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'Coal-aholics'
Poland Wages War on Efforts to Save the Climate Poland is addicted to coal. That is the message the country has been sending both domestically and internationally as Warsaw prepares to host the global climate summit next year. In Europe, the Poles are isolated in their fight for looser emissions reduction goals and against fixes to the EU's cap-and-trade system. |
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Fortresses of Solitude
A Peek Inside the Homes of Spanish Football Stars Joaquín Torres has become the architect of choice for the football stars of Real Madrid. Along with many of the team's players and even its coach, the famed designer lives in a Madrid suburb that feels miles away from the real world. Now he's looking for a new challenge. |
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2012 in Pictures
The Year's Most Dramatic Images It was a year of records and resignations, tears and triumph. Looking back, 2012 brought many exciting and emotional moments. SPIEGEL ONLINE's photo editors reviewed thousands of photos over 12 months and selected the best for our year in review. |
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Fortress in the Sky
Buried Christian Empire Casts New Light on Early Islam Archeologists are studying the ruins of a buried Christian empire in the highlands of Yemen. The sites have sparked a number of questions about the early history of Islam. Was there once a church in Mecca? |
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'Gee Dad ... A Winchester!'
Marketing Guns to the American Youth of Yore In the wake of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, it seems grotesque. But gunmakers in the US used to advertise their deadly products directly to teenage boys, marketing them as the perfect Christmas present. And if the wife resisted, Winchester had the answer. |
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For God's Sake
Minister Crucified for Suggesting Gender-Neutral Almighty Conservative politicians in Germany are outraged after one of their own, Family Minister Kristina Schröder, suggested that God might not have a gender. Critics argue she has gone one step too far in her political correctness. |
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Humpbacks and Orcas
Surprise Whale Sightings in Norway Amateur photographer Espen Bergersen's career took a serendipitous turn when he spotted an unusual winter appearance of whales near his hometown in northern Norway. His spectacular images, marked by eerie polar light, were made possible by the changing migratory patterns of fish. |
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Mayan Myths
The End Might Actually Come on Christmas Eve Open your presents early this year. Even though the world showed no signs of ending on Friday, the Mayan calendar is notoriously tricky. One German researcher says that Dec. 24th could be the big day. Then again, the Mayans were never particularly good at making predictions. |
