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Politics - Germany
Precarious power
Germany's conservative coalition escaped further embarrassment after its candidate for president narrowly won office. Still, Chancellor Angela Merkel remains in a tight spot as her government pushes through a massive austerity package amid plummeting popularity ratings and growing concern over a double-dip recession in Europe's largest economy.
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Society - Switzerland
Down with Call of Duty!
Switzerland could soon become the first European country to ban violent video games after parliament in April decided to consider a law to prevent the importation and commercialization of aggressive gaming. It the law is passed, it will become the second country in the world to take such action.
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Business - Switzerland
Questioning the secrecy
Swiss banking secrecy came under yet another attack after Germany bought stolen bank data to catch hundreds of tax evaders last month. Now the Swiss are wondering if their treasured tradition of financial secrecy is worth it after all.
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Arts & Culture - United Kingdom
Is it real?
“Close examination: fakes, mistakes and discoveries” which recently opened in London, features 40 works of art such as Botticelli’s "Venus and Mars" which once fooled experts. It also shows the evolution of science in use to detect counterfeits.
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Science & Tech - Sweden
Green solutions
Whether it’s snow-based cooling systems or mini-rainforests in the office to purify the air, Mid-Sweden is the world’s leader this year in innovative green technologies: It topped the I-40 list in 2010 of Green-friendly regions.
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Travel - Amman
From sleepy to sexy
It is often thought of as the sleepy capital of a small, Muslim kingdom: Most eschew Amman as a party destination for racy Beirut, the ‘sin city’ of the Arab world. But that is changing as discos, cafes and chic restaurants sprout up across the Jordanian capital.
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Profile - Serge Lutens
The nose behind the scent
He is one of the preeminent perfumers in the world. After working for Shiseido, Lutens launched his own brand, recognized internationally as one of the most refined perfumes on the planet. He recently invented an Eau de Cologne for men that is odorless. But the man remains an enigma, the silent master of the art.
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Berlin's Fernsehturm in Alexanderplatz at sunset.
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Special reports - Balkans
A Balkans report card
Thirty years since the death of Tito and 15 years after the massacre at Srbrenica, which spurred the international community to end the bloodshed in Bosnia, the Balkan countries are moving forward while taking steps toward European integration.
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Editorial Calendar

This week:

July 25
Annual Bayreuth festival opens in Bayreuth, Germany (to Aug. 28)

Tour de France ends in Paris

July 26
International conference on Eurasia (to July 31), Stockholm

July 27
New round of talks between Russia and Georgia, Geneva

Preliminary hearings in a trial in which Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and American TV producer Frank Agrama are accused of embezzling money from Italian media giant Mediaset, damaging shareholders and tax evasion, Rome

July 28
The Catalonian government begins a debate over a ban on bullfighting

July 29
The Big Green Gathering scheduled to take place in Glastonbury, England

July 30

16th Przystanek Woodstock Festival in Kostrzyn on the Oder, Poland (to August 1)

July 31
Muslim World League holds its International Islamic Conference marking the league's 50th anniversary, (to Aug.2), Mecca

Cowes Week sailing regatta in the Isle of Wight (to Aug. 7)

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