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| Compiled on October 01, 2013, 06:13 PM CET |
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Deceptive Clichés
Oktoberfest and Bavaria's Recipe for Success On the surface, Oktoberfest is all about booze and sex. But the world's most famous folk festival can also be seen as a microcosm of Bavarian culture, where tradition and conviviality have combined to create a special brand of prosperity. |
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Iran Nuclear Talks
Europe's Unsung Chief Diplomat The European Union's foreign policy apparatus is often written off as trivial. But its leader, Catherine Ashton, is the one whose tenacious diplomacy has brought the West and Iran back to the table to negotiate Tehran's nuclear program and related sanctions. |
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Coalition Talks
Merkel to Meet Greens Next Week Chancellor Merkel, who is trying to form a government after falling just five seats short of a majority in the Sept. 22 election, will hold preliminary talks with the opposition Greens next week. A coalition with the Social Democrats (SPD) looks far more likely though. |
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Affirmative Action
SPD Women Want Gender Quota from Merkel Female members of Germany's Social Democrats want a coalition government with Merkel's conservatives to be contingent on a gender quota for company boards. Battered in the election, the SPD's men may now take these calls seriously. |
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Controversial Move
German Ministry Ponders Honoring Soviet Spy The German Foreign Ministry is considering placing a former employee, Ilse Stöbe, on an honorary list of staff who resisted Hitler. It would be a controversial move because she was a Soviet agent at a time when Stalin and Hitler were allies. |
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Sacrificing an Idyll for an Ideal
Bavarians Protest Power Plant Pumped-storage power plants are an important part of Germany's shift away from nuclear energy. But the facilities are being planned in some of the country's most idyllic areas, leading locals and supporters of renewable energies alike to protest. |
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'Open Prison'
Worker Deaths Cast Shadow Over Qatar World Cup Workers from Nepal and India are helping turn Qatar's dreams for the 2022 football World Cup into reality. But they allegedly face conditions akin to modern slavery, and many are paying for the job with their lives. |
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Behind the Mask
The Singular Life of James Dean's Analyst He fled the Nazis and found himself in the ranks of New York's elite. He was James Dean's psychoanalyst and traveled the world collecting "primitive art." A new biography attempts to unmask the fascinating life of Werner Muensterberger. |
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Badger With Chianti
Cooking Tips from a Roadkill Fanatic Arthur Boyt eats animals killed by cars. He stews badgers with the head on, and he loves the taste of labrador. He'll even eat carrion several weeks old. Once you've picked the maggots off and cooked it, the meat tastes really good, says the British pensioner. |
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Picture This
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