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May 18, 2022

Germany

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Germany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants

January 6, 2022 Frank Jordans, Associated Press

BERLIN — Germany last week shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws the final curtain on its decades-long use of atomic power.  The […]

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Scholz’s team: Key players in Germany’s new government

December 13, 2021 Geir Moulson, Associated Press

BERLIN — Olaf Scholz took over as Germany’s new chancellor  on Wednesday at the head of a three-party coalition government, ending the 16-year era of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel. Scholz will lead a 17-member Cabinet, […]

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End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years

December 10, 2021 Geir Moulson, Associated Press

BERLIN — Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited with […]

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Deal to make Scholz German chancellor clears final hurdle

December 8, 2021 Geir Moulson, Associated Press

BERLIN — A three-party deal to form a new German coalition government under center-left leader Olaf Scholz cleared its final hurdle Monday, setting the scene for him to succeed longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel this week.  […]

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BONHOEFFER: On stupidity

December 3, 2021 Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the […]

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‘The Big Delete:’ Inside Facebook’s crackdown in Germany

October 4, 2021 David Klepper, Associated Press

Days before Germany’s federal elections, Facebook took what it called an unprecedented step: the removal of a series of accounts that worked together to spread COVID-19 misinformation and encourage violent responses to COVID restrictions. The […]

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Uncertain start to post-Merkel era after close German vote

September 30, 2021 Geir Moulson, Associated Press

BERLIN — The party that narrowly beat outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bloc pushed Monday for a quick agreement on a coalition government, but Europe’s biggest economy could still be in for weeks of uncertainty […]

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Social Democrats narrowly beat Merkel’s bloc in German vote

September 27, 2021 Frank Jordans and Geir Moulson, Associated Press

BERLIN — Germany’s center-left Social Democrats won the biggest share of the vote in a national election Sunday, narrowly beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel ‘s center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race that will […]

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German election to set direction after 16 years under Merkel

September 25, 2021 Geir Moulson, Associated Press

BERLIN — Germany’s closely fought election on Sunday will set the direction of the European Union’s most populous country after 16 years under Angela Merkel, whose party is scrambling to avoid defeat by its center-left […]

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Germany’s Axel Springer to acquire Politico, Protocol

August 26, 2021 Associated Press

BERLIN — Germany publishing company Axel Springer said Thursday that it has signed a deal to buy the U.S.-based political news company Politico and the tech news site Protocol from founder Robert L. Allbritton for […]

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