According to its long-standing reputation, Germany is a country that’s always playing by the rules. It’s famed for its non-compromising sobriety and for its strictness. If you take time to know it, though, you will want to come back time and time again. Each visit will open your eyes to …
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People wearing face masks stroll and relax along the seafront near the Castel dell’Ovo fortress in downtown Naples on Nov. 12, 2020, amid a surge of COVID-19 cases overwhelming hospitals. AFP via Getty Images Many are facing the harsh reality that Italy has a terrible second wave as the cold …
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BERLIN — Germany adopted its second economic-stimulus package since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing their total cost to €1.3 trillion ($ 1.5 trillion), by far the largest in Europe as a share of gross domestic product. The new bundle, agreed to on Wednesday after extensive talks between Chancellor …
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The biggest economies in Europe are throwing their weight behind a 500 billion–euro ($ 545 billion) debt-backed plan to help the region recover from the devastating coronavirus pandemic. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly announced the plan, which will provide grants, rather than loans, for “the …
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First in, first out. As European nations contracted coronavirus earlier than the U.S., they also are relaxing restrictions as the COVID-19 disease is spreading more slowly. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday night set out plans for a gradual reopening of the eurozone’s largest economy. The European Commission, meanwhile, has …
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Bombs, bats, ants and now trees. Elon Musk’s dream of opening his first Tesla TSLA, -0.49% gigafactory in Europe has been plagued by a series of obstacles — involving all of the above. Production at the site in Grünheide in the eastern state of Brandenburg near Berlin, was scheduled to …
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