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The Grapes of Wrath: France's Great Wines Are Feeling the Heat

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In France, climate change is no longer just an abstract problem. The culinary country's grand wine culture is threatened by rising global temperatures. Vintners are fighting to save a part of our world culture heritage that spans the last two millennia. By Ullrich Fichtner more... [ Comment ]

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Flippin' Good Germany Learns to Love the Burger

Hamburgers may be named after the northern German city, but only recently has it become easier to find a good one in the country. A wave of gourmet burger joints is now sweeping Germany, and fast food restaurants could soon be feeling the pinch. By Alexander Kühn and Ann-Kathrin Nezik more... [ Comment ]

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New Alignments The Kurds' Lonely Fight against Islamic State Terror

The terrorist group PKK represents the West's last hope in the fight against Islamic State. Their lonely resistance to the advancing jihadists will result in lasting changes to the region. Some developments are already well advanced. By Ralf Hoppe, Maximilian Popp, Christoph Reuter and Jonathan Stock more... [ Comment ]

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10/30/2014 from snowmanschmidt: To anyone who has taken up the call to help thwart ISIS and the cruel and twisted way the are... more...

Bound for Syria German Kurds Join Fight against Islamic State

Young Kurds from Germany are joining PKK's fight against Islamic State in Syria. Security officials are concerned that tensions between Salafists and Kurds in Germany could rise once they return home. By Jörg Diehl and Fidelius Schmid more... [ Comment ]

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Chilean President 'Latin America Has More Women in High Office than Europe'

In an interview, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet discusses her effort to remove the last vestiges of the Pinochet dictatorship and her desire to create a better social system and import German-style vocational training to South America. Interview Conducted by Helene Zuber more... [ Comment ]

10/29/2014 from Fredenleine: 'East Germany common experiences', I'm sure it would be an interesting topic to discuss about...... more...

Chief MH17 Investigator on German Claims 'We Will Need Evidence'

In an interview, the Dutch official leading the investigation of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine addresses reports that German intelligence is convinced the plane got shot down by pro-Russian separatists. Interview Conducted by Rainer Leurs more... [ Comment ]

10/29/2014 from johann.07: Witnesses have seen no fuse-tail (stays 5 min) of a BUK -therefore it was no BUK - it was a fighter... more...

Interview with an Islamic State Recruiter 'Democracy Is For Infidels'

How does Islamic State think? How do its followers see the world? SPIEGEL ONLINE met up with an Islamic State recruiter in Turkey to hear about the extremist group's vision for the future. Interview Conducted by Hasnain Kazim more... [ Comment ]

10/29/2014 from turnipseed: Are they similar and is their threat similar? This is a difficult question to answer. The... more...

The Zombie System How Capitalism Has Gone Off the Rails

Six years after the Lehman disaster, the industrialized world is suffering from Japan Syndrome. Growth is minimal, another crash may be brewing and the gulf between rich and poor continues to widen. Can the global economy reinvent itself? By Michael Sauga more... [ Comment ]

EU Banking Stress Tests: 'Far-Reaching Reforms Are Needed'

10/30/2014 from kaczma: Present situation reminds me "Titanic" run by madmen - private Banks and corrupted,... more...

From Germany to Iraq One Yazidi Family's War on Islamic State

A Yazidi family from Iraq had finally found peace in Germany, but now the father has headed back to fight Islamic State and the son is waging his own war at home. Although they've both become heroes in the community, their story may not have a happy ending. By Özlem Gezer more... [ Comment ]

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EU Banking Stress Tests 'Far-Reaching Reforms Are Needed'

On Sunday, Europe will release the results of its banking stress tests. In an interview, former PIMCO head Mohamed El-Erian speaks with SPIEGEL about what to expect and how Europe's core countries are failing to adequately confront a flagging economy. Interview Conducted by Martin Hesse more... [ Comment ]

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