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Germany outlines first steps to reopen after coronavirus restrictions

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Germany plans to let smaller shops reopen next week and to start reopening schools in early May, but Europe’s biggest economy is keeping strict social distancing rules in place for now.

WATCH: Cuomo calls virus ‘a killer’ as NY death toll surpasses 10,000

By Eric Tucker, Aritz Parra, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press

Governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly contagious disease and making sure they can still make a living or have enough to eat.

Germany’s Merkel shines in virus crisis even as power wanes

By David Rising, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

With the coronavirus outbreak, Merkel is reasserting her traditional strengths and putting her stamp firmly on domestic policy after two years in which her star seemed to be fading, with attention focused on constant bickering in her governing coalition and…

German far-right party presses radical faction to dissolve

By Associated Press

News agency dpa reported that the party leadership called on the faction, known as "The Wing," to say at a meeting on Saturday that it will dissolve itself by the end of April.

News Wrap: In Germany, man drives car into crowd of revelers, injuring dozens

In our news wrap Monday, a man in the German town of Volkmarsen drove his car into a parade, injuring around 30 people, including children. Police say the driver deliberately hit the revelers, some of whom were seriously hurt. Also,…

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Car hits crowd at Carnival in German town, injuring dozens

By David Rising, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

“We are working on the assumption that it was a deliberate act,” police spokesman Henning Hinn said, but added that further details of the driver's motives weren't yet known.

Germany shooting prompts calls for action against far-right extremism

By David McHugh, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Germany's top security official said authorities would step up the police presence throughout the country and keep a closer watch on mosques and other sites, in a first reaction to the rampage.

Fire kills more than 30 animals at zoo in Germany

By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press

Police said the fire may have been caused by sky lanterns launched to celebrate the new year.

WWII allies and Germany mark 75th Battle of the Bulge

By Raf Casert, Mark Carlson, Associated Press

During a ceremony in Belgium, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper paid tribute to over 19,000 U.S. troops who died in one of the bloodiest battles in the nation's history.