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| Compiled on March 08, 2012, 06:30 PM CET |
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Undeterred by Fukushima
Nuclear Lobby Pushes Ahead with New Reactors One year after the reactor accident in Fukushima, resistance to nuclear energy is growing around the world. But the atomic industry continues to push for the construction of new reactors, primarily in emerging economies. The German government even wants to support that expansion -- despite the fact it has abandoned nuclear power back home. By SPIEGEL Staff. |
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'It Was Like the Reactor Was in a Shaker'
German Nuclear Inspectors Remember Fukushima When the nuclear disaster happened at Fukushima last March, two German men were working on site. They spoke with SPIEGEL about the harrowing experience and the consequences of the catastrophe. |
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Deal or Default?
Tension Rises as Greek Debt Swap Deadline Looms Investors are nervous as the clock ticks down to the deadline for Greece's debt swap deal. The country's private-sector creditors have to decide by Thursday evening if they want to take part or not, and it is unclear whether enough will sign up. If the deal collapses, Athens will not receive vital new bailout funds -- making a default likely. |
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Women's Rights
Could Germany Learn from Tunisia? German Family Minister Kristina Schröder traveled on Wednesday to Tunisia, a country that until last year's revolution had some of the most progressive women's rights policies in the Arab world. But now women there are fighting against the imposition of Shariah law in their next constitution. |
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The World from Berlin
'Time is Running Out' for Gender Quotas at Work Debate has been fierce in Berlin following the release of new wage inequality data and an EU threat to enforce a binding gender quota on companies. Amid growing support for such measures, German commentators agree that the dismal situation must change, but doubt that a quota is the best solution. |
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Vacation Crisis
Greece and Egypt Try to Woo Back German Tourists Two popular destinations for German tourists, Greece and Egypt, have been hit hard by their recent economic and political crises. Tourists, wary of possible unrest, are booking trips to Morocco and Qatar instead. At an international travel trade fair in Berlin this week, the Greeks and Egyptians are trying to lure those tourists back. |
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