Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: Der Spiegel International

Interview with Ebola Discoverer Peter Piot: 'It Is What People Call a Perfect Storm'

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Almost four decades ago, Peter Piot was part of the team that discovered the Ebola virus. In a SPIEGEL interview, he describes how the disease was isolated and explains why the current outbreak is different than any that have come before. Interview Conducted by Rafaela von Bredow and Veronika Hackenbroch more... [ Comment ]

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Photo Gallery: A Growing Epidemic

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A Voice for the Dead Recovering the Lost History of Sobibór

Henchman with the Nazi SS sought to cover up the mass murder that occurred at the Sobibór concentration camp in eastern Poland. Archeologists recently uncovered the site's hidden gas chambers and important artifacts that shed light on the victims. By Claus Hecking more... [ Video | Comment ]

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Interview with a Sobibór Survivor 'The Best Moment of My Life'

In an interview, 84 year old Sobibór survivor Philip Bialowitz discusses the importance of the recent discovery of the death camp's gas chambers and his risky escape from the Nazis in 1943. Interview Conducted By Claus Hecking more... [ Video | Comment ]

A Voice for the Dead: Recovering the Lost History of Sobibór

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The Syrian Front Waiting to Die in Aleppo

Bashar Assad's troops have control of western Aleppo and drop barrel bombs on the eastern half every day. Death is ever present. SPIEGEL recently spent a week in what has become a ghost town. By Christoph Reuter more... [ Comment ]

Photo Gallery: A Visit to a Dying City

09/25/2014 from nsmith: This is an unspeakable human tragedy long in the making. As if life in Syria under the Assad wasn't... more...

German Central Bank Head Weidmann 'The Euro Crisis Is Not Yet Behind Us'

An extended period of calm on the bond markets has led many to conclude the euro crisis is over. But German central bank head Jens Weidmann says in an interview that the coast still isn't clear and that there is still great need for reforms. Interview by Armin Mahler and Anne Seith more... [ Comment ]

09/26/2014 from chrissnuggs@gmail.com: "not yet behind us"??? This vastly-paid elitist ia having a laugh. MILLIONS of Europeans... more...

'Left To Die' The Survivors of the Malta Refugee Shipwreck

Earlier this month, 500 people, mostly refugess from the Gaza Strip, drowned when their ship sank in the Mediterranean. It was the worst such tragedy in a summer full of them. SPIEGEL traveled to Gaza and Crete to find out what happened. By Julia Amalia Heyer, Walter Mayr, Maximilian Popp and Chrissi Wilkens more... [ Comment ]

Photo Gallery: Shipwrecked

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Europe's Original Sin What Asylum Policy Says about the EU

European asylum policy is a messy compromise that has led to vast suffering on the EU's external borders. But having become used to our prosperity, we wouldn't have it any other way. An Essay by Jürgen Dahlkamp more... [ Comment ]

09/24/2014 from tropicalgal: There is a Global Diaspora in the world right now and intelectual elites are saying that´s a good... more...

Sharing Burdens Germany to Urge Shift in EU Refugee Policy

The number of asylum-seekers in Germany is growing rapidly and many towns and cities are struggling to house them. The country's interior minister is pushing for changes to the EU's refugee policies in an effort to share the burden across the continent. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

Europe's Original Sin: What Asylum Policy Says about the EU

09/25/2014 from Stelvio: Germany wants to dictate the immigration policies of other European states? Germany wants to dump... more...

Germany's Ailing Infrastructure A Nation Slowly Crumbles

Germany has long had a reputation for excellent infrastructure. But in recent years, both public and private investment has dwindled dramatically, and officials are increasingly concerned about how to solve the problem. They have good reason to be worried. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

09/24/2014 from matthewm: As a UK resident that travels extensively around Germany I can only say that I am extremely envious... more...

Botched Execution The Death that Could Kill Lethal Injection

The horrific execution of Clayton Lockett by lethal injection this spring in Oklahoma took an astonishing 43 minutes to complete. Together with other botched killings, the incident has focused attention on the inexperience and incompetence that now accompanies many executions in America. By Markus Feldenkirchen more... [ Comment ]