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| Compiled on July 19, 2013, 08:01 PM CET |
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'I Would Rather Wait'
Merkel Remains Mum on NSA Spying Despite intense political pressure, German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered no new details on the extent of NSA surveillance activities in Germany during a Friday press conference. She told reporters that her government is applying "appropriate pressure" on the Obama administration. |
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Greenwald
'Explosive' NSA Spying Reports Are Imminent Journalist Glenn Greenwald says new reports from the trove of NSA data supplied by whistleblower Edward Snowden can be expected in the next few days. Speaking on a German talkshow, he said they would be even "more explosive in Germany" than previous reporting. |
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Sentence Suspended
Navalny Release Baffles Friends and Foes On Thursday, Russian opposition blogger Alexei Navalny was handcuffed and hurried to prison after being convicted of embezzlement. On Friday, he sentence was suddenly suspended. Was it a minor courtroom error or a major Kremlin screwup? |
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World from Berlin
Navalny Verdict an 'Alarming Sign of Insecurity' He may have been released for now, but anti-Putin blogger Alexei Navalny's conviction is a sign of further deterioration in the Russian political system, German editorialists argue on Friday. |
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Increasing Attacks
Piracy Shifts Coasts in Africa The scourge of African piracy is shifting from the East Coast to the West. Although the attacks are taking a major toll on the global shipping trade, world leaders continue to play for time in the hope that it will be resolved locally. |
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Here to Stay
City Embraces Eastern European Immigrants In the past, Germany's guest workers were left to fend for themselves. Determined not to repeat this mistake, the city of Dortmund has beefed up integration assistance for immigrants, particularly those from Bulgaria and Romania. |
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German Subs
Sunken WWI U-Boats a Bonanza for Historians British archaeologists recently discovered more than 40 German U-boats sunk during World War I off the coast of England. Now they are in a race against time to learn the secrets hidden in their watery graves. |
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Unlikely Nostalgia
Auschwitz Through the Eyes of a Child He was sent to Auschwitz as a boy, and never forgot the images and dreams that defined this period of his life. Now Jerusalem academic Otto Dov Kulka has written an unusual book about his life in a Nazi concentration camp. |
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Anger in Israel
EU Issues Disputed Settlement Guidelines Israel has been protesting all week, but to no avail. On Friday, the EU issued new guidelines prohibiting bloc money from going to Israeli institutions operating in the settlements. President Peres warned the measure could "cause a crisis." |
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Red Bulls
Leipzig Footballers Aim for Bundesliga After millions of euros in investment from Red Bull, the energy drink company's Leipzig football team will make its debut Friday in the third division. Leipzig RB is drawing attention and fans to the eastern German city. |
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Picture This
Smoke and Laser |
