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Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens as President Joe Biden delivers a speech on foreign policy, at the State Department, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Antony Blinken, Joe Biden face issues with European Union on defense, energy policy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

PFILE - Picture taken Sept.4 2009 shows Afghani policemen look at one of two burnt fuel tankers, near Kunduz, Afghanistan. The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday rejected an Afghan man's case against German authorities' refusal to prosecute an officer who ordered the deadly bombing in 2009 of two fuel tankers in northern Afghanistan. (AP Photo,file)

European court rejects case vs Germany over Afghan airstrike

By FRANK JORDANS and GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

Germany: 5 Tajiks charged with membership in IS group

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Cars and trucks from the Czech Republic stand one behind the other at a rest area on highway 17 during border controls by the German Federal Police in Bad Gottleuba, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. Germany has implemented tighter border controls on its frontiers with the Czech Republic and Austria’s Tyrol province in an effort to stem the spread of more contagious coronavirus variants. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via AP)

Germany tightens border checks to keep out virus variants

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

Algerian president returns home after virus-linked operation

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A doctor vaccinates a caregiver at the fourth vaccination center in Berlin, located in Terminal C of the former Tegel Airport, Germany, Wednesday, Feb.10, 2021. Here, at the beginning, mainly nurses and medical staff are vaccinated against the coronavirus. (Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Merkel says German vaccine centers will be full by April

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and President of the Security Council for the month of October, briefs reporters on the work of the Security Council for the month, at the U.N., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in New York. (Mark Garten/UN Photo via AP)

Russia clashes with US and West over conflict in Ukraine

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germany to reinstate border controls over virus variant

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A carnival reveler is watched by public order guards at the &quot;Alter Markt&quot; where normally tens of thousands of revelers dressed in carnival costumes would celebrate the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. This year all carnival celebrations are banned due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

A subdued year for Germany’s Carnival, thanks to the virus

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

Employees work in the small family-run Heller brewery in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Bars have been closed for over three months, Carnival celebrations are canceled and it’s not clear when things will get better. That's a big problem for Germany's many small brewers, which rely heavily on selling draft beer to bars and restaurants. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Lockdowns weigh on German beer sales, hurt small brewers

By DANIEL NIEMANN - Associated Press

Germany mulls shape of memorial to Polish victims of WWII

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Children and families toboggan in Volkspark Friedrichshain in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

German children suffer from psychological issues in pandemic

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press

Cars jam on the snow covered highway A2 in Oberhausen, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Parts of Germany hit by strong winter weather. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Heavy snow creates severe traffic disruptions in Germany

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In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell leave a joint news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

EU countries expel Russian diplomats in Navalny dispute

By Frank Jordans and Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Frankfurt Andre Silva, right, celebrates scoring with teammate Filip Kostic during the Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Eintracht Frankfurt in Sinsheim, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

Eintracht Frankfurt flying in 2021, eying Champions League

By CIARÁN FAHEY - Associated Press

Cars and trucks are stuck in a traffic jam in snowfall on the snowy Autobahn 4 near Dresden, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. (Robert Michael/dpa via AP)

Snow, ice disrupt transport in central, northern Europe

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A man walks across a snow-covered road in the early morning with snowdrifts in Bielefeld, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (Marcel Kusch/dpa via AP)

Heavy snowstorm pounds Germany, upends travel

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press

Geisenberger wins 8th luge overall World Cup women’s title

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

College students study in the sun while people on the other side of the Hillsborough River take part in Super Bowl 55 activities Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The city is hosting Sunday's Super Bowl football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Pandemic pivot: NFL guides small businesses in tough times

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

Professor studies Spanish flu survivor stories amid epidemic

By ANDREW MOLLENAUER and The (Altoona) Mirror - Associated Press