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Underwater
The Netherlands Falls Prey to Economic Crisis The Netherlands, Berlin's most important ally in pushing for greater budgetary discipline in Europe, has fallen into an economic crisis itself. The once exemplary economy is suffering from huge debts and a burst real estate bubble, which has stalled growth and endangered jobs. |
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Hitler's Food Taster
One Bite Away from Death Each meal could have been her last, but Adolf Hitler's food taster Margot Wölk lived to tell her story. Forced to test the Nazi leader's meals for more than two years, the 95-year-old tells SPIEGEL ONLINE that she lived in constant fear. |
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Life after the Fall
The Aftermath of the Cypriot Banking Collapse Cypriots are paying a high price for the collapse of their banking system. A leading lawyer, a real estate broker and a bar owner have already begun the process of searching for a future -- for themselves, their companies and their country. |
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Record High
European Jobless Rates Show North-South Rift Unemployment in the euro zone hit 12 percent in February, its highest level since the creation of the euro, according to data released on Tuesday. It provided further evidence that the debt crisis has driven a wedge between the stable north and the struggling south in the 17-member currency bloc. |
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World from Berlin
'Kim Wants Legitimacy as a Nuclear Power' In addition to multiple threats made against South Korea and the United States in recent days, Pyongyang said Tuesday it plans to restart a controversial nuclear reactor. The German media believe dictator Kim Jong Un is seeking to establish a stronger negotiating position for disarmament talks. |
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Suspicion and Skepticism
Turkish-German Relations Under Strain Turkey has become increasingly mistrustful of German authorities in recent weeks following two house fires and a court's refusal to grant press accreditation to Turkish media outlets for a high-profile neo-Nazi trial. Government officials on both sides have now become involved in the spat. |
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Berlin Ambitions
Candidate Could Become Germany's First Black MP Senegalese immigrant Karamba Diaby is campaigning for a seat in the Bundestag in the city of Halle in eastern Germany. If elected in the bastion of far-right sentiment, he would become the country's first black member of parliament. |
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Left Behind
Justin Bieber's Pet Monkey Still in Quarantine Justin Bieber's pet monkey Mally has been held in a Munich animal sanctuary for the last five days after being quarantined by German customs officials last Thursday. So far, the teen pop star hasn't reclaimed the 14-week-old baby, which is cheerful and eating well. |
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