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Armin Laschet elected new leader of Germany's CDU party

Saturday’s vote isn’t the final word on who will run as the center-right candidate for chancellor in Germany’s September 26 election, but Laschet will either run for chancellor or will have a big say in who does.

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Who’s hoping to be the CDU’s new leader and Germany’s next chancellor?

These are the men competing to be the CDU's next leader. They could also be Angela Merkel's successor. Here's what you need to know about each of the hopefuls.

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German regional intelligence chief dismissed over Berlin terror attack

Reinhard Müller was "put into temporary retirement with immediate effect" over his agency's failure to pass on information about the 2016 Berlin terror attack, which killed twelve people.

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Volkswagen hails breakthrough after tripling electric car sales

Volkswagen announced that it tripled electric car sales in 2020 as Europe pushes new limits on vehicle emissions.

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Angela Merkel says Germany is entering 'the most difficult phase'

Leaders across Europe are stepping up measures to control the spread of coronavirus as cases on the continent have reached an all-time high. They include instances of the new variant, first detected in the UK before Christmas. The WHO has called on European leaders to speed up their responses.

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Belgium and Germany reach grim new milestones for COVID-19 deaths

Since the first COVID-19 related death was announced by China on January 11, 2020, the virus has claimed more than 1.9 million lives worldwide.

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Germany defends COVID vaccine rollout amid criticism it's too slow

Health Minister Jens Spahn blamed the slow start of Germany's #vaccine campaign on a global shortage of doses.

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Germany extends coronavirus lockdown for three more weeks

Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was “absolutely necessary” to maintain restrictions.

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German storms to be given more diverse names after online campaign

A low-pressure system will be called 'Ahmet' in an effort to reflect the country's increasingly diverse population.

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Germany extends and tightens lockdown restrictions to January 31

At least 944 deaths were reported on Tuesday, taking Germany's official coronavirus death toll to 35,518.

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How successful was Germany's presidency of the European Union?

The presidency is now handed over to Portugal for the next six months.

Russia

Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on senior German officials

The move comes after the EU sanctioned Russian military intelligence officials in October, accusing them of hacking Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emails in 2015.

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Patients in Germany 'infected with UK COVID-19 variant in November'

The new mutated version of the virus was found in samples from a now-deceased older patient and his wife taken on November 27th and 30th

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Swan Wake: Bird 'mourning' dead companion rescued from railway line

Its companion is thought to have died after getting caught in a live overhead line, police said.

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German passengers sue government over €94m repatriation bill

Repatriate flights from the Canary Islands and North Africa were costed at €200. Fares from Southern Africa and the Caribbean were set at €500 and returnees from South America and Asia had to pay €600 to return home. More than 60 lawsuits have been lodged.

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Perpetrator of anti-semitic attack in Germany gets life in prison

The verdict is in: the perpetrator of the anti-semitic attack in Halle, Germany gets life in prison

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Germany repatriates 3 women, 12 children from camps in Syria

European governments have so far been reluctant to take back their citizens who joined jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq.

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German court upholds tree-felling ban at Tesla plant site

A German court ruled that Tesla has to stop clearing trees on some parts of the site outside Berlin where it is building the company's first electric car factory in Europe.

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German government backs bill requiring security pledge on 5G network

The move is seen as a means of addressing public concerns over potential security risks posed by vendors for big infrastructure projects.

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Germany to close businesses and schools in COVID-19 lockdown

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that schools and non-essential businesses will close from Wednesday through January 10 to stop the spread of COVID-19.