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| Compiled on October 26, 2012, 07:10 PM CET |
| The Ferrari-Red Communists China at a Crossroads in Shift from World's Factory to Industrial Power The Chinese are seen as victors in the global financial crisis, and as both a hope and a threat to German industry. Beijing wants to be more than the world's factory. But the country's economic engine is showing signs of stalling and it is uncertain what direction it will take in the future. |
| The High Price of Clean Energy Tax Breaks and Subsidies for Industry Divide Germans Major industry is being spared of the costs relating to Germany's expensive shift from nuclear to green energies. The burden is being placed on small and medium-sized business as well as German consumers, who pay the second highest price for electricity in Europe. Resentment is starting to grow. |
| Cutting Carbon Is Europe's Emissions Trading System Broken? Emitting CO2 into the atmosphere is dirt cheap in Europe these days. At just 8 euros per ton, the low price is undermining the European Union's effort to establish an effective cap and trade system. Implementing necessary fixes to the system, however, won't be easy in the face of industry opposition. |
| Athletes in Exile NHL Stars Skate Through Lockout in Berlin As the National Hockey League's latest lockout drags on in America, the players are once again biding their time by playing for teams abroad. Two French-Canadian all-stars from the Philadelphia Flyers, Daniel Brière and Claude Giroux, are handling the puck -- and exile -- quite well in Berlin. |
| Striving for Intimacy The Role of Sincerity in the US Elections It might be nice to know that your dentist is generous, but it is irrelevant to the job of cleaning your teeth. Is the same true of the role of sincerity in politics? The current campaign in the US has seen candidates eager to portray themselves as being as sincere as possible. Voters should not be led astray. |
| Ex-Italian Prime Minister Convicted Silvio Berlusconi Sentenced to Four Years in Jail A court in Milan found former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi guilty of tax fraud on Friday and sentenced him to four years behind bars. The conviction stems from the sale of broadcasting rights connected to his company Mediaset. But it is doubtful that the ex-premier will serve any jail time soon. |
| Norway's New Foreign Minister 'Exploitation of Arctic Resources Will Happen' The Arctic is changing at a breathtaking pace, which has oil and gas companies flocking to the region. SPIEGEL ONLINE talks to Norway's new Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide about the dangers of resource extraction and China's role in the High North. |
| Marijuana Mishap German Politician Inhales on Live TV Smoking a joint on live television is tough to deny. But that is the predicament that one German politician finds himself in after he took a drag off a joint during a late-night talk show on Thursday night. He says he didn't believe that it was real marijuana, but the show's host says it was. |
| Terrifying Traditions Ghastly Winter Demons Run Wild in the Alps Halloween spooks are for wimps compared to the grisly Christmastime traditions of Europe's Alps, where demonic creatures come out to punish naughty children or to drive winter away each year. A gorgeous new photography book explores the many guises of these wild monsters, whose traditional rumpus harkens back to pagan rites. |
