Esme Nicholson
Stories
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Environment
Flood Deaths Are Rising In Germany And Officials Blame Climate Change
The worst flooding in decades to affect Germany and parts of Belgium has killed more than 100 people as search and rescue efforts for hundreds of missing continue, officials said.
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World
These Are The Top Politicians Vying To Succeed Angela Merkel As Germany's Chancellor
With the Greens now leading the polls, their candidate, Annalena Baerbock, 40, is seen as a serious contender. She's moved the once single-issue environmentalist party into the political center.
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World
Holiday Flights From Germany Are On Despite Nation's Struggle To Contain The Pandemic
While Germany struggles to try to contain the pandemic, airlines have planned more than 300 extra flights to take German vacationers to sunny Majorca over the Easter holidays.
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Politics
'Trump Has Created A Huge Chasm' In U.S. Society: Capitol Siege Viewed From Berlin
The violent insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol stunned many in Germany, especially those who grew up in the American sector of then-West Berlin.
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Health
EU Leaders Meet To Discuss Economic Impact Of COVID-19
EU leaders, still divided on how to help European economies hit by the pandemic, hope German Chancellor Angela Merkel can forge an agreement when they meet in Brussels on Friday.
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World
Poland's Nationalist President Wins Reelection By A Narrow Margin
Poland's conservative president Andrjez Duda, 48, won a second five-year term on Sunday. It was a bitterly fought election, and the opposition might dispute the results.
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World
Germany Begins To Chart A Course For Life After Angela Merkel
Members of Germany's ruling Christian Democrats have chosen Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Merkel as Germany's next chancellor.