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Cars and trucks are driven on a relatively empty highway in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Due to the coronavirus a lot less traffic is seen during the day. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

German factory orders plunge in March as shutdowns hit

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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

Illustration on Hezbollah by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Terrorist organization Hezbollah permits Lebanon to be rescued by the IMF

By Clifford D. May

FILE - In this Monday, April 6, 2020 file photo, chairs and tables are piled in front of a bar in St. Mark's Square, in Venice during a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Businesses across Europe, many with employees on temporary unemployment due to coronavirus restrictions, are waiting for government rules to ease before some can go back to work. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Europe’s employment aid keeps jobs from vanishing — for now

By MASHA MACPHERSON and DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

Man wanted in Germany for alleged IS terror plot arrested

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In this image from a video interview, John Manley, 58, a civilian U.S. Army public affairs officer at U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany, and wife Heidi Mathis, 60, answer questions during an interview. Manley also spent 21 years in the Marines. Americans are grappling with an essential question as they try to get the information they need to stay safe during the coronavirus crisis: Whom do you trust? When Manley tested positive for COVID-19, his sister urged him to get on the malaria drug that she'd heard Fox News hosts plugging and that President Donald Trump was heralding as a potential “game changer” for fighting the coronavirus. But Manley was skeptical of using a drug not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treating the virus and decided it was a gamble not worth taking. (AP Photo)

AP-NORC poll: Seeking virus data, people struggle with trust

By AAMER MADHANI and HANNAH FINGERHUT - Associated Press

A man with a face mask against the spread of the new coronavirus walks in front of Miraitowa and Someity, mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics at a park in Tokyo Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded a state of emergency to all of Japan from just Tokyo and other urban areas as the virus continues to spread. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The Latest: India touts gains in curbing virus with lockdown

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Activists of Fridays for Future movement placed protest posters for climate protection in front the German parliament building the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany, Friday, April 24, 2020. Because of the continuing spread of the coronavirus, the climate strike will be digitally distributed on the Internet. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Germany, Britain call for ‘green recovery’ from pandemic

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

German Labor Minister Hubertus Heil attends a news conference about the situation at the job market at a time of coronavirus pandemic in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, the German government has considerably restricted public life and asked the citizens to stay at home. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)

German minister backs creating legal right to work from home

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Dirk Kramer, member of supporters club brings the first &quot;cardboard comrades&quot; of soccer club Borussia Moenchengladbach, at the north curve in the stadium in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Thursday, April 9, 2020. The fans of Gladbach want to contribute to a better atmosphere at possible ghost games in the German Bundesliga. In order to spare the TV viewers and the professionals the view of the empty stadium seats, cardboard figures with the likeness of the supporters are to be set up in life-size - if desired, where the spectators also stand or sit during normal games. (Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa via AP)

Empty stadiums for soccer games? It’s not quite that simple

By STEVE DOUGLAS and JAMES ELLINGWORTH - 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, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Merkel calls for international cooperation against virus

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

One of the defendants, Anwar R. (57), sits in the dock of the Higher Regional Court behind Corona protective screens, hiding his face under a hood in Koblenz, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2020. Two former members of Syria's secret police go on trial Thursday in Germany accused of crimes against humanity for their role in a government-run detention center where large numbers of opposition protesters were tortured.(Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)

Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas briefs the media during a news conference on current developments in the worldwide spread of the coronavirus at the foreign ministry in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

Foreign ministers to confer on Ukraine peace efforts

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In this April 16, 2020, a few cars and trucks drive on the usually very crowded main highway around Frankfurt, Germany, that is seen in the background. As the restrictions to avoid the spreading of the coronavirus are eased, Chancellor Angela Merkel has pointed to South Korea as an example of how Germany will have to improve measures to “get ahead” of the pandemic with more testing and tracking of cases so that the rate of infections can be slowed. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Preparation, quick action aid Germany, SKorea virus fight

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

Only a few workers stand on the pitch of the empty stadium of German Bundesliga soccer club Borussia Moenchengladbach in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Thursday, April 16, 2020. All major events in Germany are suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak until the end of August, the German Bundesliga suspended all matches until April 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Virus tests crucial if German soccer to resume soon

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

Empty seats are pictured at the stadium of German Bundesliga soccer club Borussia Moenchengladbach in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Thursday, April 16, 2020. All major events in Germany are suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak until the end of August, the German Bundesliga suspended all matches until April 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Bundesliga aim to restart in May without fans hit by order

By CIARÁN FAHEY - Associated Press

Visitors celebrate the opening of the 186th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Oktoberfest unlikely to take place this year: Bavarian premier

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media about measures of the German government to avoid further spread of the coronavirus at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 9, 2020. In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, the German government has considerably restricted public life and asked the citizens to stay at home. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)

Germany plans cautious 1st steps to restart public life

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

This photo taken on March 9, 2020 shows Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The cathedral stands crippled, locked in a dangerous web of twisted metal scaffolding one year after a cataclysmic fire gutted its interior, toppled its famous spire and horrified the world. (AP Photo/ Vivienne Walt)

Germany offers to help rebuild fire-damaged Notre Dame

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The buildings of the banking district are seen in Frankfurt, Germany, early Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Due to the coronavirus the economy expects worldwide heavy losses. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

IMF: Global economy will suffer worst year since Depression

By PAUL WISEMAN and MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press