Articles by Michael Birnbaum

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‘Zombie’ Viruses Are Thawing in Melting Permafrost Because of Climate Change
Michael Birnbaum and Ellen Francis | The Washington Post – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Dec 2022

2 Dec 2022 – Ancient viruses are locked in Russia’s permafrost. We may soon get a peek.

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Leakers, Privacy Activists Find New Home in Berlin
Michael Birnbaum – The Washington Post, 2 Dec 2013

During the Cold War, Berlin was one of the most spy-ridden cities in the world. An international cadre of privacy advocates is settling in Germany’s once-divided capital, saying they feel safer here than they do in the United States or Britain, where authorities have vowed to prosecute leakers of official secrets.

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