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| Compiled on March 21, 2012, 06:29 PM CET |
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Murders in Toulouse
Authorities Helpless to Prevent Lone Wolf Attacks A man like Mohammed Merah is Western law enforcement's worst nightmare. The suspected perpetrator of the Toulouse attacks fits into the "lone wolf" category of terrorist. Such individuals claim to be part of organizations like al-Qaida but act on their own initiative -- making them hard to detect before they act. |
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The World from Berlin
'France Is United in Mourning' After Toulouse The manhunt for the Toulouse killer reached its climax on Wednesday as French police put a suspect under siege in an apartment building there. The man reportedly said he acted to "avenge Palestinian children." German commentators ponder how the murders will affect the French election campaign. |
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Africa's Belt of Misery
Religion and Climate Change Fuel Chaos in Sahel Bloody conflicts in a band of Africa stretching from Senegal to Somalia are hampering efforts to bring progress to the troubled region. Muslims are increasingly pitted against Christians, and nomads against sedentary farmers. Matters are made worse by climate change and a flood of weapons. |
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'We Need To Learn from Germany'
How the German Economy Became a Model It wasn't so long ago that many viewed Germany's economic model as outdated and the country as the "sick man of Europe." These days, however, even the Americans have come to praise parts of it, though they still doubt whether they would be able -- or willing -- to adopt it wholesale. |
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Opinion
Why Germany's National Team Shouldn't Visit Auschwitz With the European Football Championship set to take place in Poland this summer, a debate has broken out in Germany over whether its national team should visit Auschwitz during the massive tournament. A prominent German Jewish writer argues the gesture would be a cheap exercise and that the team has no business visiting the concentration camp. |
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Weight Loss for Superjumbos
The A380 and the Aviation Engineering Dilemma To reduce fuel consumption, Airbus used extremely lightweight materials in its flagship A380. Now cracks have appeared in the wings, and repairs will cost the company hundreds of millions of euros. The problem highlights the engineering dilemma caused by the industry drive for fuel efficiency. |
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Back to the Lab
Guggenheim Cancels 'High Risk' Berlin Project The "BMW Guggenheim Lab" is supposed to find new solutions for urban living. But some residents of Berlin's scrappy Kreuzberg district weren't happy about the project coming to their neighborhood. The organizers have now abandoned the location after police concluded there was a "high risk" of property damage. |
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Ox Carts and No Coffee
Building a Monastery the Medieval Way Historians, architects, archaeologists and volunteers in Germany are teaming up to build a medieval monastery the old-fashioned way. Working conditions will be strictly 9th-century, without machines, rain jackets or even coffee. It will take decades, but they hope to garner fresh insights into everyday life in the 800s. |
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Bagging It
EU Wants to Reduce Plastic Shopping Bag Use For a while, the European Commission considered banning the use of environmentally unfriendly plastic bags. But given the potential legal problems and threat to thousands of jobs, Brussels is now looking for ways to make single-use bags less attractive. The plastic bag as we know it could be getting a lot more expensive. |
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Picture This
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