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A woman reacts after getting a nasal swab taken to test for the coronavirus in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. India is the fourth hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in the world after the U.S., Russia and Brazil. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

The Latest: Virus infections continue steady rise in S Korea

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Bayern's Robert Lewandowski celebrates with his teammate Bayern's Leon Goretzka after scoring his side's opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich in Bremen, Germany, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Because of the coronavirus outbreak all soccer matches of the German Bundesliga take place without spectators. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)

Bayern coach Flick the key to latest Bundesliga triumph

By BY CIARÁN FAHEY - Associated Press

A truck leaves the Toennies meatpacking plant in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. More than 400 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded among workers at a large meatpacking plant in western Germany, authorities said Wednesday, in an outbreak that may have been linked to the easing of travel restrictions.( David Inderlied/dpa via AP)

Germany: 657 virus cases at slaughterhouse in new outbreak

By FRANK JORDANS and GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrive for the cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz/Pool via AP)

German Cabinet OKs plan to borrow more to finance stimulus

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FILE - In this Saturday March 14, 2020 file photo an almost empty stadium approaches are seen around the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. The Premier League resumes Wednesday June 17 after its three-month suspension because of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

Guardiola raises injury concerns ahead of EPL restart

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 1, 2017 file photo then Commander of U.S. Army Europe Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges speaks during a news conference following a meeting with Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis in Vilnius, Lithuania. After more than a year of thinly veiled threats that the United States could start pulling troops out of Germany unless the country increases its defense spending to NATO standards, President Donald Trump appears to be going ahead with the hardball approach with a plan to reduce the American military presence in the country by more than percent. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, file)

‘Security is not a commodity’: German foreign minister says of Trump plan to pull U.S. troops

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

A person holds a smartphone with the official 'Corona Warn-App' (Corona Warning Application) in Berlin, Germany, Monday, June 15, 2020. The app will be introduced on Tuesday, June 16 by the German authorities. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Coronavirus tracing app a test for privacy-minded Germany

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, file photo, U.S President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend ceremonies at the Arc de Triumphe in Paris. After more than a year of thinly veiled threats that the United States could start pulling troops out of Germany unless the country increases its defense spending to NATO standards, President Donald Trump appears to be going ahead with the hardball approach with a plan to reduce the American military presence in the country by more than 25 percent. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool, File)

NATO chief plays down concern over U.S. troop plans in Germany

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

People enjoy the warm weather on the beach in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, June 13, 2020. Spanish government has announced that the northwestern region of Galicia will move next week to what the government calls &quot;the new normal,&quot; when some rules, such as wearing face masks when social distancing is not possible, will remain in place. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Europe’s borders reopen but long road for tourism to recover

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

In this Friday, May 13, 2011, file photo, soldiers of 1AD attend a color casing ceremony of the First Armored Division at the US Army Airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany. After more than a year of thinly veiled threats that the United States could start pulling troops out of Germany unless the country increases its defense spending to NATO standards, President Donald Trump appears to be going ahead with the hardball approach with a plan to reduce the American military presence in the country by more than 25 percent. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)

Donald Trump to recall half of U.S. forces in Germany pending deal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump, center right, and first lady Melania Trump, center left, greet members of the military at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. After more than a year of thinly veiled threats that the United States could start pulling troops out of Germany unless the country increases its defense spending to NATO standards, President Donald Trump appears to be going ahead with the hardball approach with a plan to reduce the American military presence in the country by more than 25 percent. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)

Yankee go home: What does moving troops out of Germany mean?

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a special cabinet meeting of the German government about the a stimulus program to booster the German economy after the coronavirus lockdown, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)

German Cabinet clears way for temporary sales tax cut

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Albania agrees to extradite suspect in alleged attack plot

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In this Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 file photo, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova gestures as she attends Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's annual roundup news conference summing up his ministry's work in 2019, in Moscow, Russia. On June 11, 2020, Ms. Zakharova said in response to the news that President Trump is withdrawing some troops from Germany that “we would welcome any steps by Washington to scale down its military presence in Europe.” (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File) **FILE**

Russia welcomes prospect of U.S. troop pullback from Germany

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Illustration on NATO by Alexander Hunter/The Washington times

The U.S. troop reduction in Germany is not about NATO

By Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump, center right, and first lady Melania Trump, center left, greet members of the military at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Germany's defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is warning that U.S. President Donald Trump's reported plans to withdraw more than a quarter of the American troops out of Germany could weaken not only the NATO alliance but the U.S. itself. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Germany has not yet received confirmation of U.S. troop withdrawal from country

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump, center right, and first lady Melania Trump, center left, greet members of the military at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Germany's defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is warning that U.S. President Donald Trump's reported plans to withdraw more than a quarter of the American troops out of Germany could weaken not only the NATO alliance but the U.S. itself. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Germany: US troop reduction could harm NATO security

By DAVID RISING and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of a televised interview at the hauptstadtstudio (Capital city studio) of public broadcaster ARD in Berlin, Thursday June 4, 2020. (John MacDougall/Pool via AP)

Allies scramble for details of U.S. troop reduction in Germany

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Women under umbrellas walk past the Old Opera in Frankfurt, Germany, during heavy rain fall on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

German factory orders plunge, portending lean times ahead

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German Economy Minister, Peter Altmaier, addresses the media during a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, June 4, 2020. Germany's governing parties have agreed on a 130 billion euro ($146 billion) stimulus package meant to help kick-start Europe's biggest economy, which has taken a heavy hit from the coronavirus pandemic.(AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)

Germany, France hope cloud data project to boost sovereignty

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press