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| Compiled on October 23, 2014, 05:05 PM CET |
| THE ZOMBIE SYSTEM How Capitalism Has Gone Off the Rails Six years after the Lehman disaster, the industrialized world is suffering from Japan Syndrome. Growth is minimal, another crash may be brewing and the gulf between rich and poor continues to widen. Can the global economy reinvent itself? |
| FROM GERMANY TO IRAQ One Yazidi Family's War on Islamic State A Yazidi family from Iraq had finally found peace in Germany, but now the father has headed back to fight Islamic State and the son is waging his own war at home. Although they've both become heroes in the community, their story may not have a happy ending. |
| EU BANKING STRESS TESTS 'Far-Reaching Reforms Are Needed' On Sunday, Europe will release the results of its banking stress tests. In an interview, former PIMCO head Mohamed El-Erian speaks with SPIEGEL about what to expect and how Europe's core countries are failing to adequately confront a flagging economy. |