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June 8, 2022
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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel / REUTERS

Merkel says she doesn’t blame herself for not trying hard enough for Ukraine

June 8, 2022
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that she tried hard when she was in office to prevent the situation in Ukraine from developing to the current state, adding…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a speech at the Defence Ministry during the Grand Tattoo (Grosser Zapfenstreich), a ceremonial send-off for her in Berlin on December 2, 2021. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / POOL / AFP)

Germany’s Merkel turns down U.N. job offer

January 19, 2022
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BERLIN, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has turned down the offer of a job at the United Nations, her office said on Wednesday, a month after…

Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats reacts after he was elected new German Chancellor in the German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. The election and swearing-in of the new Chancellor and the swearing-in of the federal ministers of the new federal government will take place in the Bundestag on Wednesday. (Photo/Stefanie Loos)

Scholz succeeds Merkel as German chancellor, opening new era

December 8, 2021
by Mintra Adair
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Olaf Scholz became Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor Wednesday, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation and largest economy after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure. Scholz’s…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) waves on stage as leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and candidate for Chancellor Armin Laschet (L) speaks on stage at the CDU headquarters after the estimates were broadcast on television in Berlin on September 26, 2021 after the German general elections. John MACDOUGALL / AFP

German SPD seeks three-way alliance to replace Merkel-led coalition

September 27, 2021
by Mintra Adair
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Germany’s Social Democrats said on Monday they would start the process of trying to forge a three-way alliance and lead a government for the first time since 2005 after they…

People use rubber rafts in floodwaters after the Meuse River broke its banks during heavy flooding in Liege, Belgium, Thursday, July 15, 2021. Heavy rainfall is causing flooding in several provinces in Belgium with rain expected to last until Friday. (AP Photo/Valentin Bianchi)

Over 60 dead, dozens missing as severe floods strike Europe

July 16, 2021
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BERLIN (AP) — More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves a press conference following her visit to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (Michael Kappeler/Pool via AP)

Merkel says jabs in Germany will remain voluntary

July 13, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Germany is not planning to follow France and other countries in introducing compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations for parts of the population, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. “We do not intend to…

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