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A selection of stories in The New York Times, National Geographic Magazine, the Washington Post, CNN, the Guardian, Nature and the BBC. 
The New York Times: What's the correct color of a bee? In Austria, it's a toxic topic
National Geographic Magazine: Saving Winter
Nat Geo: 500-year-old 'goatelope' mummy found in melting glacier
NYT: In wealthy city, Marxist mayor wins over voters
Nat Geo Magazine: The Alps' magical ice caves risk vanishing in our warming world
NYT: The plagiarism hunter terrorizing the German-speaking world
Nat Geo: In the Alps, ski resorts are desperately battling climate change
OCCRP investigation: How smugglers made tens of millions with rare birds
Washington Post: In the Alps, hikers and cows make for perilous pairings
NYT: He once trafficked rare birds. Now, he tells how it's done.
Washington Post: How coronavirus infected apres-ski in the Austrian Alps
Politico: Far-right group builds Polish shield from German scrutiny
Guardian: "Things are getting unstable": Global heating and the rise of rockfalls in the Swiss Alps
CNN: How an Alpine ski resort helped coronavirus spread across Europe
SCMP Magazine (cover story): Uprooted
CNN: Breaking news on far-right scandal disintegrating government
Washington Post: China learns a foreign policy lesson in South Sudan
BBC: Young Chinese are sick of working long hours
CNN: Their homes were burnt down in racist violence. Then officials told them to flee.
National Geographic: This Amazon bird's eggs are black market gold. Here's why.
Nature: Sexism is still a problem for German research
National Geographic: These mothers are building homes in refugee camps
L.A. Times: Craving for caviar is driving the Danube River's sturgeon to extinction
World Politics Review: Governing with the far right cost Austria's Kurz his job. Why is he still so popular?
OZY: Can she solve Bulgaria's brain drain?
CNN: Where survivors of sexual abuse are sued by the perpetrators
Guardian: Ibis that was extinct in wild taught to migrate by following aircraft
Washington Post: Coordinated Vienna shootings kill 3, injure at least 15
The New York Times
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In wealthy city, Marxist mayor wins over voters. LINK

He once trafficked in rare birds. Now, he tells how it's done. LINK


The 'Plagiarism Hunter' terrorizing the German-speaking world. LINK



National Geographic

The urgent efforst to save winter in the Alps. LINK

500-year-old 'goatelope' mummy found in melting European glacier. LINK

In the Alps, ski resorts are desperately battling climate change. LINK


​This Amazon Bird's Eggs Are Black Market Gold. Here's Why. LINK

South Sudanese Mothers Are Building Homes in Refugee Camps. LINK




The Washington Post

Austria's Kurz was the golden boy for Europe's conservatives. Then came scandal. LINK
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Europe's contentious deportations of Afghans grind to a halt as Taliban surges. LINK

Vienna gun attack by Islamic State sympathizer shatters an evening of revelry. LINK

Coronavirus infected apres-ski in the Austrian Alps, criminal probe and litigation and now follow. LINK

In the Alps, hikers on the trails and cows in the pasture make for perilous pairings. LINK

This Austrian ski resort is preparing for a snowless future. LINK



The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)




CNN


A Mother's Impossible Choice: Risk Rape to Feed your Family, or Starve. LINK

Their homes were burned down in racist violence. Then officials told them to flee. LINK

How an Austrian ski resort helped coronvirus spread across Europe. LINK

Where survivors of sexual abuse are sued by the perpetrators. LINK

Austria probes reports of Havana Syndrome among US diplomats in Vienna. LINK

Nobody thought Vienna attacker was capable of this, says his former lawyer.
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Los Angeles Times

Poland's far-right leaders seek to criminalize World War II restitution. LINK

To save their children's lives, these parents aim to close a major steel plant in Italy. LINK

Craving for caviar is driving the Danube river's sturgeon to extinction. 
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UNDARK

In Germany, a heated debate over Homeopathy. LINK



The Guardian

Things are getting unstable: Global heating and the rise of rockfalls in the Swiss Alps. LINK​

Ibis That Was Extinct in Wild Taught to Migrate by Following Aircraft. LINK



NATURE

​Preceded by 967 men: meet the first woman in charge of the 600-year-old Leipzig University. LINK

​Sexism is still a problem for German research. LINK




AFP

Family feud rages as Swarovski empire loses its lustre. LINK

From opera stage to porn director, ex-singer seeks to remove stigma. LINK

Refugee home inspired by Holocaust experienced saved by former resident. LINK




World Politics Review

Will Kurz's coalition with the green party further divide Austria, or unite it? LINK

Governing with the far right cost Austria's Kurz his job. Why is he still so popular? LINK

Austria's interim government of technocracts is winning praise ahead of the elections. LINK




Coda Story

Face matching and digital avatars coming to the EU's borders. LINK

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BBC

How to slow down the world's fastest shrinking nation. LINK

Families fight against toxic dust from Italy's Ilva steelworks. LINK 


Shanghai's 'Nuts' Plan to Bail Out Bad Investments. LINK

The True Kings and Queens of Facebook and Snapchat. LINK


VOA

Video: Austria's Largest Refugee Camp Readies for Winter. LINK

Video: Through Sports, Austria Tries to Give Migrants Traction. LINK
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GlobalPost /PRI:
(from 2015)


Austria held thousands of refugees in a squalid camp. LINK

Why rich people in Austria want to live in housing projects. LINK


OZY

Eastern Germany picks up Polish for children's future. LINK

The border cold cases of East Germany. LINK

Volkswagen's best-selling product is a... sausage. LINK

How a Swiss ski resort ws ravaged by typhoid and survived. LINK


Meet the man behind Germany's coolest sounds. LINK 

How one car company drove alongside Germany's  20th-century destiny. LINK


The Nazi propaganda that triggered a mass suicide. LINK


Sixth Tone​
Tunnel Vision: Villagers Dig Their Way Out of Isolation (SOPA award)
A Contentious History of Conservation (SOPA award)


Nikkei Asian Review
Hikvision Takes the Global Lead in Video Surveillance
Wang Shu Puts the Soul Back in China's Skylines
Innovation Starts to Ripple Through Chinese Education





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