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Price Wars: Amazon Battles Traditional German Publishers

Amazon is delaying deliveries in Germany in a bid to raise its share of e-book earnings. A number of the country's biggest publishers say the strategy amounts to blackmail and are refusing to cave in. But their refusal to compromise could cost them their future. By Isabell Hülsen and Claudia Voigt more... [ Comment ]

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NSA Experts 'National Security Has Become a State Religion'

In a SPIEGEL interview, Edward Snowden's lawyer, Jesselyn Radack, and former NSA contractor Thomas Drake discuss the reasons behind the American spying agency's obssession with collecting data. Interview Conducted By Sven Becker, Marcel Rosenbach and Jörg Schindler more... [ Comment ]

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Yearning for Change Italian Diplomacy Just Got Younger

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi promised change for his country. His new foreign minister, Federica Mogherini, embodies the desire to shake things up. Just 41 years old, she lacks extensive experience, but is full of confidence. By Walter Mayr more... [ Comment ]

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From Prison to Jihad Islamists Seek Supporters among German Inmates

Radical Islamists have found a new place for recruiting fresh followers: German prisons. In some jails, Muslim chaplains are successfully promoting a more moderate approach to the faith, but many more of them are needed. By Lisa Schnell more... [ Comment ]

07/02/2014 from berlinerprinz: Maybe I am wrong, but Husamuddin Meyer looks like a sufi and he is listed on sufi websites. Sufis... more...

War in South Sudan The World's Youngest State Faces Failure

It was only three years ago that South Sudan celebrated its newfound independence from Sudan. Now, a civil war is tearing the young state apart amid reports of war crimes and ethnic cleansing. At the heart of the conflict is oil and corruption. By Bartholomäus Grill in Juba, South Sudan more... [ Comment ]

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07/02/2014 from spon-facebook-1052751622: Is there no way that some International Group cannot be formed to handle the money that this... more...

Fighting Google Europe Eyes Digital Agenda to Better Compete with the US

Jean-Claude Juncker, the next head of the European Commission, plans to implement a new digital strategy for the Continent. Europe, he believes, needs to become better equipped to defend itself from the US and Asia. By Frank Dohmen and Christoph Pauly more... [ Comment ]

Yesterday at 09:10 AM from micky mouse: How's about trying to compete rather than regulate the competition out of the market ? Btw the UK's... more...

More Money Please A New Plan to Boost Europe's Straggling Investments

The euro crisis may have eased recently, but companies and countries in the common currency zone still aren't investing enough to fuel growth. The best solution, a Berlin economics institute argues, is to establish an EU-wide investment fund. By Christian Reiermann more... [ Comment ]

07/02/2014 from ulyssesreturns: The main reason investment has declined in the Euro area is because of the Euro which is stifling... more...

Foreign Minister Zebari 'Iraq Is Facing a Mortal Threat'

In an interview, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, a Kurd, warns that his country is threatened with collapse under the pressure posed by ISIS terrorists. But, he says, it isn't a civil war yet. Interview Conducted By Bernhard Zand more... [ Comment ]

The Road to Mosul: Searching for the Real ISIS

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The Road to Mosul Searching for the Real ISIS

Fault lines in Iraq are widening as ISIS advances: Even as the Shiite government in Baghdad digs it its heels, the country's Sunnis are losing their faith in a single nation and the Kurds are hoping for independence. But what is ISIS, really? By Christoph Reuter more... [ Comment ]

Foreign Minister Zebari: 'Iraq Is Facing a Mortal Threat'

06/30/2014 from broremann: the Sunni will get independence and the rag-tag army isis will melt away as will their fabled... more...

Obama Advisor John Podesta 'Every Country Has a History of Going Over the Line'

Instead of a no-spy deal, the US has begun a Cyber Dialogue with Germany. In a SPIEGEL interview, John Podesta, a special advisor to President Barack Obama, speaks of the balance between alliances and security and says that changes are being made to NSA espionage practices. Interview Conducted by Susanne Koelbl and Marcel Rosenbach more... [ Comment ]

06/30/2014 from peskyvera: You know the saying...fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me? Well, Germany...still... more...

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