FRANKFURT, GERMANY (SEPTEMBER 25, 2017) (REUTERS) – The Euro slipped 0.4 per cent in early trading on Monday (September 25) after Germany’s election showed surging support for a far-right party that left Chancellor Angela Merkel scrambling to form a governing coalition. Continue reading
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Anglea Merkel wins fourth term – exit polls
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term in federal elections, exit polls suggest. Pascale Davies reports. Continue reading
A look at the reign of Angela Merkel: from Helmut Kohl’s little girl to mother of the nation
ROEVERSHAGEN, GERMANY (REUTERS) – With German elections looming, polls indicate that Europe’s longest-serving female Chancellor Angela Merkel is likely to emerge triumphant for a fourth term.
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Germany: economy propels Merkel towards 4th term
German investor sentiment has improved by more than expected in September in readings that bode well for Chancellor Angela Merkel as she seeks a fourth term in Sunday’s national election. As David Pollard reports, an opposition campaign to highlight inequality appears to be gaining little traction with voters. Continue reading
U.S. celebrities fall for Germany’s First Lady: The Merkel effect
BERLIN, GERMANY (REUTERS) – Hollywood stars and a former U.S president offer Germany’s incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel their backing for the September 24 elections even as the chancellor faces persistent heckling on the home front.
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Haley defends Ivanka Trump’s seat at the table
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley defends Ivanka Trump after she caused an international stir by sitting in for her father during a meeting with world leaders at the G20 summit. Continue reading
Anti-G20 ‘Welcome to Hell’ demonstration gets underway in Hamburg
HAMBURG, GERMANY (JULY 6, 2017) (REUTERS) – Thousands of protesters from around Europe, who say the G20 summit has failed to solve many of the issues threatening world peace, poured into Hamburg on Thursday (July 6) to join the main demonstration, dubbed “Welcome to Hell” by the alliance of anti-capitalist groups who organized it.
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IMF more upbeat about global economy
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde says she is more positive about global economy this year than in 2016.
Merkel says digitalisation is focus of CeBIT technology fair
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that the world’s largest computer and information technology fair shows how digitalisation is increasingly important.
German court hears Syrian’s ‘selfie with Merkel’ case against Facebook
A German court holds its first hearing in the case of a Syrian refugee who is suing Facebook after the social networking site declined to remove posts linking him to crimes and militant attacks.