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Germany’s Merkel: Coronavirus EU’s biggest test since foundation
Apr 07, 2020 08:21German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the coronavirus pandemic is the “biggest test” that the European Union has faced since its foundation, adding that it is important that the bloc “emerges strong” from the economic crisis caused by the disease.
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IranAir suspends flight to Germany after surge in coronavirus cases
Apr 03, 2020 14:11Iran flag carrier Homa, known internationally as IranAir, has suspended all flights to Germany where authorities are struggling to curb surging cases of a new coronavirus pandemic.
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UK, Germany and France use INSTEX to circumvent US sanctions on Iran
Apr 01, 2020 06:17The UK, Germany and France have circumvented US-led sanctions imposed on Iran to send it medical equipment. The trio used a special purpose vehicle called INSTEX to achieve this.
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G7 countries oppose fellow-member US’s attempt to label coronavirus as Chinese
Mar 26, 2020 07:28The latest meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) countries has ended in disarray because of attempts by the United States to include language in a draft final statement that linked the new coronavirus to China.
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Munich streets nearly deserted as Bavaria enforces full lockdown
Mar 21, 2020 16:07Munich's iconic Marienplatz was filmed empty of people on Saturday, as the newly introduced anti-coronavirus measures, such as the restriction of leaving one's home, came into full effect at midnight, as Bavaria tightened the lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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German chancellor calls COVID-19 ‘biggest challenge since WWII’
Mar 19, 2020 06:32German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the country has faced “since the Second World War”.
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No military solution to Libyan conflict: Germany’s Merkel
Mar 11, 2020 10:15German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there is no military solution to the conflict in war-torn Libya, stressing that an immediate ceasefire is necessary for a political process to continue.
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Concerned Berliners flock to supermarkets amid coronavirus panic buying
Mar 06, 2020 10:11Berliners reacted on Thursday to the race for groceries that has been ongoing since last week amid the coronavirus threat and recent outbreak in Germany.
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Merkel's party suffers worst ever result in Hamburg state elections
Feb 24, 2020 09:23Voters handed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives their worst-ever result in Hamburg on Sunday, punishing them for flirting with the far-right in an eastern state and descending into a messy leadership battle.
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Hanau attack part of pattern of white supremacist violence flowing from US
Feb 23, 2020 14:25Hanau attack is evidence that “conspiracy theories that are circulated by Americans in the US, and through message boards that are predominantly American, do have an impact in other places.” While no early evidence emerged linking the Hanau attacker to established extremist groups or individuals, analysts said that both the online manifesto and the nine people the gunman chose to murder made it clear that his attack was part of an ongoing pattern of white supremacist terror.