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Lessons of the Arab Spring
Where Are the Middle East's Revolutions Heading? One-and-a-half years after the start of the Arab Spring, Islamists have taken power in some countries, Gulf rulers are suppressing dissent with cash and Syria is descending into civil war. The Arab revolutions are at a turning point, but the horrors unleashed by Damascus could inspire moderation elsewhere. By SPIEGEL Staff |
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Hostage Drama
Five Dead in Karlsruhe Slaying In an act of crime unusual for its scope in Germany, five people died in a hostage drama that unfolded at a Karlsruhe home on Wednesday. The dead include a court bailiff apparently involved in an eviction that had been scheduled to take place at the apartment. |
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The God Particle
Researchers May Have Found Elusive Higgs Boson After a 40-year-search, scientists at CERN in Switzerland think they may have finally found the Higgs boson. If confirmed, the so-called God particle will help physicists complete their model of how the universe formed. Researchers described the result as a "milestone" in understanding nature. |
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Sunny Business
Germans Cough Up for Solar Subsidies Solar subsidies cost German consumers billions of dollars a year and are widely regarded as inefficient. Even environmentalists are concerned that Berlin's focus on solar comes at the detriment of other renewables. But the solar industry has a powerful lobby, and politicians have proven powerless to resist. |
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Merkel in Rome
Chancellor Faces Difficult Meeting with Monti German Chancellor Angela Merkel travels to Rome Wednesday to meet Prime Minister Mario Monti, just days after the Italian leader got the upper hand over her at the EU summit in Brussels. It won't be an easy trip, given Italy's new self-confidence and its political alliance with Paris and Madrid. The chancellor will have to define a new role for herself in European politics. |
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Anne-Marie Slaughter on the Career-Family Balance
'We Need to Change the Workplace and Society' In a SPIEGEL interview, Anne-Marie Slaughter, the former head of policy planning for US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, discusses her decision to turn her back on her high-profile Washington career to mother her teenage sons. As a role model for many young women, her choice has sparked a major debate over the desire to reconcile career and family. |
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The World from Berlin
'Hollande Should Confront French with Economic Reality' The new French government may have to drop its opposition to austerity after new figures reveal that the economy is not doing as well as expected. German commentators argue that tough spending cuts will be needed if Paris wants to meet its deficit targets. |
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The Last ACTA
Intellectual Property Treaty Dies in European Parliament It had been billed as an international effort to protect intellectual property. But on Wednesday, the European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected ACTA following months of protests and claims that the law would infringe on individual rights. It appears doubtful that the treaty can be resurrected. |
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Picture This
Over the Moon |
