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[l] at 1/10/25 2:02am
The Catholic Church is not exactly known for its tolerance of transsexuals. But after a priest near Rome called the Vatican's attention to the difficulties faced by a group of transsexuals in his parish, Pope Francis stepped in to help.

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[l] at 1/10/25 2:02am
The Catholic Church is not exactly known for its tolerance of transsexuals. But after a priest near Rome called the Vatican's attention to the difficulties faced by a group of transsexuals in his parish, Pope Francis stepped in to help.

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[l] at 1/8/25 2:46am
Ever since Elon Musk threw his support behind the right-wing AfD party in the pages of Die Welt, the paper and the Axel Springer publishing house has had a newsroom revolt on its hands. CEO Mathias Döpfner's apparent courtship of Musk may have been behind the stunt.

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[l] at 1/3/25 8:19am
Already facing significant headwinds, VW has now been hit by a data protection nightmare. Location data from 800,000 electric vehicles and contact info from owners was accessible unprotected on the internet. And the company didn't even know about it.

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[l] at 1/3/25 7:56am
Thousands of women have been victimized by fake porn images created by artificial intelligence. The victims include minors, celebrities and politicians. DER SPIEGEL went searching for those behind the malicious platforms.

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[l] at 1/3/25 7:01am
The Darién Gap between South and Central America is exceedingly dangerous, but hundreds of thousands of migrants try their luck every year in an effort to reach the U.S. Now, a drug cartel has turned the jungle crossing into big business - and the refugees profit as well.

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[l] at 12/23/24 9:59am
The Israeli army is systematically destroying towns in northern Gaza and expelling the population, DER SPIEGEL reporting has found. It is laying the groundwork for a military occupation - and for the possible construction of new Jewish settlements.

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[l] at 12/18/24 6:00am
Together with her lawyers, Gisèle Pelicot watched the videos her husband had made of her being raped. Afterward, she decided the trial had to be open to the public. Our reporter followed the gruesome legal proceedings from day one.

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[l] at 12/17/24 2:10am
Sednaya Prison near Damascus was the symbol of the Assad dictatorship. Now that the regime has been overthrown, thousands are coming here to search for their loved-ones. There isn't much left to find.

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[l] at 12/16/24 1:37am
DER SPIEGEL's coverage of global warming used to be full of contradictions and erroneous appraisals. Today, the magazine employs some of the best climate reporters in Germany, but still falls well short of its potential. A Guest Essay by Bernhard Poerksen

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[l] at 12/11/24 3:47am
The German-Iranian regime critic Jamshid Sharmahd was kidnapped in Dubai and sentenced to death in Tehran. He died in late October. In an interview, his daughter Gazelle, 41, expresses sharp criticism of the support he received from Germany and the U.S.

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[l] at 12/4/24 6:48am
He insists on the U.S. retaining its global supremacy, but wants to stay out of conflicts. In an interview, historian Stephen Wertheim discusses Donald Trump's view of the world, the Republicans' foreign policy views and what it all might mean for Europe.

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[l] at 12/4/24 4:34am
Benjamin Netanyahu is waging an endless war in Gaza and delivering his country into the arms of Israel's extremist right wing - all in a desperate gambit to cling to power. Former confidants describe a man who sees himself as something of a king.

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[l] at 11/29/24 7:48am
In an interview, Canadian academic William Schabas discusses the historical development of the term "genocide," why Israel’s war in Gaza might meet the legal standard and what responsibility Germany bears stemming from its close ties to Israel.

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[l] at 11/25/24 3:32am
In an interview on the occasion of the publishing of her memoirs, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 70, speaks about her experiences with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the road ahead for democracy and the mistakes she may have made.

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[l] at 11/20/24 7:04am
CDU leader Friedrich Merz has long been sharply critical of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government. Now, though, Merz appears to be in good position to become Germany's next chancellor. Would he really do things that much differently?

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[l] at 11/15/24 1:25am
Walid Negash, one of the most notorious human traffickers in the world, is on trial in the Netherlands. He is suspected of having tortured thousands of refugees in Libya.

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[l] at 11/13/24 5:01am
In an interview, Barry Eichengreen, one of the most renowned economists in the U.S., expresses deep concerns about the second administration of Donald Trump. Europe, he says, could face stiff economic head winds from Washington.

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[l] at 11/12/24 6:02am
There are a number of women in the prisons of Romania and Moldova who killed their partners in self-defense. Why weren't they helped before it became too late?

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[l] at 11/12/24 6:00am
Germany's governing coalition had long been characterized by perpetual bickering and very little progress. Ultimately, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Finance Minister Christian Lindner found it impossible to get along.

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[l] at 11/10/24 3:41am
Donald Trump's return to the White House shows that liberal democracy has failed. It proved unable to provide a coherent structure to the post postwar era.

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