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            <title><![CDATA[Europeans Coordinate Expulsion of Russians Over Navalny Spat]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:29:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AstraZeneca Shots Start to Arrive in EU After Vaccination Chaos]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2021 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merkel, Macron to Put Aside Differences on Russian Gas Pipeline]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merkel Cautions of Easing Lockdown in ‘Last Stretch’ of Pandemic]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:01:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merkel Says All Germans to Be Offered Vaccine by End of Summer]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 18:46:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merkel and Macron Push for Return to Pre-Trump Cooperation]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 12:59:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU-U.S. Carbon Tax Proposed by German Greens to Restore Alliance]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2021 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Chimneys emit vapor at Jaenschwalde lignite power plant, operated Vattenfall AB, at dusk in Peitz, Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. Global governments and companies are counting the costs and benefits from the United Nations COP21 climate agreement, which calls for wholesale transformations of energy, transportation, and dozens of other lines of business. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merkel Tells Biden She’s Open to Talks on Russia Energy Ties]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:57:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merkel Promises Broad Vaccine Availability Before September Vote]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:33:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pessimism and Distrust Could Sway Elections Around the World]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rising German Greens Leader on Climate Politics Going Mainstream]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Annalena Baerbock, a possible contender to replace German Chancellor Angela Merkel, says the ruling coalition “hasn’t delivered” on climate]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Paris-Accord Return Offers Hope, German Greens Say]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:45:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:11:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany’s CDU Elects Merkel Loyalist Laschet as Party Leader]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merkel’s Party Elects Leader Committed to Upholding Her Legacy]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merkel Succession Gets Serious With Vote for Party Leader]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2021 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany Defends Pan-Europe Vaccine Strategy Amid Slow Rollout]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:59:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Potential Successors]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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