Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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INSIDE SYRIA'S REVOLUTION
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Outmatched Rebels Gain Ground Amid Crackdown
As President Bashar Assad continues his brutal efforts to maintain
power, Syria's rebellion has turned into a full-fledged civil war.
Conditions are dire, but the outnumbered rebels report making progress.
Eyewitnesses described the front lines for SPIEGEL.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,813537,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Fighting Assad's Regime
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The Syria Veto: Leaders Vent Frustration over Chinese and Russian
'Scandal'
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,813574,00.html#ref=nlint


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THE SYRIA VETO
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Leaders Vent Frustration over Chinese and Russian 'Scandal'
At a prestigious annual foreign policy meeting in Munich this weekend,
top diplomats, including Germany's Guido Westerwelle and Hillary
Clinton, expressed scorn over moves by Beijing and Moscow to veto a UN
resolution condemning violence in Syria. One top US senator accused
China and Russia of being "on the wrong side of history."

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,813574,00.html#ref=nlint

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An Ultimatum: Arab League Fed Up With Syrian Violence
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,799070,00.html#ref=nlint


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THE ELECTORAL PACT
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Crisis Desperation Drives Merkel to Campaign for Sarkozy
Chancellor Angela Merkel's move to help President Nicolas Sarkozy in his
bid for re-election is unprecedented. But so too is the European debt
crisis. Berlin is driven by the fear that a Socialist president in Paris
may overturn its strategy to rescue the euro. But Merkel's campaign
assistance poses risks. By SPIEGEL Staff

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,813583,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: The Merkozy Alliance
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DELAYED AUSTERITY TALKS
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Merkel Demands that Greece Take Quick Action
Patience with Greece is wearing thin in Europe. On Monday, Chancellor
Merkel became just the latest EU leader to demand quick action from
Athens. But talks on additional austerity measures there continue to go
nowhere despite the looming threat of bankruptcy. Greek politicians,
after all, must answer to their voters.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,813676,00.html#ref=nlint

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Euro Group President Jean-Claude Juncker: If Greece Doesn't Reform, 'It
Can't Expect Solidarity'
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EURO GROUP PRESIDENT JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER
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If Greece Doesn't Reform, 'It Can't Expect Solidarity'
In a SPIEGEL interview, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker,
head of the Euro Group, talks about the need for Greece to push ahead
with economic reforms. If the country doesn't meet Europe's demands, it
will have to declare bankruptcy in March, he says.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,813524,00.html#ref=nlint

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EMISSIONS SCHEME DISPUTE
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China Bans Airlines from Paying EU Carbon Tax
China said on Monday it was forbidding its airlines from joining a
European Union carbon emissions scheme to protect the climate. The
companies now face fines or may even be barred from landing at EU
airports. The dispute comes as the EU is looking to China to help tackle
the euro debt crisis. 

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,813544,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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'Moscow and Beijing Abased Syrians, Snubbed West'
The Syrian army pounded rebel stronghold Homs again on Monday, raising a
death toll that had already reached the hundreds in recent days. German
editorialists are slamming moves by Russia and China over the weekend to
to veto a resolution condemning the violence currently being perpetrated
by Bashar Assad's regime.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,813573,00.html#ref=nlint

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PORT SAID MASSACRE
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Egypt's Junta Stands to Gain from Fresh Unrest 
Egypt has seen a resurgence of unrest after last week's deadly attack on
football fans loyal to the revolutionary movement. One eyewitness
reports being amazed at how few police were at the match in Port Said.
The military has denied it orchestrated the violence -- but it stands to
gain from the chaos.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,813652,00.html#ref=nlint

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PICTURE THIS
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Big Chill


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