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The DFDS Dover Seaways passenger ferry is engulfed by waves in heavy weather as she approaches the Port of Dover, southern England, Wednesday Jan. 3, 2018. A severe storm packing winds of up to 100 miles per hour has battered much of Europe overnight and Wednesday morning, bringing heavy rain, hail and lightning to the region and leaving some thousands of homes without power. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

Severe storm batters western Europe; 1 dead, 23 injured

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2017, file photo, Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, left, laughs with Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant at Nationals Park in Washington, the day before Game 1 of a National League Division Series. Harper and Bryant are expected to continue their star performances in 2018. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Sports in 2018: Long on hype, short on new faces, suspense

By JIM LITKE - Associated Press

Despite their reputation for industriousness, Germans work the least amount of time on average in the industrialized world, according to 2016 statistics from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (Associated Press/File)

German work laws clash with global economy

By Austin Davis - Special to The Washington Times

Bayern signs Germany striker Sandro Wagner from Hoffenheim

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US women to play Germany, England, France in soccer in March

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In this Friday Nov. 24, 2017 photo, conductor Johanna Weitkamp performs with the SAP orchestra in Mannheim, Germany. Some big corporations think performing Beethoven symphonies helps employees team up on projects at work, with the orchestras serving as a public relations tool while helping forge the creative teamwork that companies need to compete in the business world. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Get Bach to work: Company orchestras a German tradition

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's proposed coalition government could boost conservatives and far-right populists in the long run. (Associated Press/File)

Angela Merkel, Germany’s Social Democrats to meet on coalition

By Austin Davis - Special to The Washington Times

In this Dec. 5, 2017 photo, Stefan Schott, right, a police officer from Germany, sits with his partner, Quincy Police Officer J.D. Summers, center, before a briefing at Quincy Police Department in Quincy Ill. Schott has been working as an intern with the department since November 20th and his last day was be Dec. 6, 2017. Eddie Bogue, police chief in Palmyra, Mo., was responsible for pairing Schott with the Quincy police. (Phil Carlson/The Quincy Herald-Whig via AP)/

German officer interns with Quincy police, broadens skills

By ASHLEY SZATALA - Associated Press

Ryanair faces strike threats in Germany, Ireland

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In this Aug. 18, 2012, file photo demonstrators display signs with crossed mosques during a protest in front of a mosque in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, file)

Germany, overrun, paying migrants to go home

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

South Carolina Barrel Maker is filling the demand

By GENE ZALESKI - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 the statue of Soviet founder stands in front of the Luzhniki stadium entrance in Moscow. The historic Luzhniki stadium, built in 1956, will host the opening and the final matches of 2018 World Cup. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

2018 WORLD CUP: Guide to the 12 stadiums and their matches

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

Anti-Immigration Political Parties in Europe Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Accepting Europe’s anti-immigration parties

By Daniel Pipes

FILE - In this Saturday, July 2, 2016 filer, Germany's Toni Kroos, right, falls after he was fouled by Italy's Stefano Sturaro during the Euro 2016 quarterfinal soccer match between Germany and Italy, at the Nouveau Stade in Bordeaux, France. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

WORLD CUP DRAW: Guide to 8 teams in Pot 1 headed by Germany

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FILE - In this June 3, 2017 file photo singer Campino performs on stage with his band &quot;Die Toten Hosen&quot; at the music festival Rock am Ring in Nuerburg, Germany. Campino one of Germany’s most famous rock stars is throwing his support behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel, calling on her to “hang in there,” after talks about forming a new government collapsed on the weekend. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP, file)

German rock star Campino expresses support for Merkel

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President Trump congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a phone call Thursday on winning her fourth term — four days after the election. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel’s future in Germany in doubt

By Austin Davis - Special to The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a faction meeting of her Christian parties' bloc at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Merkel pledged early Monday to maintain stability after the Free Democratic Party pulled out of talks on forming a new government with her conservative bloc and the left-leaning Greens. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany faces uncertainty after coalition talks break down

By Geir Moulson and David Rising - Associated Press

In this Nov. 16, 2017 photo, Bibiana Steinhaus, the first female referee to officiate in the soccer Bundesliga, smiles during an interview with The Associated Press at the German soccer federation’s headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. (AP Photo/Ciaran Fahey)

The referee breaking unseen barriers for women in soccer

By CIARAN FAHEY - Associated Press

German Chancellor and chairwomen of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Angela Merkel, stands behind a microphone as she addresses the media during a news conference about the results of their exploratory talks on a coalition of the German Liberals, the Green Party, the Christian Democrats and the Christian Social Union, in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Angela Merkel regrets failure of talks on German coalition

By David Rising - Associated Press

The sun sets behind wind turbines near Pokrent, northern Germany, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (Jens Buettner/dpa via AP)

Bonn climate talks end with progress despite US stance

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press