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Social Democrats win German election by slimmest of margins.
As Germany’s election results came into sharper focus on Monday, no party won decisive majority but the loser was clear:…
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Your Monday Briefing
Olaf Scholz, the S.P.D. candidate, during the election party in Berlin on Sunday.Credit...Britta Pedersen/DPA, via Associated PressA narrow ...
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German Election Results Herald Messier Politics and Weaker Leadership After Merkel
BERLIN — After 16 years of Angela Merkel as their chancellor, Germans scattered their votes across the political spectrum on…
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Your Monday Briefing
We’re covering a nail-biter German election and reactions to a Chinese-Canadian prisoner swap. Voting in Leipzig, Germany, on Sunday.Credit ...
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‘Fue una mentira’: críticas y retardos marcan los cinco años del acuerdo de paz en Colombia
LA PAZ, Colombia — En un cultivo de coca, escondido en la selva, media docena de jornaleros se levantan con…
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Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, 85, Dies; Led Egypt After Mubarak’s Fall
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the Egyptian general who took charge of the country when Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down…
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As Covid wave pushes up demand, Costco limits purchases of toilet paper and water.
Last year, a frantic run on toilet paper that left store shelves bare across the United States became a symbol…
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Freed From Guantánamo, but Still in Limbo 15 Years Later
TIRANA, Albania — Accused by the United States military of being a terrorist in league with the Taliban, a devout…
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Intrigue Deepens at U.N. Over Myanmar and Afghanistan
No official representing Myanmar will speak on Monday, the final day of the United Nations General Assembly plenary, U.N. officials…
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So organized it’s chaos: A German election primer.
It has been said that Germans are sometimes so organized that chaos reigns. Germany’s election system is no exception. It…