People walk past a truck with an election campaign poster featuring Friedrich Merz, leader of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in Oberhausen, Germany, on Feb. 21. VOLKER HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption VOLKER HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images […]
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Germany’s economy boomed as the world underwent globalization. But since then, too little investment, too much bureaucracy and a nearby war in Ukraine has cause Europe’s largest economy to stagnate. The issue has played a big role in the upcoming
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Germany’s federal elections are on Sunday. With Trump calling to end the war in Ukraine and for Europe to boost defense spending, many voters worry their country hasn’t done enough to defend itself. Source link Rob Schmitz
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As President Trump moves to hasten an end to fighting in Ukraine, top U.S. cabinet members attended the Munich Security Conference with Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy and European leaders. Source link Rob Schmitz
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Norway is the largest exporter of salmon in the world. And while some of those fish are wild-caught, many are raised in “fish farms”- large cylindrical pens made of nylon in the open water. Sometimes these farmed fish escape, mixing
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Nazan Rashidi, executive director of human rights group the Syria Campaign, in Berlin, Wednesday. Karolin Klüppel for NPR hide caption toggle caption Karolin Klüppel for NPR BERLIN — The staff of two at the packed hole-in-the-wall Syrian restaurant Yarok in
Syrian refugees in Germany ponder returning after Assad ouster : NPR Read More »
Nearly one million Syrians who fled to Germany a decade ago look at events back home with new hope. Source link Rob Schmitz
Syrians who left their war-torn country for Germany are deciding whether to return Read More »
Colder weather has hit Gazans living in tents and bombed-out buildings. This holiday shopping season is poised to break spending records. The influence of third party candidates seems to be waning. Source link Rob Schmitz
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As many sit down for a Thanksgiving feast, millions worry about where their next meal will come from. Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot talks to NPR’s Rob Schmitz about hunger in the U.S. Source link Rob Schmitz
Feeding America on Thanksgiving: The challenges of addressing hunger in the U.S. Read More »
NPR’s Rob Schmitz talks to Aaron David Miller at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about prospects for replicating the Israel-Hezbollah truce with one in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Source link Rob Schmitz
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