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The rise of Trump tourism in Kallstadt, Germany

by John Laurenson
Sep 16, 2016
This tiny Rhineland village is the ancestral home of Trump's grandparents.
The house in Kallstadt, Germany, where Donald Trump's grandfather once lived.
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How Angela Merkel and Theresa May are the same

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 23, 2016
Author Matthew Qvortrup on his new book "Angela Merkel: Europe's Most Influential Leader"
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Rhine-Westphalia on August 23, 2016 in Duesseldorf, Germany.
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After Brexit vote, luring London businesses to Berlin

by Lizzie O'Leary
Jul 25, 2016
Investor thinks companies will move for access to the European single market.
Businesses could be adding their buildings to this skyline following Brexit.
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Negative yields may be good for U.S. borrowers

by Donna Tam
Jul 13, 2016
Germany’s latest auction of 10-year notes could stimulate sales of U.S. bonds.
A statue of the first United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton stands in front of the U.S. Treasury. Negative yields overseas may be pushing investors toward Treasury bonds.
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Immigrants bolster Germany's workforce

by Lizzie O'Leary
Jul 13, 2016
In Germany, business and government are working to give newcomers a taste of working life.
Wasim works the line at a Mercedes plant.
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A tale of two sister cities with massively different views on Brexit

by Lizzie O'Leary
Jul 8, 2016
As part Lizzie O'Leary's Brexit travels, we visit the German sister city of St. Helens, an English town that voted to leave the EU.
Hauptbahnhof railway station in Stuttgart, Germany. 
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European Union close to granting visa-free travel to Turks

by Andy Uhler
May 4, 2016
EU officials hold that Turkey must meet the same requirements for visa-free travel as other countries.
A Turkish flag hangs next to the flag of Europe outside a hotel in Istanbul. “The relationship between the EU and Turkey is a very foul one right now,” says Kemal Kirişci, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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This city in Germany put blinking lights on the sidewalk because you won't stop looking at your phone

by Tony Wagner
Apr 27, 2016
If people people won't look where they're going, put the stoplight on the ground.
A workplace sign in Germany warns of so-called "smombies" — walkers distracted by their smartphones. 
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German company offering apprenticeships to refugees

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 30, 2015
Not everyone's on board with the plan, though.
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In Germany, the mood is turning against refugees

by Stephen Beard
Oct 19, 2015
As the number of asylum seekers grows, so do Germans' anxieties.
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