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Smoke rises as a forest fire rages near Vielank, Germany, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Thousands of firefighters, soldiers and civil defense personnel are battling a large wildfire at an area used for military exercises in northern Germany. Officials said Tuesday that the blaze in Luebtheen, about 170 kilometers (106 miles) northwest of Berlin, is the biggest in the history of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania state. (Jens Buettner/dpa via AP)

Thousands battle large blaze in parched northern Germany

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A man watches the sunrise at a lake in Bad Buchau, Germany, Monday, July 1, 2019. (Thomas Warnack/dpa via AP)

Germany extends Holocaust compensation to survivor spouses

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

In this Monday, June 10, 2019, file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas after their talks in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) ** FILE **

Iran’s breach of uranium limits complicates nuclear deal

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

People enjoy water from firefighters at a half marathon in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (Markus Tischler/dpa via AP)

Heat wave brings Germany new June high for 2nd time in days

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Germany's Lina Magull, left, celebrates with teammates Linda Dallmann, middle, and Lea Schueller after scoring her side's first goal during the of the Women's World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Germany and Sweden at Roazhon Park in Rennes, France, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

Correction: WWCup-Sweden-Germany story

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An Italian Coast Guard boat patrols next to the Sea-Watch 3 vessel, in the Mediterranean Sea just off the coasts of the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, Thursday, June 27, 2019. Carola Rackete, the captain of the humanitarian rescue ship said that Italian law enforcement officials have told them that a resolution is near for 42 migrants rescued at sea that Italy’s populist government has so far refused to allow to disembark. (ANSA/Matteo Guidelli via AP)

Migrant aid ship rams Italian police boat; captain arrested

By ANNALISA CAMILLI and FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, right, leans over to talk to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a G-20 summit event on women's empowerment in Osaka, Japan, in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. Ivanka Trump is in the middle. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Abe’s G-20 show eclipsed by Trump-China trade talks, tweets

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 25, 2012 file photo, Walter Luebcke, who was in charge of the Kassel area regional administration, talks to media in Kassel, Germany. Germany's top security official says the far-right extremist suspected in the killing of a politician from Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has told authorities that he acted alone. Walter Luebcke, who led the Kassel regional administration in central Germany, was fatally shot in the head at his home on June 2, 2019. (Uwe Zucch/dpa via AP)

Germany: 2 arrested over weapon used in politician’s killing

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A man enjoys the sunrise on the Drachenberg over Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Temperatures of up to 38 degrees are expected in the German capital. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

The Latest: Germany sizzles in record June heat

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An oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were reportedly attacked on Thursday, an assault that left one ablaze and adrift as sailors were evacuated from both vessels and the U.S. Navy rushed to assist amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. (AP Photo/ISNA)

A breakdown of what’s at stake in US-Iran crisis

By ROBERT BURNS and JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE-In this June 13, 2019 file photo a picture of Walter Luebcke stands behind his coffin during the funeral service in Kassel, Germany. German authorities say they have arrested a 45-year-old man in connection with their investigation into the slaying of a regional official from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP)

Germany: Suspect in politician’s slaying says he acted alone

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 21, 2016 file photo, two Eurofighter jets perform at the German Air Force Base in Noervenich, western Germany. Two German Eurofighter military planes crashed today near the city of Jabel in eastern Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

1 pilot dies, 1 survives after German fighter jets collide

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

A big crater is pictured on a corn field after a bomb from the World War exploded in Halbach, Germany, Monday, June 24, 2019. The bomb must have stayed under the corn field since the World War until the chemical detonator reacted in the end. No one was injured. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)

Crater in German field apparently caused by WWII bomb

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Numerous environmental activists walk to the site of the Garzweiler open-cast mine in Garzweiler, Germany, Saturday, June 22, 2019. The protests for more climate protection in the Rhineland continue. ( David Young/dpa via AP)

Climate activists end their blockade of German coal mine

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press

Numerous environmental activists walk on a roadway on the site of the Garzweiler open-cast mine in Garzweiler, Germany, Saturday, June 22, 2019. The protests for more climate protection in the Rhineland continue. (Marcel Kusch/dpa via AP)

The Latest: Climate protesters leave German coal mine

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Numerous environmental activists block the tracks of the coal transport railway in Rommerskirchen, Germany, Saturday, June 22, 2019. The protests for more climate protection in the Rhineland continue. Many participants are expected for protests and actions at the Garzweiler opencast mine. Photo by: (Marcel Kusch/dpa via AP)

Climate protesters storm open-pit mine in western Germany

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and CHRISTOPH NOELTING - Associated Press

In this picture taken trough a fence the entrance of a house of a suspect in a homicide case is pictured in Kassel, Germany, Tuesday, June 18,2019. Police on Saturday arrested a 45-year-old known far-right extremist with a string of convictions for violent crimes dating back decades. The regional government offical Walter Luebcke, a long-time member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Christian Democrats, was found shot in the head on June 2 at his home near the central German city of Kassel. (Uwe Zucchi/dpa via AP)

Germany’s Merkel urges crackdown on far-right extremists

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, May 16, 2019 file photo, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi arrives for a meeting of Eurogroup Finance Ministers at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. The European Central Bank stands ready to cut interest rates and could re-start its bond purchase stimulus program if needed to help the economy, President Mario Draghi said Tuesday June 18, 2019, in a speech at an ECB conference in Sintra, Portugal. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Draghi’s “whatever it takes” a tough act to follow

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

Germany: Syrian faces Islamic State-linked terrorism charges

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In this Tuesday, May 21, 2019 photo, Annekathrin Fiesinger talks about her motivation to use a food sharing app to reduce food waste during an interview with the Associated Press in Berlin. In Germany, growing numbers of people use modern technology such as phone apps to help reduce food waste. In an effort to cut down on climate-wrecking carbon dioxide emissions created by food waste, they build online communities to share food before throwing it away. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Tasty deals: Apps help find unsold food and reduce waste

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press