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| Compiled on July 12, 2013, 07:14 PM CET |
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Girl Rising
Mahala Fires Up a New Generation Last fall Malala Yousafza, a 15-year-old blogger in Pakistan, was gunned down for demanding the right to an education. She has taken her message to the UN, and girls worldwide are fighting back against violence and oppression. A global movement is taking shape. |
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Joseph Beuys
New Letter Debunks More Wartime Myths Joseph Beuys' dramatic accounts of his wartime activities helped catapult him to fame as a leading avant-garde artist. But a recently discovered letter from 1944 chips away at his already battered image, revealing more about the man behind the self-made myth. |
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After the Flood
Life in Germany's Disaster Zone In June, massive flooding along Germany's Elbe and Danube rivers caused massive damage across the country. Many families lost everything and it may turn out to be the most expensive natural disaster in the country's history. Our reporters revisited some of the worst-hit areas one month after the catastrophe. |
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Democratic Deficits
Prague Slides into Central European Trap The Czech Republic has a new government. But the way it got there, following a sordid scandal involving the country's prime minister and a power grab by the president, has raised concerns that democracy in Prague is beginning to emulate that of its neighbors. |
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Eco-Blowback
Mutiny in the Land of Wind Turbines Germany plans to build 60,000 new wind turbines -- in forests, in the foothills of the Alps and even in protected environmental areas. But local residents are up in arms, costs are skyrocketing and Germany's determination to phase out nuclear power is in danger. |
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'United Stasi of America'
Light Artist Wanted by Berlin Police Berlin police are investigating a light artist for projecting the phrase "United Stasi of America" onto the the US Embassy in Berlin. The phrase refers to the former East German secret police and was meant as a protest against American spying. But can the artist really be prosecuted? |
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Own Goal
German TV Blasted for Sexist Football Ad Women's sports are often touted as a means of female empowerment, so a number of viewers who tuned in to the start of the Women's Euro 2013 soccer tournament on Thursday night were shocked to see an ad for the event that was steeped in gender stereotypes. |
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Bratwurst in Iraq
German Restaurateur Cashes in on Crises The restaurant "Deutscher Hof" in northern Iraq sells bratwurst, sauerkraut and German beer, much to the delight of soldiers and diplomats. The owner's strategy: open restaurants in crisis regions where duty-bound foreigners are hungry for a taste of home. |
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Weed War
Marijuana Plants Sprout across German City The German university city of Göttingen is being taken over by marijuana plants. Behind the phenomenon is a group of pro-pot activists who planted seeds around town to stir debate over the plant's illegal status. City authorities are not amused. |
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Freeze Frames
Melancholy Paintings Evoke Holocaust Trial A powerful new permanent exhibition of paintings at Berlin's Jewish Museum evoke a lesser known Nazi trial of the 1970s, as interpreted from TV coverage of the proceedings. Only one of 16 accused guards at the Majdanek concentration camp was handed a tough sentence, drawing widespread public outrage. |
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