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| Compiled on October 02, 2014, 11:34 AM CET |
| THE MERKEL EFFECT What Today's Germany Owes to Its Once-Communist East East Germany ceased to exist following the 1989 revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall. But did the former communist country help shape today's Germany? The answer is yes, and Chancellor Merkel is a big reason why. |
| THE SAND THIEVES World's Beaches Become Victims of Construction Boom Sand is becoming so scarce that stealing it has become an attractive business model. With residential towers rising ever higher and development continuing apace in Asia and Africa, demand for the finite resource is insatiable. |