints Smurfs as 'Totalitarian Utopia' To their fans, the little blue comic book characters epitomize an ideal pint-sized world. But French academic Antoine Buéno says The Smurfs' supposed utopia, created by Belgian illustrator Peyo in 1958, represents the worst possible prejudices, even comparing their society to Stalinism and Nazism. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,767372,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AL-QAIDA VIDEO ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zawahiri Vows to Continue Bin Laden's Work First he praised Osama bin Laden, and then he issued threats to Pakistan and the United States. One month after the al-Qaida leader was shot dead in Abbottabad, his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri has promised that the group will stay the course. But he remained silent about the group's new leadership. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,767430,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD FROM BERLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Germans Soul Search over Handling of E. Coli Crisis As scientists continue searching for the cause of the current E. coli crisis in Germany, and hospital staffs work around the clock to save lives of those infected, domestic and international criticism continues over the country's handling of the issue. German commentators offer myriad takes Wednesday on the most appropriate response. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,767366,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Berlin Blasted for E. Coli Crisis Management: EU Wants Germany to Seek International Help http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,767339,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'JESUS IS WATCHING' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A Woman's Battle for Divorce Rights in Malta Last month Malta voted in a referendum to legalize divorce, and will become the last EU country to do so when parliament passes the new law this summer. The young lawyer behind the campaign says it's high time the heavily Catholic nation joins the modern world. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,767393,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PICTURE THIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Smoke Rings http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,767459,00.html#ref=nlint
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