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Now playing Next world news Slow vaccine rollout tops agenda as European leaders meet virtually Three months after vaccination campaigns started, fewer than 5% of the EU's 450 million residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 25/03/2021
Now playing Next Germany Germany extends lockdown until mid-April amid third wave of infections Restrictions previously set to run through March 28 will now remain in place until April 18, with public life largely shut down over Easter. 23/03/2021
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Now playing Next Germany Merkel's centre-right party defeated in two German state elections Sunday's elections were viewed as a key test to determine what voters think of the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine what they think of Merkel's successor. 14/03/2021
Now playing Next World Germany 'super election year' starts with state and regional ballots On Sunday two German states with a combined population of over 15 million people will elect new regional governments. It's the start of the so-called 'super election year' culminating with federal elections in September. 12/03/2021
Now playing Next Germany Former press officer for Angela Merkel convicted of spying for Egypt Federal prosecutors said he had begun spying in July 2010 on instructions from the Egyptian embassy in Berlin. 10/03/2021
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Now playing Next Switzerland COVID origin probe to continue despite lack of results from WHO team As countries roll out vaccine programmes amid worries over new COVID variants, the WHO says there is still no definitive answer to the origins of the pandemic 13/02/2021
Now playing Next Germany Merkel says Germany past peak of second COVID wave “I can see a light shining at the end of the tunnel,” Merkel said, but she also urged Germans to be patient and warned against "false hopes." 04/02/2021
Now playing Next Germany We may need COVID vaccines for 'many years to come', says Merkel Merkel said the situation with COVID-19 is "similar to the flu vaccine, where you re-vaccinate against the new mutation of the virus every time". 02/02/2021
Now playing Next Germany COVID-19: Germany tightens lockdown as Netherlands sets curfew "The number of new infections has decreased. That gives us hope. But the virus mutation carries a great danger. Now is the time to prevent this danger," Chancellor Merkel said as she announced the new measures. 20/01/2021
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