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Germany's Merkel defends climate accord

Dec. 20, 2009
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the much-criticized outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit as a first step that paves the way for action. Merkel was quoted Sunday as telling the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that "Copenhagen is a first step toward...
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Obama, Merkel praise U.S.-German ties

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Germany has been a strong U.S. ally on many international issues, including being a leading voice on climate change, President Barack Obama said Tuesday.

Merkel: 2009 to be a bad economic year

BERLIN, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that next year could be filled with bad economic news.

German foreign minister challenges Merkel

BERLIN, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Social Democrats in Germany have tapped Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier to run against Chancellor Angela Merkel in the 2009 election.

Hugo Chavez insults Angela Merkel

CARACAS, Venezuela, May 12 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has lashed out at German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of her trip to Latin America.

German leader urges Tibet talks

BERLIN, March 15 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday urged Chinese officials and Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama to meet over the ongoing unrest in Tibet.

Merkel urges world climate cooperation

BERLIN, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel left for the United Nations Saturday after urging wider cooperation on climate change.

German chancellor telephones the ISS

DARMSTADT, Germany, July 20 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke Thursday with European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter via a link with the International Space Station.

Merkel becomes first woman chancellor

BERLIN, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The German parliament Tuesday voted in Angela Merkel as the country's new chancellor, the first female and first eastern German to hold the post.

Merkel's first trip is to France

BERLIN, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Soon-to-be German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make her first foreign trip to France, a German newspaper reported.

French president invites Merkel for visit

BERLIN, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- French President Jacques Chirac has invited future German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit him in Paris.
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French Open tennis in Paris
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa