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Meet Alice Weidel, An Openly Gay Politician Who Is The Unlikely Queen Of German Far-Right
As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right and anti-immigration AfD into Sunday's elections.
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17-Year-Old Turns Self In After Attack On German Politician
A 17-year-old has turned himself in to police in Germany after an attack on a lawmaker that the country's leaders decried as a threat to democracy.
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"Democracy Is Threatened": German Chancellor As Politician Attacked
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday condemned an attack on one of his party's European Parliament deputies as a "threat" to democracy after investigators said a political motive was suspected.
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Watch: Prince Harry Loses Penalty Shootout To German Politician On TV
Prince Harry lost a penalty shootout with defence minister Boris Pistorius on German TV without scoring a goal on Saturday.
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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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Vaccine Mandate> Rights? Why Germany's Jab Plan Faces This Tough Question
German lawmakers are due to debate introducing a bill making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory. The idea is facing resistance from politicians as well as ordinary Germans.
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Telegram Should Be Banned by Germany Unless It Tackles Extremist Content, Politician Says
Germany should order Telegram removed from Apple's and Google's app stores if it continues to ignore requests to help track down extremist content, a senior German official said.
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Bundesliga: Calls to Make Vaccinations Mandatory For Footballers
Bundesliga: A senior German politician has called to make it mandatory for all professional footballers in Germany to be vaccinated as the country struggles to contain a ferocious fourth wave of Covid-19.
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Angela Merkel Asks Vladimir Putin To Free Jailed Kremlin Critic
German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to free his jailed opponent Alexei Navalny on the anniversary of a nerve-agent attack on the politician, whose life was saved by Berlin doctors.
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US Faces Heat From Allies Over Afghanistan "Debacle"
Allies and critics alike on Monday condemned the United States over the botched end to its 20-year NATO campaign in Afghanistan, with a leading German politician slamming the pullout as "the biggest debacle" in the alliance's history.
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US Used Danish Cables To Spy On Angela Merkel, Others: Demark State Media
The US National Security Agency used a partnership with Denmark's foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighbouring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Danish state broadcaster DR said.
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US Spied On Angela Merkel, European Allies With Danish Help From 2012 To 2014: Report
The US spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish intelligence, Danish and European media reported on Sunday.
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German Politician Played Candy Crush During Covid Meeting, Faces Backlash
A German regional leader has sparked a backlash after he admitted on a chat app to playing Candy Crush on his phone during online pandemic response meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Tesla CEO, Elon Musk Discusses Vaccine Project And New Car Plant With German Politicians
Tesla Inc's CEO Elon Musk met with three German ministers and other senior politicians on Wednesday to discuss the progress of a collaboration between the car maker and a German biotech company and a planned electric vehicle factory.
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Facebook Self Regulation Not Enough, Insists Germany
Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation.
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Meet Alice Weidel, An Openly Gay Politician Who Is The Unlikely Queen Of German Far-Right
As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right and anti-immigration AfD into Sunday's elections.
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17-Year-Old Turns Self In After Attack On German Politician
A 17-year-old has turned himself in to police in Germany after an attack on a lawmaker that the country's leaders decried as a threat to democracy.
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"Democracy Is Threatened": German Chancellor As Politician Attacked
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday condemned an attack on one of his party's European Parliament deputies as a "threat" to democracy after investigators said a political motive was suspected.
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Watch: Prince Harry Loses Penalty Shootout To German Politician On TV
Prince Harry lost a penalty shootout with defence minister Boris Pistorius on German TV without scoring a goal on Saturday.
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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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Vaccine Mandate> Rights? Why Germany's Jab Plan Faces This Tough Question
German lawmakers are due to debate introducing a bill making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory. The idea is facing resistance from politicians as well as ordinary Germans.
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Telegram Should Be Banned by Germany Unless It Tackles Extremist Content, Politician Says
Germany should order Telegram removed from Apple's and Google's app stores if it continues to ignore requests to help track down extremist content, a senior German official said.
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Bundesliga: Calls to Make Vaccinations Mandatory For Footballers
Bundesliga: A senior German politician has called to make it mandatory for all professional footballers in Germany to be vaccinated as the country struggles to contain a ferocious fourth wave of Covid-19.
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Angela Merkel Asks Vladimir Putin To Free Jailed Kremlin Critic
German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to free his jailed opponent Alexei Navalny on the anniversary of a nerve-agent attack on the politician, whose life was saved by Berlin doctors.
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US Faces Heat From Allies Over Afghanistan "Debacle"
Allies and critics alike on Monday condemned the United States over the botched end to its 20-year NATO campaign in Afghanistan, with a leading German politician slamming the pullout as "the biggest debacle" in the alliance's history.
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US Used Danish Cables To Spy On Angela Merkel, Others: Demark State Media
The US National Security Agency used a partnership with Denmark's foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighbouring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Danish state broadcaster DR said.
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US Spied On Angela Merkel, European Allies With Danish Help From 2012 To 2014: Report
The US spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish intelligence, Danish and European media reported on Sunday.
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German Politician Played Candy Crush During Covid Meeting, Faces Backlash
A German regional leader has sparked a backlash after he admitted on a chat app to playing Candy Crush on his phone during online pandemic response meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Tesla CEO, Elon Musk Discusses Vaccine Project And New Car Plant With German Politicians
Tesla Inc's CEO Elon Musk met with three German ministers and other senior politicians on Wednesday to discuss the progress of a collaboration between the car maker and a German biotech company and a planned electric vehicle factory.
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Facebook Self Regulation Not Enough, Insists Germany
Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation.
