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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 angrily denies German allegations on 2015 cyberattack

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New cars are stored at the 'logport' (logistic port) in Duisburg, Germany, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. The car industry is expecting help by the German government because ot the economy crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Germany agrees $146B stimulus package as Europe jobless rise

By FRANK JORDANS and GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 20, 2020 file photo, a delivery man, who want to name Moise, wearing protective gear checks his phones during a nationwide confinement in Paris. France is rolling out its contact-tracing app aimed to help containing the spread of the virus as life slowly returns to normal while most of its neighbors, including the UK, Germany, Italy are also about to launch their own technology. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

French virus tracing app goes live amid debate over privacy

By SYLVIE CORBET and KELVIN CHAN - Associated Press

Tourists with backpacks and suitcases arrives at the port of Kloster on the Baltic island Hiddensee in Vitte, Germany, Monday May 25, 2020. In German state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, after the travel ban due to the coronavirus protection measures, holidaymakers from other federal states are now allowed to travel to the island. ( Jens Buettner/dpa via AP)

Roam close to home: Europe’s tourists play safe in pandemic

By FRANK JORDANS and KERSTIN SOPKE - Associated Press

Emily DiPalma Aho looks over photographs and memorabilia of her father, Emilio DiPalma, a World War II veteran, at her home in Jaffrey, N.H., Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Emilio, who as a 19-year-old U.S. Army infantryman stood guard at the Nuremberg Nazi war crimes trials, died last month at the age of 93 after contracting the coronavirus at Holyoke Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Lives Lost: Veteran guarded Nazis during war crimes trial

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

German far right’s complaint over extremism report rejected

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Federal Minister of the Interior for Building and Homeland Affairs, Horst Seehofer, waits to be questioned as a witness in the Bundestag's Toll Inquiry Committee. The committee of inquiry is looking into the circumstances surrounding the failure of the car toll after it was found that the toll was not in conformity with European law. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

Germany confronts Russian ambassador over cyberattack

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

Federal police officers carry a box with secured documents during raids in Leipzig, Germany, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Police in Germany have raided dozens of homes linked to anti-government groups suspected of manufacturing fake documents. (Peter Endig/dpa via AP)

Anti-Semitic crime rises in Germany, most from far right

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to address a press conference following a meeting with international economic and financial organisations at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday May 20, 2020 on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. (Odd Andersen/Pool via AP)

Germany aims to lift EU travel restrictions next month

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

German court ruling clears the way to settle VW diesel cases

By CHRISTOPH NOELTING and DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

A ball boy gets a ball from the empty tribune prior the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and FC Augsburg at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, May 24, 2020. The German Bundesliga becomes the world's first major soccer league to resume after a two-month suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)

Germany divided over plans to nix rules despite outbreaks

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

German governor’s plan to end blanket virus rules criticized

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Julian, Romanian worker who stands behind the fence that was set up at the entrance of a housing of Romania slaughterhouse workers in Rosendahl, Germany, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Hundreds of the workers were tested positive on the coronavirus and were put on quarantine. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Outbreak at German slaughterhouse reveals migrants’ plight

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with senior military leaders and members of his national security team in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Saturday, May 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s perfect China ‘ban,’ death toll myths

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

Children accompanied by a man play at a public park as kindergarten and primary schools still remain closed following the new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, Monday, May 11, 2020. China reported another rise in coronavirus cases Monday, amid government reminders for people to &quot;remain alert and step up personal protection against the virus.&quot; (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

As nations reopen, warning emerges about virus tracing voids

By JIM MUSTIAN and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and LORI HINNANT - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump is not credible on virus death tolls

By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2017 file photo, players challenge for the ball in front of the empty south tribune because of a ban following fan trouble during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg at Germany's biggest stadium in Dortmund, Germany. Bundesliga will now restart on May 16, 2020 when Dortmund will play the derby against Schalke at home without spectators due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)

German soccer faces uphill battle to convince public, fans

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

German industrial production down 9.2% in March on virus

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FILE - In this Thursday, March 12, 2020 file photo shows a sign taped by Eintracht fans on a wall of the stadium during a Europa League round of 16, 1st leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Basel in Frankfurt, Germany. German Bundesliga will restart on May 16. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Trailblazing German soccer restart faces numerous risks

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 after an online meeting of Merkel and the German state governors on the loosening of the restictions to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)

German soccer’s Bundesliga given OK to resume in May

By CIARÁN FAHEY - Associated Press