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Merkel calls for strong deal on climate change

Nov. 3, 2009
German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by exhorting the world in a speech to Congress on Tuesday to "tear down the walls of today" and reach a deal to combat global warming. Frequently interrupted by robust...
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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.

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.

U.S., German relations on an upswing

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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.

U.S.-German row over climate change?

BERLIN, May 30 (UPI) -- The pressure is rising on German Chancellor and Group of Eight summit host Angela Merkel not to bow to the United States when it comes to climate change.

Merkel: Climate change 'a fact'

BERLIN, April 6 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for "decisive action" to counter global warming after Friday's climate change report release.

Merkel, Bush discuss Middle East talks

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel secured the assurance of U.S. President George Bush that the United States will support reviving Middle East peace talks.

Climate change experts to advise EU, G8

BERLIN, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The German government during the European Union and Group of Eight presidencies will be advised by two climate change experts.

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.

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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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch