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Employees of public services attend a rally for better payment in Munich, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. About 3.5 million state-level employees and civil servants in Germany will receive a 2.8 percent raise and a tax-free COVID bonus of 1,300 euros, 1,470) Dollars, next year. Poster in center reads: 'Systemically relevant then pays us that way'. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP)

Millions of German state employees to get raise, COVID bonus

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Intensive care nurses treat a patient severely ill with Covid-19 in the Corona intensive care unit at the University Hospital in Halle/Saale on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. The German air force Luftwaffe will begin assisting the transfer of intensive care patients from hospitals in Bavaria to northern German states.(Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

German government hesitant on lockdown as COVID cases rise

By Frank Jordans - Associated Press

FILE - A woman lights candles forming a giant cross in memory of coronavirus victims in Germany in Zella-Mehlis, Germany, April 17, 2020. Germany is set to mark 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 this week, passing a somber milestone that several of its neighbors crossed months ago but which some in Western Europe's most populous nation had hoped to avoid. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)

Germany faces grim COVID milestone with leadership in flux

By Daniel Niemann and Frank Jordans - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) receives a bouquet from Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (right) prior to the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. Merkel was given flowers as this was probably her last cabinet session as German chancellor as negotiations are going on to form a new government after elections were held in September. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)

‘Remarkable’ changes to come to Germany’s leadership as Merkel prepares to depart

By Jabeen Bhatti and Eros Banaj - Special to The Washington Times

A sign reading &quot;Nord Stream 2 Committed. Reliable. Safe.&quot; hangs above a painted map at the natural gas receiving station in the Lubmin industrial estate in Lubmin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov 16, 2021. Germany's network regulator said Tuesday it has suspended its procedure to certify the operator of a new pipeline that would bring Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea because of an issue with the company's legal form. (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP)

German agency suspends approval process for Russia pipeline

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In this Friday, May 13, 2011, file photo, soldiers of 1AD attend a color casing ceremony of the First Armored Division at the U.S. Army Airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany. Germany's Defense Ministry says U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in his first conversation with her since taking up his new post that Germany is highly valued as a station for American soldiers. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Army activates new artillery command in Europe; move seen as counter to aggressive Russia

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The Legacy of Angela Merkel Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Angela Merkel’s disappointing legacy

By Peter Morici

‘The Big Delete’: Inside Facebook’s crackdown in Germany

By David Klepper - Associated Press

Supporters react after German parliament election at the Social Democratic Party, SPD, headquarters in Berlin, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)

Germany embarks on tricky search for post-Merkel government

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

In this Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, file photo, demonstrators shout during a far-right protest in Chemnitz, Germany, after a man died and two others were injured in an altercation between several people of &quot;various nationalities&quot; in the eastern German city of Chemnitz the previous day. In September 2021, there were at least 54 Facebook profiles belonging to 39 entities that the German government and civil society groups have flagged as extremist, according to research shared with The Associated Press by the Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit policy and advocacy group formed to combat extremism. The groups have nearly 268,000 subscribers and friends on Facebook alone. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)

Neo-Nazis are still on Facebook — and they’re making money

By Erika Kinetz - Associated Press

An environmental activist speaks during a press conference on the effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions as part of the climate strike in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. The banners read: &quot;Greenhouse gas, 50 percent down.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Thunberg joins climate rally in Germany ahead of election

By Karin Laub and Frank Jordans - Associated Press

In this Friday, April 9, 2010, file photo, a Russian construction worker smokes in Portovaya Bay some 170 kms (106 miles) northwest from St. Petersburg, Russia, during a ceremony marking the start of Nord Stream pipeline construction. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Russia says construction of Nord Stream 2 completed

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Tugboats get into position on the Russian pipe-laying vessel &quot;Fortuna&quot; in the port of Wismar, Germany, Thursday, Jan 14, 2021. The special vessel is being used for construction work on the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea. (Jens Buettner/dpa via AP) ** FILE **

Russia’s Lavrov: Nord Stream 2 will be operating in ‘a few days’

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, smiles after she received a medal by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, left, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), during the inauguration ceremony of the 'WHO Hub For Pandemic And Epidemic Intelligence" at the Langenbeck-Virchow building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)

Angela Merkel steps down with legacy dominated by tackling crises

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

Google to invest $1.2B in Germany cloud computing program

Associated Press

In this Jan. 14, 2021, file photo, tugboats get into position on the Russian pipe-laying vessel 'Fortuna' in the port of Wismar, Germany. The special vessel is being used for construction work on the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea. Pressure is growing on President Joe Biden to take action to prevent the completion of a Russian gas pipeline to Europe that many fear will give the Kremlin significant leverage over U.S. partners and allies. (Jens Buettner/dpa via AP) ** FILE **

Senate Foreign Relations chair blasts Biden’s Nord Stream 2 deal

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Emergency vehicles of the fire brigade, rescue services and police stand not far from an access road to the Chempark over which a dark cloud of smoke is rising in Leverkusen, Germany, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. After an explosion, fire brigade, rescue services and police are currently in a large-scale operation, the police explained. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)

Rescuers search for 5 missing workers at German blast site

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A dark cloud of smoke rises above the chemical park in Leverkusen, Germany, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Firefighters from the site fire department are on duty. (Mirko Wolf/dpa via AP)

1 person dead, 4 still missing in German chemical explosion

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at a press conference in Muenstereifel, Germany, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Merkel and North Rhine-Westphalia's Prime Minister Laschet visited Bad Muenstereifel, which was badly affected by the storm. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP, Pool)

German Cabinet approves some $472 million in first flood aid

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

In this file photo taken on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 a woman walks by the entrance to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) **FILE**

EU high court: Employers can ban religious, political apparel to ensure ‘neutral’ workplace

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times