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Spiegel Online reports here: The Greeks are mainly responsible for their current predicament. But the German government has made the country’s situation worse with its lectures and reluctance to provide assistance. Chancellor Angela Merkel is mainly to blame for the fact that German taxpayers now have to suffer.

BBC News reports here: According to US experts, making simple swaps like eating sweet potatoes instead of carrots and papaya rather than oranges could make a difference.

CNN reports here: Phoenix, Arizona – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a state bill Friday that requires police to determine whether a person is in the United States legally, which critics say will foster racial profiling and discrimination but supporters say will crack down on illegal immigration.

Spiegel Online reports here: Wikipedia, the world’s largest encyclopedia, is a massive project, where human knowledge is collected and edited by ordinary users. But behind the scenes of the German-language version of this intellectual utopia is a group of small and dedicated volunteers. Their passion for truth at times leads to bitter disputes.

BBC News reports here: Scottish scientists believe they may have made a “breakthrough” in using gene therapy to treat tumours.

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BBC News reports here: The next James Bond film has been suspended “indefinitely” because of uncertainty over the future of the MGM studio.

Spiegel Online reports here: As airport disruptions in Europe enter their fifth day, airline bosses are calling for the flight ban to be lifted. Test flights show that the volcanic ash in the air poses little danger to planes, they say. Germany’s transport minister has responded by saying he will not allow profits to be put above safety.

BBC News reports here: Toyota announces yet more recalls, with 600,000 Sienna minivans in the US affected because of corrosion problems.