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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
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News and POV from Europe's largest newsmagazine.
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Picture This: Sling-Shot Protest
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The Science of Memory: An Infinite Loop in the Brain
Wouldn't it be great to be able to remember everything? To see all our most important moments, all the priceless encounters, adventures and triumphs? What if memory never faded, but instead could be retrieved at any time, as reliably as films in a video store?
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Move Over Knut: New Book Pays Tribute to Berlin's Favorite Zoo Animals
As it turns out, Knut the polar bear wasn't the first star zoo animal in Berlin. Knautschke the hippo, Bobby the gorilla and Swampy the alligator all won lasting popularity. So did many others, as a new book documents.
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The Poisoned Pickle Plot: Retiree Tries to Blackmail Lidl Supermarket Chain
A German pensioner who had fallen on hard times devised a bizarre plan to force money out of the discount food chain Lidl. But the elderly man was tracked down by detectives and arrested.
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Too Close for Comfort: Amsterdam to Shut 43 Cannabis Cafes
Amsterdam is being forced to close 43 of its 228 cannabis-selling cafes to meet national regulations. The establishments, including the world famous Bulldog, are simply too close to highschools.
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Berlin's Vagabond Chic: 'Most Beautiful Homeless Shelter in the World'
With chandeliers instead of neon lighting and designer furnishings instead of springless sofas, a newly revamped homeless hostel in south Berlin looks more like a hip hotel -- and aims to give some dignity to those worn out by life on the streets.
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Interview with Notorious Lawyer Jacques Vergès: 'There Is No Such Thing as Absolute Evil'
He has met Mao Zedong, Pol Pot and Che Guevara. He defended 'Carlos the Jackal' and Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie. Jacques Vergès, 83, is probably the world's most notorious attorney. His latest client is Khieu Samphan, the former head of state of Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, who is on trial for war crimes.
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Closed to the Public: Politkovskaya Trial Descends into Farce
Doubts are growing over the murder trial of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. A court in Moscow has the task of uncovering the reasons behind the killing, but the public is barred from proceedings for spurious reasons.
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The Law and the High Seas: Germany Looks to Battle Pirates
NATO has promised to send ships to the Gulf of Aden to work with a planned EU force against pirates off the coast of Somalia. Russia's navy has called for more cooperation from the West, while Germany works out just what its sailors can do.
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Growing Recession: German Economy Beginning to Suffer
The number of indicators pointing to foul economic weather continues growing. A new index released on Friday testifies to increasingly empty order books. Experts predict that over 200,000 jobs are at risk.
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The World from Berlin: Far-Right NPD Is a 'Serpent at Democracy's Breast'
A leading German politician is suggesting a way to deal with the far-right NPD -- cut off state funding. His proposal has met with some skepticism and on Friday many German papers argue that it could set a worrying precedent.
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Fighting the Global Financial Slump: Less Is Dangerous
Amid a debt-deflation spiral, the governments' greatest risk is enacting stimulus measures that are too little to fight the slump.
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Venezuelan State Elections: Pressure Mounts for Entire Chavez Clan
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is facing yet another battle for power in gubernatorial elections. Even in his home state, a growing number of people are getting tired of the president and the Chavez clan.
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Picture This: Bone Yard
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Deutsche Post Controversy: Commemorative Coins for Communists
The German postal service has sparked outrage by producing a coin commemorating the formation of former East Germany's ruling Communist Party. Protest came from the highest echelons of the German government.
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