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| Compiled on April 30, 2013, 07:16 PM CET |
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Fodder for the Front
German Jihadists on Syria's Battlefields Jihadists from Germany are fighting, and dying, in Syria on the side of the rebels. Young and totally inexperienced, authorities worry they'll return home radicalized -- if they survive at all. |
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High-Profile Catalyst
Tough Times Ahead for German Tax Evaders The case of Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness is heating up the German election campaign and presenting a challenge to the courts, which have gone easy on wealthy tax offenders until now. The high-profile case is likely to mean harsher punishments in the future. |
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Modern Monarch
Holland Crowns a Laid-Back King For years, the Dutch doubted whether Willem-Alexander -- the easy-going prince disparaged in the media as stupid, lazy and intemperate -- had what it takes to rule. Crowned king on Tuesday morning, the 46-year-old will now attempt something his mother never did: to be a thoroughly modern monarch. |
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Gold Medal Minister
German Athlete Joins Italian Government German-born Olympic canoeist Josefa Idem has been named Italy's new minister for sports and equal opportunity. It's her first foray into national politics, and she's already sparring with the country's political heavyweights. |
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EU Parliament President
French Criticism of Merkel 'Unfair' European Parliament President Martin Schulz shielded German Chancellor Angela Merkel from French criticism on Monday evening, saying she couldn't be held responsible for all the bloc's economic woes because 26 other leaders are also involved in decision-making. |
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Chinese Artist Zhao Zhao
'I Try To Resist Being Tamed' In an interview, Chinese artist Zhao Zhao, who has a new exhibition in Berlin, discusses the state harassment he has experienced, his role as a troublemaker and why, recently, he is spending more time on his art than activism. |
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Facebook Researcher
'People Are More Predictable than Particles' British scientist Stephen Wolfram has already developed two highly influential computational systems: Mathematica, an algebraic software program, and the popular search engine Wolfram Alpha. Now he's taking on Facebook's treasure trove of data, with results that would interest Mark Zuckerberg. |
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Open Wide
Dentist Pulled 20 Teeth Without Asking Patient There are good dentists and bad ones, but here's a story of the dentist from hell. He pulled 20 of a patient's teeth without asking for permission. He appealed against a decision to revoke his license -- and lost. |
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