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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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