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| Compiled on November 26, 2012, 06:44 PM CET |
| FAILED CO2 TARGETS Going Through the Motions in Doha The United Nations Climate Change Conference beginning in Doha this week is turning into a farce. While negotiators are sticking to the goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, even climatologists admit that the project has failed. |
| WAITING FOR OBAMA Hope Not Enough in Battle against Climate Change In the search for a negotiated agreement to combat global climate change, US domestic politics play an outsized role. But even if President Barack Obama unexpectedly pushes emissions reduction legislation through Congress, the resulting treaty would still have to be ratified. Such a process would take too much time -- and it is time we don't have. |
| DENYING REALITY Germany's Ongoing Refusal to Forgive Greek Debt The International Monetary Fund believes that the only way to reduce Greek debt to a sustainable level is by way of a debt haircut involving the country's government creditors. But with an election approaching, Germany has refused to consider the proposal. Reality is on the IMF's side. By SPIEGEL Staff |
| INTERVIEW WITH ICELAND'S ECONOMY MINISTER 'We Reacted Immediately to Symptoms of Crisis' In late 2008 and early 2009, all three of Iceland's major banks collapsed amid the financial crisis. Now, the country is experiencing economic growth once again and unemployment is falling. Economy Minister Steingrimur Sigfusson explains to SPIEGEL how it was done. |
| MORSI'S GRAB FOR POWER Egyptian Revolutionaries Take on Radical Islam Egyptians elected Mohammed Morsi to the Egyptian presidency just a few months ago. Now, the Muslim Brotherhood leader has made a grab for absolute power. The move has torn open old wounds in the fledgling democracy and threatens to resurrect the revolution that swept away his predecessor Hosni Mubarak two years ago. |
| ELBARADEI SPEAKS OUT AGAINST MORSI 'Not Even the Pharaohs Had So Much Authority' Last week Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi granted himself sweeping new powers, a move that has sparked widespread backlash. In a SPIEGEL interview, Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei argues that the move threatens to plunge Egypt into a dictatorship. |
| THE WORLD FROM BERLIN 'The New Islamization of Egypt Has Arrived' Democratic reform in Egypt has taken a distressing turn for the worse with President Mohammed Morsi's recent move to give himself sweeping new powers, German commentators say on Monday. Many fear that it is the first step in the Islamization of the country. |
| NEW GOVERNMENT REPORT Germany Criticizes Afghanistan's Lack of Progress A new report by the German government says Afghanistan is making little progress towards lasting peace and security. The Taliban remains an operational fighting force, national reconciliation isn't advancing and attacks by Afghan security forces on international troops are a cause for concern, the report reads. |
| TRAGEDY IN SOUTHERN GERMANY Fire Kills 14 in Workshop for Disabled People A fire broke out on Monday at a center employing people with disabilities in Titisee-Neutstadt, a town in the Black Forest. Despite a dramatic rescue operation, 14 people died and several were injured. The cause of the fire is unknown. |
| EVOLUTION Germany to Ban Sex with Animals Germany plans to slap a fine of up to 25,000 euros on people having sexual relations with pets, but zoophiles plan to fight the move. They say there's nothing wrong with consensual sex and that the true violations of animal rights are taking place in the farming industry. |
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