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Germany sees Monte Paschi bailout eroding bank-failure rules

  Bloomberg German officials and lawmakers are concerned the state rescue of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA is stretching the credibility of the European Union’s new regime for too-big-to-fail banks. Wolfgang Schaeuble’s Finance Ministry remains skeptical about Italy’s plan to protect individual investors and would prefer them to seek individual compensation through the courts rather than en masse ...

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‘The Big Bang Theory’ recap

  Washington / DPA Scientists of all stripes have appeared as characters in movies and TV shows: from the meglomaniacal Dr Frankenstein, to archaeologist adventurer Indiana Jones, the “Back to the Future” time-machine inventor Doc Brown and the palaeontologists in dinosaur-filled “Jurassic Park.” But rarely has scientific accuracy in an entertainment medium been so carefully researched as in the popular ...

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Creating alternative rockstars of YouTube

  Bamberg / DPA When Annemarie Sommer enters the seminar room she’s convinced that in order to be a YouTube sensation, you have to do things others wouldn’t think of doing. When the 15-year-old leaves, she knows that in fact, YouTube stars don’t necessarily have the best videos – but they are the best connected. “How to Become a Rockstar ...

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