| SPIEGEL ONLINE | INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER |
| Compiled on April 03, 2013, 06:10 PM CET |
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Promising but Perilous
German Firms Put Off by Russian Corruption Russian President Vladimir Putin is proud of how well his country is performing economically. But corrupt officials and powerful oligarchs are hampering the country's development. For German companies, the Russian market is as treacherous as it is enticing. |
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World from Berlin
'Germany Isn't Living Up to EU Responsibility' The huge difference in jobless rates between the stable north and struggling south of Europe can't just be blamed on austerity policies imposed by Berlin, say German media commentators. But Germany has remained unmoved by their plight for too long. |
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CO2 Emissions
Can Europe Save Its Cap-and-Trade System? Europe's cap-and-trade system for reducing the release of greenhouse gases is broken, but not everybody wants to fix it. Industry has profited immensely from the plummeting prices of CO2 emissions certificates, and from lax checks on questionable environmental projects undertaken overseas. |
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Unwanted Guests
Far-Right NPD to Hold Convention in Parking Lot The right-wing extremist NPD wants to hold a party conference this weekend, but the only venue it could find is a parking lot in Bavaria. The event threatens to be disrupted by road construction and anti-Nazi protestors promising to build a wall of sound with rock music and chainsaws. |
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'Abject Error'
How the Cyprus Deal Hurts EU Strategic Interests The euro-zone bailout of Cyprus exposed deep divides within Europe and also brought back the specter of the euro crisis. In addition to harming the island nation's economy, errors made in negotiating the deal will ultimately be a setback to strategic EU interests as well. |
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'Bird Jams'
Long Winter Sends Migratory Flocks into Tailspin Weak and exhausted birds flying to their breeding grounds in Northern Europe have made an unpleasant discovery: Winter isn't over yet. The result has been a difficult search for food as well as huge gatherings of migratory birds in milder parts of Germany. |
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Star Accused of 'Cruelty'
Animal Lovers Blast Bieber for Pet Monkey Justin Bieber mustn't be reunited with his baby monkey Mally, which should never have been separated from its mother at such a tender age, German animal rights groups said on Wednesday. One even accused him of animal cruelty and said the pet would grow up with "serious behavioral disorders." |
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Desertec on the Ropes
Competitors and Opponents Threaten Energy Plan The ambitious Desertec plan to supply Europe with solar power from the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East seems to have stalled. It could now be facing even greater problems as competitors arise and local opposition mounts. |
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Abattoir Alternative
Are Guns More Humane than Slaughterhouses? The experience of dying at a slaughterhouse is "an enormous ordeal" for cattle. A farm in northern Germany is proposing an alternative: shooting the livestock in the places they live. Many believe the method provides a stress-free death for the animals. |
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Rail Service Disruption
WWII Bomb Found Near Berlin's Main Station Train services to and from Berlin suffered delays and cancellations on Wednesday after a munitions experts set about defusing a 100-kilogram bomb from World War II found near the city's main train station. |
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Picture This
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