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| Compiled on June 24, 2013, 06:25 PM CET |
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Global Surveillance
The Public Must Fight for its Right to Privacy The British-American surveillance program Tempora marks a historic turning point. Unnoticed by the public, intelligence agencies have pursued total surveillance. Governments have deliberately concealed from the public the extent to which we are being watched. |
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Anglo-Saxon Spies
German National Security Is at Stake Overzealous data collectors in the US and Great Britain have no right to investigate German citizens. The German government must protect people from unauthorized access by foreign intelligence agencies, and it must act now. This is a matter of national security. |
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Prism Informant
Moscow Welcomes Snowden with Open Arms Prism informant Edward Snowden isn't planning on staying for long in Russia, but his presence there has been fodder for Moscow's anti-American rhetoric. Snowden is expected to fly onward to Cuba and, perhaps, Ecuador on Monday. |
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A Country Divided
Where Is Turkey Headed? The uprising against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan clearly shows the deep divide between modernity and tradition in Turkey. Economic growth had long disguised the cleft. But now, the country must decide what its future will hold. |
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Turkish AKP Lawmaker
'Germany Applies Double Standards' Akif Çagatay Kiliç, a member of the Turkish parliament for Prime Minister Erdogan's AKP party, was born and raised in Germany. In a SPIEGEL interview, he criticizes the foreign media's coverage of the protests in Turkey as being skewed and one-sided, and defends Erdogan's response to them. |
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The End of Brazil's Boom
Inflation and Corruption Fuel Revolt Brazil's middle class is outraged over corruption and the feeling that none of the country's new prosperity is trickling down to them. With the economy stagnating, the country urgently needs reforms. |
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Exodus
Afghan Diplomats Defect as Western Withdrawal Nears The situation in Afghanistan is becoming increasingly precarious that Afghan diplomats no longer want to return to their homeland. Up to 100 foreign service employees set for rotation back to Kabul from assignments abroad have now defected. |
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Unwitting Guinea Pigs
EU Seeks To Reduce Patient Protection in Medical Trials Strict regulations currently protect patients from being unwittingly used to test medications. But the EU is proposing changes to its Clinical Trials Directive that would eliminate the need for informed consent -- and be a boon to the pharmaceutical industry and other researchers. |
