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Spying Scandal
Obama Owes Us an Explanation Americans tend to be more open-minded than Germans about Big Data -- at least for now. The kind of mass data collection being conducted around the world by the NSA could eventually backfire for President Obama at home, however. |
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Legal Limbo
Stateless NSA Whistleblower Extends Asylum Bids The fugitive National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, trapped in legal limbo in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, has requested asylum in over 20 countries, including Germany. Many of them have already refused to consider his bids. |
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Crisis in Egypt
Morsi at Precipice after Disastrous Year Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, has been in office for a year now, and the results are dire. Violence prevails and the economy stands on the brink of collapse. Now he is faced with an ultimatum. |
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World from Berlin
Morsi Reminiscent of Mubarak in Egypt Even in the face of nationwide protests and an ultimatum from the military, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has refused to step down. But anger with his government is not likely to subside. German commentators worry that violence will only increase. |
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Brain Drain
Greece's Top Student Heads to German University She is Greece's top student and could have her pick of universities in her home country. But Alexia Papaioannou has decided to head for Germany. Though she has taken a beating in the media, she is far from the only youngster in the crisis-stricken country heading overseas to study. |
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Tough Talks in Athens
Greece Expects a Second Debt Haircut Greece is expecting a second debt haircut from its European creditors following the German election, the country's economy minister said on Tuesday. First, though, Athens must prove that it has done enough to receive the next tranche of badly needed bailout money. |
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In the 'Land of the Enemy'
Spies Strain German-Russian Ties A pair of Russian agents was convicted on Tuesday of spying in Germany for more than 20 years. Russian President Vladimir Putin is personally conducting the negotiations for a potential exchange, but now a new case is straining German-Russian relations. |
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Altered Attitudes
Gay Marriage on a Roll in the West Two US Supreme Court rulings last week bolstering same-sex marriage are symptomatic of shifting public opinion in the West in favor of gay rights. Attitudes have changed so fast in recent years that politicians can hardly keep up. |
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Photo Gallery
Atlas of Prejudices In his new book, "Atlas of Prejudice," recently published in Germany, Bulgarian designer Yanko Tsvetskov, 38, has created satirical maps based on national and historical clichés. We've posted a selection of his creative cartography. |
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Picture This
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