Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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TAKING STOCK OF PIONEERING LAW
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Have Gender Quotas Really Helped Norwegian Women?
When Norway introduced a law in 2006 stipulating that women had to make
up 40 percent of the boards of publicly traded companies, it was hailed
as a huge step forward. Now researchers are taking stock, and the
effects of the quota appear to be mixed.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,745664,00.html#ref=nlint

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INTELLIGENCE AGENCY'S MURKY PAST
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The Nazi Criminals Who Became German Spooks
Germany's foreign intelligence agency, the BND, is having historians
look into its shadowy early years, when the organization hired former
Nazi criminals. The coming revelations could prove embarrassing
for Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democrats and may even tarnish the
legacy of former Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,745640,00.html#ref=nlint

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WHERE THE GERMANS SPEAK GIBBERISH
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A Comic Take on the Immigrant Experience
Most German films about immigration take a grittily realistic approach,
focusing on urban tension and social problems. But one filmmaking duo of
Turkish-German sisters decided to use humor to tell the story of a
guest-worker family. SPIEGEL ONLINE talked to Yasemin and Nesrin
Samdereli about their comedy "Almanya."

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,745880,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Turkish-German Comedy at the Berlinale
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-64530.html#ref=nlint


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WERNER HERZOG'S CAVE PAINTING DOCUMENTARY
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'The Birth of the Modern Human Soul'
Werner Herzog's new film "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" is a stunning 3D
documentary about a cave in France that is home to the world's oldest
known human art. The legendary German director talked to SPIEGEL ONLINE
about his life-long fascination with Stone Age cave paintings, the birth
of the human soul and why he will only stop making films when he is
taken away in a straitjacket.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,745754,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Werner Herzog's Cave of Dreams
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-64687.html#ref=nlint


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TUNISIAN REFUGEES IN LAMPUDESA
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'I Felt Very Near to Death'
They have come in the hopes of finding a better life: In recent days,
thousands of Tunisians have landed on the shores of the Italian island
of Lampedusa. Many are young men who feel let down by their homeland.
They may soon be let down by Europe.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,745977,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Hopes for a European Future
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-64735.html#ref=nlint


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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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Italy's 'Long-Lasting Agony'
With yet another trial looming for Italian Prime Minister Silvio
Berlusconi, this one for allegedly paying an underage girl for sex, one
wonders how long he might be able to stay in office. German commentators
warn: It might be longer than you think.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,745916,00.html#ref=nlint

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GUTTENBERG'S PRINTING PRESS
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German Defense Minister Accused of Plagiarism
He has long been Germany's most popular politician. But now, Defense
Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is facing trouble on several fronts.
And on Wednesday, a German newspaper reported that he may have
plagiarized part of his Ph.D. dissertation. Chancellor Merkel's cabinet
could lose a doctor.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,745891,00.html#ref=nlint

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A REPLACEMENT FOR WEBER
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Merkel Advisor Weidmann to Take Over Bundesbank
A top adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel has been chosen to succeed
Axel Weber at the head of Germany's central bank. Jens Weidmann is to be
handed the job despite concerns from within Merkel's coalition and in
the opposition about his proximity to the goverment.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,745898,00.html#ref=nlint

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PUMPING GAS UNDERGROUND 
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Greenpeace Blasts Berlin for Secrecy on Carbon Storage
Carbon capture and sequestration technology sounds great. But where
would the CO2 be stored? Greenpeace has accused the German government of
keeping potential sites secret and says the public has been misled.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,745773,00.html#ref=nlint