Angela Merkel
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Germany tightens coronavirus restrictions through Easter as cases rise againCoronavirus infections have increased steadily in Germany as the more contagious variant first detected in Britain has become dominant.WorldMar 22
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Vaccine rollout blues: Germany’s Merkel complained about comparisons to Canada, Trudeau saysGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel says she's being criticized by the German media because Canada's doing better with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.CanadaJan 19
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Germany’s Merkel wanted ‘mega-lockdown’ as country broke COVID-19 death record: reportShe was considering measures including shutting down both local and long-distance public transport, though state officials were resisting tighter measures.HealthJan 14
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‘Problematic’: Germany’s Angela Merkel calls out Twitter over Trump banTwitter permanently banned Trump after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, unleashing hours of chaos in which five people died.PoliticsJan 11
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Police fire water cannons at demonstrators protesting coronavirus restrictions in BerlinSome demonstrators threw fireworks, flares and other objects in response as police helicopters hovered overhead.HealthNov 18, 2020
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Germany’s Angela Merkel won’t comment on U.S. election vote, says she values scienceTrump responded to supporters' chants to "fire Fauci" during a rally in Florida early Monday by saying: "Don't tell anybody but let me wait until a little bit after the election."PoliticsNov 2, 2020
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Europe braces for a ‘difficult winter’ as it breaks coronavirus recordsWHO’s European regional director Dr. Hans Kluge said “hospitalizations have risen to levels unseen since the spring” and deaths have sharply risen by more than 30 per cent.WorldOct 29, 2020
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Thai demonstrators expand protests, ask Germany’s Angela Merkel to investigate kingPro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand have expanded their protests internationally, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to investigate whether Thailand's king has exercised political power during his extended stays in Bavaria.WorldOct 26, 2020
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‘Difficult months are ahead’: Merkel urges Germany to come together to slow coronavirusMeanwhile, new restrictions went into effect in several other European nations in an effort to staunch the resurgence of the pandemic.HealthOct 17, 2020
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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accuses Putin of poisoning himThe Kremlin on Thursday said that "such accusations against the Russian president are absolutely groundless and unacceptable."WorldOct 1, 2020
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