Publication: Spiegel Online

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 39 mins ago - 1 reports

German Exporters Expect Bleak Future

Companies in Germany that rely on exports are becoming increasingly concerned about the future of the country's economy, according to a new industry survey. The downturn in optimism is yet another indication that Europe may be in for a period of extended ... [Published Spiegel Online - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Stagnation, Mark Carney, Wansleben (Germany), Germany

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 48 mins ago - 1 reports

Amnesty International

Amnesty International: Report Slams European Asylum Policies

Millions are fleeing from war and violence, but Europe is sealing itself off to those in need, a new report from Amnesty International alleged on Thursday. The human rights organization urged EU countries to act and save lives.The numbers are shocking. ... [Published Spiegel Online - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Amnesty International, European Union, Refugees, Human Rights

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

David Cameron

Blood in London: Vicious Attack Seen as Possible Act of Terror

Authorities are treating the brutal attack in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon as an act of Islamist terror, with Prime Minister David Cameron meeting with top security officials on Thursday morning. Investigators are looking into a possible Nigeria ... [Published Spiegel Online - 10 hours ago]

Entities: London, David Cameron, Woolwich (United Kingdom), Nigeria

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

German Beer Brewers Foaming over Fracking

Forget environmental concerns: When it comes to fracking, Germans are worried about how it might affect beer quality. In a letter to several ministries in Berlin, brewers expressed concern that the exploitation of shale gas could contaminate water supplies ... [Published Spiegel Online - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Hydraulic Fracturing, Shale Gas, Drinking Water, Contaminate

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Picture This: Hut on a Jut

REUTERSThe exterior might need some minor repair work, but at least there's no lawn to mow. This idyllic shelter on top of a rock on the river Drina near the western Serbian town of Bajina Basta has survived wind and weather since it was built in 196 ... [Published Spiegel Online - 6 hours ago]

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

The Lone Survivor of the 'Struma'

In 1942, a Soviet submarine in the Black Sea torpedoed and sank the Struma, a ship filled with almost 800 Jewish refugees headed from Romania to the Holy Land. David Stoliar, the lone survivor, agreed to share his story with SPIEGEL ONLINE.David Stoliar's ... [Published Spiegel Online - 6 hours ago]

Entities: David Stoliar, Goitre, Black Sea, Romania

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Angela Merkel

The World Doesn't Actually Hate Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a favorite target of hatred in recent months as the euro crisis continues to make life difficult for Southern Europeans. But a new BBC poll has found that most people actually have a positive view of Germany.For ... [Published Spiegel Online - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Germany, Angela Merkel, BBC British Broadcasting Corp, Crisis, Greece

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Riots in Sweden: Cars Burn in Fourth Night of Youth Violence

Youth in several Stockholm suburbs have rioted for four nights in a row, throwing stones at police and setting cars on fire. Leaders have appealed for calm, but the violence has spread to the southern city of Malmo.Riots continued for the fourth straight ... [Published Spiegel Online - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Rioting, Sweden, Police

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

'Dealing with the Devil': The Thankless Task of Greece's Top Job-Cutter

Antonis Manitakis has the most thankless job in Greece. Tasked with slashing the grotesquely bloated public sector, he is hounded by troika officials, reviled by his countrymen and afraid of cutting too deep.Appearances are deceiving on Klafthmonos Square ... [Published Spiegel Online - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Greece, Athens, Democratic Left

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

German Prosecutors Reject Massacre Case

The massacre at Sant'Anna was one of the most barbarous German crimes committed in Italy during World War II. Five suspected perpetrators are still alive today, but the top public prosecutor in Stuttgart has rejected reopening the case.The German SS henchmen ... [Published Spiegel Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Massacre, Stuttgart (Germany), John Demjanjuk, Director of Public Prosecutions

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Minister on the Defensive: Drone Program Collapse Has Berlin Under Pressure

Thomas de Maizière has long been a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel. But the defense minister now finds himself at the center of controversy after cancelling Germany's half-billion euro surveillance drone program last week. He has allegedly known ... [Published Spiegel Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Drone, Ministry of Defence, NATO, Free Democratic Party (DE)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Picture This: Wagnerian Drama

Jonathan Meese: "Keine Gurus", Öl und Acryl auf Leinwand von 2011. Klinger Forum e.V In honor of Richard Wagner's 200th birthday on Wednesday, Leipzig's Klinger Forum has opened a "Mythos Wagner" exhibition exploring the famous German composer's complicated ... [Published Spiegel Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Jonathan Meese

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"Dangers of Half-Measures Mark Carney, outgoing Bank of Canada governor, who is heading across the Atlantic to become head of the Bank of England on July 1, became the latest Cassandra earlier this week. In his final speech as Canadian central bank chief, Carney said of Europe: "Deep challenges persist in its financial system. Without sustained and significant reforms, a decade of stagnation threatens." He added that: "Europe can draw lessons from Japan on the dangers of half measures.""

German Exporters Expect Bleak Future [Published Spiegel Online - 4 hours ago]

"Like sardines," Stoliar says. "We couldn't even turn over. But we had no way of going back."

The Lone Survivor of the 'Struma' [Published Spiegel Online - 6 hours ago]

"Yes, this includes shale gas, which could become part of the energy mix for some member states, perhaps less for others" he said

German Beer Brewers Foaming over Fracking [Published Spiegel Online - 6 hours ago]

"Our demand is that where there is a substantial risk that these weapons will be used to commit violations of international humanitarian law or serious violations of human rightshuman rights law -- the transfer should be prohibited" wrote Salil Shetty, the organization's secretary general, in an essay accompanying the report

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