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| Compiled on May 02, 2012, 06:15 PM CET |
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Crisis? What Crisis?
Election Threatens to Become Snapshot of Greek Despair Greek voters are slated to head for the polls this weekend. The candidates are pledging to change everything in the crisis-plagued country. But in many cases these promises are coming from the very politicians who helped drive the country into the abyss. |
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A Glimpse of North Korea
Travels in the Empire of Kim Jong Un North Korea may have a new leader, but it still has many of the same old problems. Despite efforts to modernize the capital Pyongyang ahead of 100th birthday celebrations for Kim Il Sung, the country still suffers from shortages of food, electricity, heat and hope. By SPIEGEL Staff |
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Azerbaijan and Eurovision
German Government Report Slams 'State Repression' On the eve of the Eurovision Song Contest, scrutiny of host Azerbaijan is increasing, particularly the country's human rights record. A confidential German Foreign Ministry report, which SPIEGEL has seen, criticizes "state repression" in the country. |
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Eurovision Discord
Azerbaijan Accuses Germany of Smear Campaign German television stations and newspapers have been reporting extensively on human rights abuses in Azerbaijan ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest there. Now Baku has accused "certain circles" in Germany of orchestrating a media campaign of slander and deceit against the country. |
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Violent Tradition
Mini-Riots in Berlin Mar May Day Demonstrations May 1 celebrations in Berlin were once again marred by violence, as protesters lobbed rocks, bottles and fireworks at police on Tuesday evening. The mini-riots, however, were small compared to previous years and marked the continuation of a recent peaceful trend. |
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The World from Berlin
Ukraine Boycott Calls Meet with Skepticism Should politicians boycott European Football Championship games to be held in Ukraine? Should those games be moved to another country? German politicians are up in arms about the treatment of imprisoned former opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. But their calls to action, say German commentators, are not always helpful. |
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The Good Göring
How a Top Nazi's Brother Saved Lives Hermann Göring was one of the Nazi party's most powerful figures and an adamant anti-Semite. But his younger brother Albert worked to save the lives of dozens of Jews. Despite his efforts to do good, Albert's family name would ultimately prove to be a curse. |
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Mining Revival
German Solar Firm Goes Hunting For Lithium Essential for building electric car batteries and solar technology, lithium is a raw material of the future. Now a German firm is searching for deposits of the valuable resource in the country's Ore Mountains. Geologists believe that some 1.5 billion dollars' worth of the light metal lies underground. |
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Picture This
Human Wave |
