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China, Germany vow to cooperate towards free trade, multilateralism
Sep 07, 2019 12:20Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have agreed to cooperate in the spirit of multilateralism and free trade, with the visiting German leader vowing to expand investments in China, which is its largest trading partner.
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German-Russia gas pipeline ‘unacceptable’, threat to entire Europe: Ukraine
Sep 01, 2019 11:45Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denounced as “unacceptable” a Russian pipeline project set to send gas to Germany, saying the plan poses a threat to the entire Europe.
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G7 disagrees Russia's return, Trump pushes for invitation
Aug 26, 2019 13:33US President Donald Trump has sparked yet another row with his fellow leaders of the Group of Seven nations, known as G7, when he aired his demand to invite Russia back to the International leaders gathering.
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Thousands hold ant-racism demo in Germany's Dresden
Aug 25, 2019 08:57Around 35,000 people marched against hate and racism in the eastern German of city Dresden on Saturday, organizers said, a week before state elections when far-right party AfD is projected to make huge gains.
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German government sees economy sliding into recession: Der Spiegel
Aug 24, 2019 07:01The German government expects Europe’s largest economy to slide into recession in the third quarter, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday.
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No deal Brexit will hurt UK more, EU warns
Aug 20, 2019 08:49German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday (August 18) that she would meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday (August 21) evening to discuss Britain's planned departure from the European Union, adding that Berlin was also prepared for a disorderly Brexit.
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US threatens to withdraw troops from Germany over insufficient NATO spending
Aug 10, 2019 16:57The US Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, has warned that Washington will move American troops stationed in Germany to Poland if German Chancellor Angela Merkel's fails to boost military spending as part of it contribution to the NATO military alliance.
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German INSTEX chief ‘forced to resign’ after criticizing Israel
Aug 10, 2019 06:00Bernd Erbel, who was recently appointed to head Europe’s trade mechanism with Iran, known as INSTEX, has been reportedly forced to resign after a German newspaper accused Germany's former ambassador to Tehran of supporting “anti-Semitism,” criticizing Zionist regime and supporting Iran’s missile program.
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Germany once again rejects possibility of joining US-led mission in Strait of Hormuz
Aug 05, 2019 18:38Germany has once again rejected a US proposal to join an American naval mission tasked with protecting vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz from an alleged Iranian threat.
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US rails against Germany over refusal to join Persian Gulf mission
Aug 02, 2019 05:35The United States’ hotheaded ambassador to Germany has railed against Berlin for refusing to join a US plan to establish a naval mission in the Persian Gulf.