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| Compiled on May 31, 2013, 06:05 PM CET |
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Rain, Rain, Go Away
Germany Drowns in Endless Downpour After barely surviving the darkest winter in decades, Germans are now suffering through one of the soggiest springs in memory. Flooding has led to major damage and one death, and only one corner of Germany can expect any relief soon. |
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Demographic Corrections
Census Downsizes German Population For the first time since reunification more than two decades ago, census data was released in Germany on Friday. Among the more surprising findings were that there are fewer Germans and foreigners than previously thought, not to mention hundreds of thousands of homes without toilets, showers or heaters. |
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Anti-Capitalist Protest
'Blockupy' Surrounds ECB in Frankfurt Thousands of "Blockupy" protesters gathered in Frankfurt on Friday, surrounding the European Central Bank to air their concerns about euro-crisis policies. Both the banks and police were reportedly well-prepared for the anti-capitalist demonstration. |
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'I Don't Need Pity'
US Goalie Tim Howard on Life with Tourette's Tim Howard, the goalkeeper for the US national soccer team, suffers from Tourette syndrome. The American talks about the whims of his muscles, encouragement from his teammates and abuse from the media. |
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Blood Purity
How a Bizarre Obsession Advanced Science Already years before the Nazis came to power, German scientists were propagating theories about blood purity. Though this obsession led to bizarre and dangerous theories about superiority and personality traits, it also led to medical breakthroughs. |
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Monkey Business
Eccentric Berlin Zoo Director Under Scrutiny The Berlin Zoo is no stranger to odd birds and troubling episodes, but now a human is in the spotlight. An international law firm is investigating the leadership style of its eccentric director. |
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Crashing the Catwalk
Femen Hijacks 'Germany's Next Top Model' Women's activist group Femen targeted the finale of Heidi Klum's popular series "Germany's Next Top Model" on Thursday. The topless feminist protesters stormed the catwalk, bearing the words "Heidi Horror Picture Show" on the bared torsos. |
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Content Overload
Will Germans Embrace Their Own HuffPo? The Huffington Post churns out masses of low-cost content ranging from tabloid fodder to award-winning investigative journalism. But many doubt that the media juggernaut's planned German edition will attract readers. |
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Picture This
The Law is an Ass |
