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| Compiled on November 22, 2012, 06:45 PM CET |
| PROJECT MEGALOMANIA How the New Berlin Airport Project Fell Apart The investigation into the massive delays in opening Berlin's new BER international airport have begun. Managers have been fired and architects have been sued -- but what about the capital's mayor, who has led the prestige project since 2001? SPIEGEL takes an in-depth look at what went wrong. |
| DECIPHERING THE CEASEFIRE Israeli Press Declares Victory for Hamas Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to claim Wednesday's ceasefire deal as a personal success. But not many seem to agree. Influential commentators in Israel believe that Hamas came out ahead -- and that the Islamist group has now been elevated to the status of negotiating partner. |
| DEAD-END ROAD FOR MR. NO David Cameron's Risky EU Showdown All eyes are on British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday as European Union leaders gather in Brussels for talks aimed at passing the bloc's next budget. His pre-summit blustering leaves him with little wiggle room, and he could emerge as the debate's biggest loser. |
| CHAOS IN THE SOUTH STANDS Neo-Nazis Make Inroads with 'Ultra' Soccer Fans German football team Borussia Dortmund has inspired legions of hardcore fans known as 'ultras.' But as the team's fortunes rise, right-wing extremists have gained a foothold in its fan base, wreaking havoc during matches. By SPIEGEL Staff |
| 'BRUTAL PSYCHOLOGICAL TERROR' Taking On Employee Intimidation at T-Mobile USA A new trans-Atlantic effort aims to expose alleged harassment and poor working conditions for workers at T-Mobile, the US subsidiary of German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom. The union-driven campaign plans to expose damning employee reports to politicians and the media. |
| SIEMENS SLIP Slow-Downs for High-Speed Rail in Germany German rail operator Deutsche Bahn on Thursday warned of yet another winter full of delays and cancellations because it still hasn't taken delivery of new high-speed ICE trains ordered from Siemens in 2008. The opening of the high-speed route from Frankfurt to London has been pushed back as well. |
| TEENAGE ANGST Berlin's Turn of the Century Growing Pains Prior to 1870, visitors to Berlin found themselves confronted with little more than a swampy backwater. As the turn of the century approached, however, the city underwent vast and rapid change, becoming one of Europe's most modern metropolises by 1914. But along with industry and infrastructure, the changes also brought poverty and pestilence. |
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