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German Ex-Chancellor Speaks To Putin In A Bid To End Ukraine War: Report
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder met Russian President Vladimir Putin for several hours on Thursday evening in a bid to end the war in Ukraine, Germany's Bild am Sonntag (BamS) reported, although it was unclear what was achieved.
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Ex-Politician Bernd Neuendorf Is New Boss Of Embattled German Football Association
Former politician Bernd Neuendorf was on Friday voted in as the new president of the embattled German Football Association.
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Champ And Major Biden: Meet The Future First Dogs Of America
As Democratic candidate, Joe Biden clinches United States presidency in the elections, the former Vice President and his wife Jill Biden will bring some ''paw-licy'' advisors - their German shepherds -- Champ and Major -- as they move in the White House.
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"Quite Sad": Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen Lament Absent Fans For German Cup Final
Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness finds it "a pity" that no fans will be present for the German Cup final, while Bayer Leverkusen sports director Rudi Voeller feels the same before his club's first cup final since 2009.
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Former German President's Son Stabbed To Death In Berlin
An assailant has stabbed to death the son of former German president Richard von Weizsaecker in attack at a Berlin hospital that left one other person seriously injured, police said Wednesday.
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Ex-Twitter Worker Says Responsible For Trump's 11-Minute Account Shutdown
A German man has come forward as the former Twitter Inc employee who shut down the account of U.S. President Donald Trump for 11 minutes this month on his last day of work at the social network.
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Europe Pays Tribute To Helmut Kohl, 'A Giant' Of Post-War History
European leaders joined with former US president Bill Clinton in Strasbourg on Saturday to pay a full-hearted tribute to former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, the father of German reunification and a founder of modern-day Europe.
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Bill Clinton, Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron To Speak At Kohl Memorial
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and former US president Bill Clinton will address a ceremony in Strasbourg where former German leader Helmut Kohl will lie in state, the EU announced Wednesday.
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Angela Merkel Rival Martin Schulz Vows To Fight German Election Like France's Emmanuel Macron
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's rival Martin Schulz, a former president of the European Parliament who was chosen to lead the struggling SPD in January, reiterated support for French President Emmanuel Macron's idea of a common Euro group budget.
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Former German President Roman Herzog Dies At 82
Roman Herzog, who as German President was a powerful advocate of economic reforms in the 1990s after the fall of the Berlin Wall, has died, the president's office said on Tuesday. He was 82.
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FIFA Proposes Fine On Former German Football Official in 2006 World Cup Bid Probe
Besides former German FA secretary general Helmut Sandrock, six people including German football legend Franz Beckenbauer and former German FA president Wolfgang Niersbach are in the dock over their roles in bidding that awarded 2006 World Cup to Germany
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Former German President Richard von Weizsaecker Dies at 94
Former German President Richard von Weizsaecker, who urged his country to confront the Nazi past, promoted reconciliation and denounced far-right violence during a 10-year tenure that spanned the reunification of west and east, has died.
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Hillary Clinton Says Russia's Vladimir Putin 'Can be Dangerous'
Russian President Vladimir Putin "can be dangerous" and will always push other political leaders as far as he can, former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton told a German newspaper on Sunday.
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German court clears former president of corruption
A German court cleared Christian Wulff on Thursday of corruption charges for accepting about 700 euros in expenses at a beer festival when he was a state premier, ending the country's first post-war trial of a former president.
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Angela Merkel calls for release of Mohamed Morsi
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday called for the release of Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi, who was arrested on July 3 after being deposed by the army.
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German Ex-Chancellor Speaks To Putin In A Bid To End Ukraine War: Report
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder met Russian President Vladimir Putin for several hours on Thursday evening in a bid to end the war in Ukraine, Germany's Bild am Sonntag (BamS) reported, although it was unclear what was achieved.
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Ex-Politician Bernd Neuendorf Is New Boss Of Embattled German Football Association
Former politician Bernd Neuendorf was on Friday voted in as the new president of the embattled German Football Association.
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Champ And Major Biden: Meet The Future First Dogs Of America
As Democratic candidate, Joe Biden clinches United States presidency in the elections, the former Vice President and his wife Jill Biden will bring some ''paw-licy'' advisors - their German shepherds -- Champ and Major -- as they move in the White House.
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"Quite Sad": Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen Lament Absent Fans For German Cup Final
Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness finds it "a pity" that no fans will be present for the German Cup final, while Bayer Leverkusen sports director Rudi Voeller feels the same before his club's first cup final since 2009.
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Former German President's Son Stabbed To Death In Berlin
An assailant has stabbed to death the son of former German president Richard von Weizsaecker in attack at a Berlin hospital that left one other person seriously injured, police said Wednesday.
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Ex-Twitter Worker Says Responsible For Trump's 11-Minute Account Shutdown
A German man has come forward as the former Twitter Inc employee who shut down the account of U.S. President Donald Trump for 11 minutes this month on his last day of work at the social network.
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Europe Pays Tribute To Helmut Kohl, 'A Giant' Of Post-War History
European leaders joined with former US president Bill Clinton in Strasbourg on Saturday to pay a full-hearted tribute to former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, the father of German reunification and a founder of modern-day Europe.
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Bill Clinton, Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron To Speak At Kohl Memorial
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and former US president Bill Clinton will address a ceremony in Strasbourg where former German leader Helmut Kohl will lie in state, the EU announced Wednesday.
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Angela Merkel Rival Martin Schulz Vows To Fight German Election Like France's Emmanuel Macron
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's rival Martin Schulz, a former president of the European Parliament who was chosen to lead the struggling SPD in January, reiterated support for French President Emmanuel Macron's idea of a common Euro group budget.
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Former German President Roman Herzog Dies At 82
Roman Herzog, who as German President was a powerful advocate of economic reforms in the 1990s after the fall of the Berlin Wall, has died, the president's office said on Tuesday. He was 82.
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FIFA Proposes Fine On Former German Football Official in 2006 World Cup Bid Probe
Besides former German FA secretary general Helmut Sandrock, six people including German football legend Franz Beckenbauer and former German FA president Wolfgang Niersbach are in the dock over their roles in bidding that awarded 2006 World Cup to Germany
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Former German President Richard von Weizsaecker Dies at 94
Former German President Richard von Weizsaecker, who urged his country to confront the Nazi past, promoted reconciliation and denounced far-right violence during a 10-year tenure that spanned the reunification of west and east, has died.
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Hillary Clinton Says Russia's Vladimir Putin 'Can be Dangerous'
Russian President Vladimir Putin "can be dangerous" and will always push other political leaders as far as he can, former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton told a German newspaper on Sunday.
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German court clears former president of corruption
A German court cleared Christian Wulff on Thursday of corruption charges for accepting about 700 euros in expenses at a beer festival when he was a state premier, ending the country's first post-war trial of a former president.
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Angela Merkel calls for release of Mohamed Morsi
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday called for the release of Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi, who was arrested on July 3 after being deposed by the army.
