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| Compiled on April 10, 2013, 05:59 PM CET |
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Seeking Closure
Relatives Claim New Rights in Neo-Nazi Trial The trial of the last surviving member of the murderous neo-Nazi terrorist cell for a string of racially-motivated murders begins in one week. While state prosecutors appear to be aiming for a speedy verdict, the trial also has an unprecedented number of joint plaintiffs -- relatives of the deceased who insist they be included in the process. |
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'The Art World Is Rotten'
Giacometti Forger Tells All Robert Driessen is one of the most successful art forgers in the world. Over his 30 years of work, he came to specialize in creating forgeries of Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti. Now living in Thailand, out of the reach of European authorities, Driessen wants his story told. |
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Next Domino?
Slovenia Totters Toward Euro-Crisis Brink Could Slovenia become the next euro-crisis victim? A new OECD report highlights the deep problems facing the Slovenian banking industry and economy. While both Brussels and Ljubljana insist that a bailout won't be necessary, difficult times are in store for the country. |
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Brain Drain
120,000 Professionals Leave Greece Amid Crisis Greece's sky-high unemployment and shrinking economy are leading to significant brain drain, a new study has found. The number of young scientists leaving Greece has become painfully high, as more professionals abandon their homeland for better opportunities abroad. |
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Harvard Economist
'The Crisis Isn't Over in the US or Europe' In a SPIEGEL interview, Harvard economist Carmen Reinhart argues governments are incapable of reducing their debts and that central banks are now stepping up to resolve the crisis themselves. In the end, she argues, everyday savers will pay the price. |
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Investor George Soros
Germany Must Accept Eurobonds or Leave Euro Despite a period of relative calm last year, the euro crisis is creeping back in 2013. In an essay for SPIEGEL ONLINE, star investor George Soros argues that the situation would improve dramatically were Germany to accept Eurobonds. Absent such acceptance, Berlin should consider leaving the euro zone, he argues. |
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Senate Says 'I Do'
France Moves Closer to Same-Sex Marriage Following months of protests both for and against the measure, the French Senate on Tuesday night passed an important provision in a package of laws that would legalize same-sex marriage in the country. The vote is a political win for embattled President Hollande. |
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TV Tiff
Polish Weekly Shows Merkel in Concentration Camp The Polish media is angry over the portrayal of the country's World War II resistance fighters in a popular miniseries that aired recently in Germany. So angry, in fact, that a Polish weekly has put an image of Chancellor Merkel as a concentration camp prisoner on its cover and accused Germany of rewriting history. |
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Picture This
Alice, Trapped |
