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Merkel says Biden brought 'new momentum' to G7 talks
The G7 gathering of leading economies was Biden's first as US president and touted as an opportunity to rebuild ties after the discord of Donald Trump's four...
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Final vote test in Germany ahead of post-Merkel-era election
Saxony-Anhalt is one of Germany's smallest states with a population of just 2.2 million, but with Merkel's Christian Democratic Union running neck-and-neck with the far-right AfD there, the stakes could not be higher for the regional vote.
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Merkel urges US to export Covid vaccines
"Now that a further part of the American population has been vaccinated, I hope that we can come to a free exchange of components and an opening of the market for vaccines," she said, adding the EU has exported a big chunk of jabs made in the bloc and that should "be the rule".
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Conservatives in disarray as scrum for Merkel job opens wounds
The fight between long-time Merkel-ally Armin Laschet and his more popular Bavarian rival Markus Soeder threatens to further destabilise the once-dominant CDU/CSU alliance.
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Merkel backs 'short' lockdown in Germany to tame virus
Germany has been in some form of shutdown since November, but has struggled to bring case numbers under control in recent weeks with a surge in the British variant of the virus.
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Germany pulls strict Easter virus shutdown amid backlash
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of Germany's 16 states had agreed at marathon talks on Monday that almost all shops were to be closed on 1-5 April, with only grocers allowed to open on Saturday, 3 April.
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Merkel seeks Covid restrictions extension into April
The restrictions would be prolonged until a yet-to-be-determined date in April due to the high rate of infections at present, which are being "accelerated by COVID-19 variants", the document said.
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Merkel's party in turmoil ahead of key German polls
Support for Merkel's CDU/CSU alliance has fallen to a one-year low at around 30%, surveys show, as Germans sour on its pandemic crisis management.
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Bowing to pressure, Merkel eases virus curbs
After more than nine hours of talks, Merkel and Germany's 16 regional leaders unveiled a step-by-step plan to relax restrictions after months of shutdowns, despite concern over the spread of new and more aggressive virus variants.
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Merkel voices 'concern' over Iran deal in Rouhani call
"She expressed her concern that Iran continues to fail to meet its obligations under the nuclear agreement," spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement.
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Merkel hosts vaccine 'summit' as impatience mounts
BioNTech and Pfizer, the first firms worldwide to announce a successful vaccine, promised to send up to 75 million extra doses to the bloc in the spring thanks to progress at key manufacturing sites.
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Merkel condemns Navalny arrest, demands release: spokesman
Police seized Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most prominent opponent, at a border control post at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday.
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Merkel ally wins race to lead her party
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative CDU party on Saturday picked her ally Armin Laschet as its next leader.
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Merkel finds Twitter halt of Trump account 'problematic'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had said she was 'furious and saddened' by the storming of the US Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters.
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Putin, Merkel discuss possible joint vaccine production
The two leaders also discussed the settlement of the conflict between Kiev and pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, that has largely remained at a standstill since peace accords were signed in 2015.
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Germany's Merkel orders tough curbs to tame virus
The tough restrictions to come into force from Monday, 2 November to the end of the month would limit contact outdoors to people from two households. Bars, cafes and restaurants must shut, although takeaways and delivery services can continue.
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Navalny accuses Putin of being behind his poisoning
Navalny was evacuated to Berlin for treatment after he collapsed in August while on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow after a campaign trip to support opposition candidates in local elections.
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Merkel: Germany to limit parties, family gatherings to curb COVID-19 infections
Any region where infection rates reach 35 per 100,000 people would be required to impose a cap of 50 people maximum at gatherings in public spaces or rented venues.
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Merkel 'deeply concerned' by rapid jump in Germany's COVID-19 infections
Germany began to ease stringent measures from late April after weeks of lockdown brought new infections down from a peak of around 6,000 daily.
