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In Germany, no means yes
A regressive definition of rape highlights the country’s stubbornly traditional attitudes toward women.
Jason Overdorf
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Day 1,156: Artists want to save Syria’s children by fostering them in German homes
‘We would hardly notice 55,000 children seeking refuge in our country!’
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The return of the wolf
Germany struggles to manage its mushrooming wolf population.
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Poland wrestles with the legacy of a secret CIA torture site
The crisis in Ukraine may help convince Poles to close their eyes to alleged US wrongdoing.
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Berlin, the poor man’s Vegas
Low rents and down-and-out residents touch off an epidemic of gambling.
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Gays face backlash in Germany
Conservatives campaign to stop gay sex education amid celebrations for a gay soccer player’s coming out.
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Early divisions augur hard going for Germany’s grand coalition
Disagreements over migration are already exposing rifts between Merkel’s allies.
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Human rights: Is the EU failing one of its main missions?
Although the EU’s recent expansion into Central Europe was partly meant to improve human rights there, new members have been thumbing their noses at the old boys’ club.
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Green fatigue threatens clean-energy leader Germany
Germans’ trailblazing ‘energy transition’ faces a backlash over high prices.
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Himalayan tsunami: Climate change triggers deadly floods among the world’s highest peaks
Last summer more than 6,000 died after glacial melt cascaded through valleys. Scientists expect such disasters to become more common.