Germany
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Could Germany’s Social Democrats be poised for a surprise election victory?
In Depth Surge in support for centre-left party could make Olaf Scholz chancellor
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‘Boris Johnson will be quite happy to ride out the storm over Dominic Raab’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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Nazi trial: 100-year-old former concentration camp guard to face trial in Germany
In Depth Centenarian up in court on ‘thousands of counts of being an accessory to murder’
By The Week Staff Published
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Germany floods: what led to this ‘once-in-a-century’ disaster?
Speed Read Nearly 200 people died in Germany and Belgium; hundreds are still unaccounted for
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Germany sidelines eastern European fears to strike US deal on Nord Stream 2
Under the Radar Joe Biden accused of ‘total surrender to Putin’ over controversial gas pipeline
By The Week Staff Published
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Frontrunner to replace Angela Merkel on back foot after Germany flood ‘sniggering’
Speed Read Catastrophic extreme weather may hand boost to rival Green Party campaign
By The Week Staff Published
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Why Namibian chiefs have rejected Germany’s €1bn ‘apology’ for colonial genocide
In Depth Ethnic leaders are demanding €440bn in reparations for killing of up to 75,000 people
By Joe Evans Last updated
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What Britain can learn from Japan and Germany’s social care systems
In Depth In both countries new taxes were introduced to pay for comprehensive care
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German intelligence turns spotlight on Covid conspiracy theorists
In Depth Security services target ‘Querdenker’ movement behind violent anti-lockdown protests
By Joe Evans Last updated
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Maskentrottel: Germany coins 1,200 new Covid words
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By The Week Staff Published
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Is Germany on the verge of electing its first Green chancellor?
In Depth Polls put the left-wing party just behind Angela Merkel’s CDU
By Joe Evans Last updated
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How safe is the AstraZeneca vaccine?
Today's Big Question UK regulator says under-30s should be given an alternative jab over blood clot concerns
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‘Face condom’: pandemic inspires new German words
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By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Election results spell trouble for Angela Merkel’s heir
In the Spotlight Voters punish chancellor’s party amid slow Covid vaccine rollout and face mask scandal
By Joe Evans Last updated
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