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1 hr ago | WTOP-FM Washington

Obama's influence, limitations on display at G-8

Now a veteran of the international summit scene, President Barack Obama wielded significant influence over the agenda at this week's Group of Eight meetings, but had only modest success in achieving the results he sought.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Europe, World News, Angela Merkel

2 hrs ago | Palladium-Item

Obama makes it at last to the Brandenburg Gate

The German government, which rejected Obama's request five years ago, invited the president this year to speak at the 18th Century triumphal arch that has become a symbol of Berlin's re-unification since the divisions of the Cold War.

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7 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

German prosecutors probe possible neo-Nazi bombing

Beate Zschaepe, alleged member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground, NSU, enters a court room in Munich, southern Germany, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

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11 hrs ago | Reuters

Germany leans on EU states to weaken car emissions law

Senior members of the German government have warned EU member states that German automakers could scale back or scrap production plans in their countries unless they support weakened carbon emissions rules, according to diplomatic sources.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Angela Merkel

14 hrs ago | IcNetwork

G8 Summit: George Osborne hopeful of - concrete progress' on tightening tax rules

Bid to change outdated international tax rules which allow companies to locate profits in low-tax countries to avoid paying tax on them in the countries where they were earnt George Osborne said he is hopeful of achieving "real concrete progress" at the G8 summit on tightening international tax rules.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

16 hrs ago | Belfast Today

Local produce on the menu at Lough Erne G8

Leaders of the world's most powerful countries feasted on local Northern Irish delicacies at the G8 summit in Lough Erne yesterday evening.

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Related Topix: Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, Europe, World News

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Examiner.com

'The Bachelorette 2013' spoilers for week 5: Sledding and hot tubs in Germany

Desiree Hartsock is looking for love on ABC's " The Bachelorette 2013." The preview shown at the end of the June 17 episode indicates that next everybody heads to Germany for new adventures.

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EKathimerini

German FinMin to visit Athens as Berlin keeps eye on developments

A phone call to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras from German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday appears to have triggered a spurt of bilateral diplomacy, with reports emerging on Monday that Samaras will have talks with Merkel in Berlin on July 3 on the sidelines of a European forum on unemployment while her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is ... (more)

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Sunherald.com

50th anniversary of Kennedy visit in Berlin is reminiscent of divided Germany

It was 50 years ago, an old man's memory. But Berliners haven't forgotten the American president's visit in 1963, nor the speech that offered so much hope.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, West Berlin, NJ, Prison,

KTKZ-AM Sacramento

La Scala presents Wagner's Ring...

"Der Ring des Nibelungen," which begins with "Das Rheingold" on Monday, is part of the opera house's yearlong celebration of the bicentennial of the births of composers Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner.

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Related Topix: Opera, Wagner, World News, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner

Seattle Times

Union ratchets up pressure on Amazon Germany

Union members at online retailer Amazon's German operations have begun a two-day strike to ratchet up pressure on the company over pay demands.

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The Baltimore Sun

Germany's Merkel 'appalled' by Turkey's response to protests

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was shocked at Turkey's tough response to anti-government protests but she stopped short of demanding that the European Union call off accession talks with the candidate country.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Europe, Angela Merkel

National Public Radio

What's Germany's Leadership Role In Europe?

After the G-8 Summit in Northern Ireland, President Obama travels to Germany to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Angela Merkel

Sun Jun 16, 2013

KIII

Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too

BONN, Germany - From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global warming.

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Related Topix: World News, Cuba, Environment, Science, New York, NY, Netherlands, Natural Disasters, Flood

KPIC

G8 faces uncertain recoveries, turbulent markets

Europe is mired in debt and recession. Financial markets have hit violent ups and downs on fears that U.S. stimulus efforts may soon be scaled back.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Ben Bernanke

The Star Online

Obama, Putin face tough talks on Syria at G8 summit

U.S. President Barack Obama will seek the help on Monday of Russia's Vladimir Putin, Syria's most powerful ally, to bring Bashar al-Assad to the negotiating table and end a two-year civil war.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Europe, World News, Angela Merkel

Reuters

French Socialists call for weaker euro, eased EU budget rules

France's ruling Socialists called on Sunday for a weaker euro and changes to EU rules on budget deficits, accusing the centerright governments of Britain and Germany of creating economic hardship across the European Union.

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Northern Michigan News

Heinz Flohe, part of '74 WGermany WCup squad, dies

The German Football Association said Sunday that Flohe died in his home city of Euskirchen late Saturday.

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The Star Online

Merkel challenger cracks whip after party chairman's criticism

Germany's leading challenger to Chancellor Angela Merkel, lagging badly in the run-up to the September 22 election, rebuked his party's chairman, in another sign of disarray in the Social Democrats' campaign.

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Hollywood Reporter

European Filmmakers Declare Victory in Culture Trade War

EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht bowed to French pressure to take the cultural industries out of upcoming free trade talks with the U.S. COLOGNE, Germany European filmmakers opposed to the film and television industries being included in upcoming free-trade talks between the European Union and the United States have declared victory after EU ... (more)

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