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In its latest survey, on December 6th, one-third of respondents said the “economic situation” was Germany’s most pressing problem (up from the fourth-biggest issue one year ago). About 43% said that ...

IN “THE SUN ALSO RISES”, Ernest Hemingway’s first novel, Mike Campbell, a jaded war veteran and inveterate drunk, is asked how he went bankrupt. “Two ways,” he replies. “Gradually and then suddenly”.

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