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Angela Merkel calls on all Germans to get shots to avoid bad virus winter

Germany’s disease control center said that the country's infection rate climbed to 277.4 new cases per 100,000 residents over seven days, up from 263.7 the previous day.

published on : 14th November 2021
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap a 'sign of hope'

The 43-year-old Sentsov was the most famous Ukrainian prisoner held in Russia and the subject of a star-studded international campaign calling for his release. 

published on : 7th September 2019
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US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel clash at fraught NATO summit

US President Donald Trump traded barbs with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a tense NATO summit Wednesday after he accused Berlin of being "captive" to Russia.

published on : 11th July 2018
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Angela Merkel fires back at Trump: Germany makes 'independent decisions' 

Angela Merkel today said Germany makes "independent decisions", firing back at US President Donald Trump after he accused Berlin of being a "captive" of Russia.

published on : 11th July 2018
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Germany: Angela Merkel pledges 'every effort' to avert US trade war 

She added that the good functioning of the world economy depends on countries working together as partners.

published on : 4th July 2018
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France, Germany, Britain say EU 'must be ready to react' to US trade tariffs

US President Donald Trump met last week with Macron and Merkel but gave no indication of whether or not he planned to exempt the EU, which last year exported over USD 7.

published on : 29th April 2018
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Germany, France urge Russia to pressure Syria for 'immediate' ceasefire

The statement said Merkel, Macron and Putin had all welcomed the UN resolution on a ceasefire for at least 30 days "particularly to allow humanitarian aid into and evacuations out of the war zone".

published on : 26th February 2018
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Putin, Macron, Merkel agree to speed up 'information exchange' over Syria

The leaders of Russia, France and Germany agreed Sunday to speed up their "exchange of information" over Syria.

published on : 25th February 2018
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Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel to talk Syria ceasefire plan with Putin

France and Germany have pushed for Russian support for the Syria ceasefire, which is mainly to allow aid to reach the besieged area and allow evacuations.

published on : 25th February 2018
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for end to 'massacre' in Syria

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called for an end to the 'massacre' in Syria, after fresh air strikes on a rebel-held enclave in the war-torn country killed another 13 people.

published on : 22nd February 2018
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Germany: Confidence grows for deal on new Angela Merkel government

A final round of talks was expected to stretch late into the evening after marathon weekend negotiations failed to yield the desired breakthrough on all outstanding differences.

published on : 5th February 2018
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10 top glorious moments Donald Trump gifted the internet in 2017

Here are ten moments from one year of Donald Trump's presidency which will stimulate laughter and a subsequent panic attack thinking about the world's future.

published on : 27th December 2017
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Angela Merkel, fighting to stay Germany's 'eternal chancellor'

Merkel won the September 24 elections, her fourth poll victory, but bled over a million votes to the far-right AfD, plunging her own party into weeks-long coalition talks that have now failed.

published on : 20th November 2017
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Angela Merkel: Germany's 'eternal chancellor'

Angela Merkel has been derided as Europe's "austerity queen", cheered as a saviour by refugees and hailed as the new "leader of the free world".

published on : 24th September 2017
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Key takeaways, future challenges from German poll campaigns; Chancellor Angela Merkel favoured to win

Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to sail to victory in Germany's general elections on Sunday but her win is likely to be clouded by the entry of an Islamophobic hard-right party in parliament.

published on : 24th September 2017
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Polls open in Germany's general election; Chancellor Angela Merkel top favourite

Surveys suggest Merkel's conservative CDU/CSU alliance has a double-digit lead over their nearest rivals, the Social Democrats.

published on : 24th September 2017
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UEFA call on European leaders to help regulate transfer market

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has called for greater support from Europe's political leaders to help introduce measures to regulate the transfer market.

published on : 20th September 2017
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Germany says Erdogan's Merkel Nazi jibe unacceptable

Turkey and the European Union -- especially Germany with its large Turkish diaspora -- are locked in a bitter dispute.

published on : 20th March 2017