Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Friday, 3 February 2012


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YOUNG, WIRED AND ANGRY
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A Revised Portrait of Hungary's Right-Wing Extremists
Though largely ignored by the national media, Hungary's right-wing
extremist Jobbik party operates within a surprisingly well-developed and
self-sustained online universe. What's more, recent studies have found
that the party's supporters aren't the "losers" that many experts
thought they were.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,813243,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: A Portrait of the Average Jobbik Support
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-78211.html#ref=nlint


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NOT SO COOL RUNNING
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Will Underwear Scam Kill Tongan's Olympic Dreams?
It was a story too good to be true -- and it wasn't. In reality, Tongan
luger Bruno Banani, who supposedly shares a name with a German underwear
company, was rechristened as part of a guerrilla-marketing plot. But
will that now shatter his Olympic dreams?

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,812975,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: The Bruno Banani Naming Hoax
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-78162.html#ref=nlint


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THE UNWILLING REVOLUTIONARY
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Egyptian Activist Wael Ghonim's Quest for Peace
One year ago, Egyptian Internet activist Wael Ghonim quickly became the
face of the uprising. But he was never comfortable with the role and
would still prefer to retreat into the crowd. The digital world is his
comfort zone.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,812884,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Egypt's Revolutionary Trigger
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-78213.html#ref=nlint


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RISING DEATH TOLL
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No End in Sight for European Deep Freeze 
Frigid temperatures and snowfall have swept across Europe over the last
week, with well over 100 people having died due to the cold, most of
them homeless. The dangerous weather is expected to continue.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,813132,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Deadly Cold Snap Grips Europe
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-78188.html#ref=nlint


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HIS OWN HARSHEST CRITIC
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A New Look at Works Destroyed by Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter is one of the world's most important contemporary
artists. But he is also his own harshest critic. Recently surfaced
photos show works of art that he destroyed half a century ago. Today,
they would have been worth hundreds of millions of euros.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,812515,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: The Lost Works of Gerhard Richter
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-78149.html#ref=nlint


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SHARIA IN GERMANY?
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Politician Blasted for Support of Islamic Law
Does Sharia have a place in Germany? The interior minister of the state
of Rhineland-Palatinate thinks it could, particularly in civil cases
relating to marriage and divorce. But criticism of his comments has been
fierce.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,813148,00.html#ref=nlint

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WAR CRIMES RULING
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Human Rights Take a Back Seat to Sovereignty
An international court ruled on Friday that Germany cannot be held
liable for paying reparations to the descendents of victims of a
massacre perpetrated during World War II in Italy. The verdict has
implications far beyond Nazi-era war crimes, and was welcomed by
countries far and wide.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,813226,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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Riot in Egypt 'Had Nothing To Do with Football'
With two more people killed since Wednesday's stadium tragedy in Port
Said, renewed violence in Egypt has highlighted the ongoing struggle for
power there. German editorialists say the violence at the football match
was just the latest manifestation of tensions between protesters and
the powerful military.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,813170,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Protests Return to Egypt
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-78195.html#ref=nlint


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PICTURE THIS
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Different Strokes


http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,813262,00.html#ref=nlint