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Warmed to Death: Climate Change Threatens German Flora - (Found August 15, 2008 )

A new study by German and French researchers claims that a dramatic rise in the globe's temperature could wipe out one in five German plant species by 2080. Plants must migrate to more hospitable niches -- or die out.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,572151,00.html

'Massacres on our Doorstep': Europe Agrees to Monitor Georgia Cease-Fire - (Found August 15, 2008 )

European Union foreign ministers agreed on Wednesday to send more monitors to the Caucasus to monitor the cease-fire agreed to by Georgia and Russia. Proposals for EU peacekeepers, though, have met with widespread skepticism.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,571959,00.html

Fragile Cease-fire : Russian Army Clears Out Georgian Army Bases - (Found August 15, 2008 )

The war is over but Russia continued operations in Georgia on Wednesday. Moscow has confirmed that it has been transporting military material out of Georgian army bases. Russia's military has also closed the Georgian port of Poti.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,571944,00.html

Picture This: Keep Breathing - (Found August 15, 2008 )

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,571913,00.html

Tarnished Gold: Olympic Sprint Overshadowed by Doping Past - (Found August 15, 2008 )

More than one billion people will tune in to see the 100-meter dash in Beijing on Saturday. There is no greater event at the Olympics, and yet there is no race with a worse reputation. Since 1988, the sprint has been dominated by dopers.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,571891,00.html

The World from Berlin: 'The West Must Stop Putin' - (Found August 15, 2008 )

The West urgently needs to get tough to contain Russia's new-found imperialism in the wake of its military action in Georgia, write German media commentators. The problem is that the EU, as usual, lacks the required unity while the US has a lame duck president whose invasion of Iraq robbed him of authority.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,571894,00.html

Raising Italian Spirits: Calls to Legalize Homemade Grappa - (Found August 15, 2008 )

Two Italian senators want to make the Italian moonshine known as grappa legal. The step would keep homemade booze drinkers safe and protect commercial grappa outfits, they say.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,571865,00.html

Baltic Whale Tale: Lost Humpback Seen Lunching on German Coast - (Found August 15, 2008 )

A 40-foot-long humpback whale took a detour on his way to summer feeding grounds in the Arctic and ended up near one of Germany's favorite beach destinations, the idyllic island of Rgen. The whale's jaunt is turning into an extended vacation.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,571848,00.html

Interview With Serbian Cabinet Minister: Mladic 'Should Finally Turn Himself In' - (Found August 15, 2008 )

Serbia's Labor Minister Rasim Ljajic chairs his country's National Council for Cooperation with The Hague Tribunal. In an interview with SPIEGEL, he speaks about the arrest of Radovan Karadzic and the prospects of finding General Ratko Mladic.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,571665,00.html

Nicholas D. Kristof: After the Games, Tibet - (Found August 15, 2008 )

It is now up to China to accept the Dalai Lama's visit this fall and engineer a deal to resolve Tibet's future.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,572049,00.html