Polls point to Germany's looming election bringing a shift to the right
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Katya Adler: Far right looks for breakthrough in Germany's election
The AfD party could become the second biggest in the German parliament after elections on Sunday.BBC News - 1d -
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Germany at a crossroads: the reprise of the far right – photo essay
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Final push for votes in Germany election as frontrunner vows to lead in Europe
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Germany’s election will usher in new leadership — but might not turn tides for the country's struggling economy
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‘Make Germany Great Again’: How the Trump effect is spreading into Germany
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When Germany Votes, It Will Be About the Economy
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NATO holds military drills as leaders express concerns over Trump's shifting foreign policy
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Dubois’ absence hurts ‘fight card of the century’ but Bakole brings danger
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Americans’ confidence in air travel falls after string of plane crashes, poll shows
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Trump’s first month back in office marked by mixed polling on his federal cuts
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High Point hosts Kelly and Charleston Southern
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Match point: what to wear to watch sport
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Britain’s new right should beware misplaced triumphalism
Hope is not built on over-reach or abandoning conservative principlesFinancial Times - 6h -
McConnell announces he will not seek re-election in Senate floor speech
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German elections: When are they, what’s being decided and how that will impact markets
The election for the 630-seat Bundestag is taking place on Sunday, Feb. 23. It’s happening seven months early after a snap election was agreed.MarketWatch - 1d -
‘We’ve had enough’: anger threatens Zambian football after election controversy
The Zambian FA’s president Andrew Kamanga was re-elected unopposed after eight nominees were disqualified. Zambia’s victory at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon remains one of football’s most ...The Guardian - 1d -
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Willingness to ease off ‘debt brake’ may decide the German election
Rule dating from 2009 that limits borrowing looks vulnerable as main political parties promise to revive stalled economy. Germany is used to running its economy with the brake on. Ever since the ...The Guardian - 23h -
More Germans living abroad registered to vote in upcoming election
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Man stabbed at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial days before crucial election
German police have arrested a suspect after attack on Spanish tourist and say they have not yet found a motive. German police have arrested a man suspected in a stabbing attack at Berlin’s ...The Guardian - 15h -
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