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Hilde Schramm attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Schramm, daughter of Hitler’s architect Albert Speer, receives the Jewish history award for a foundation she founded to support Jewish women’s cultural projects. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) SOB102 SOB102

January 21, 2019 at 1:11 am

Reinvented legacy: Nazi’s paintings fund foundation for Jews

The daughter of Albert Speer, Hitler's architect, is a German educator, author and former legislator who was honored today for another of her passions: supporting... Updated 12:59 am

January 19, 2019 at 3:51 am

Merkel’s Bavarian allies elect new head, ushering in new era

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies elected a new leader Saturday, a change that offers Germany's center-right a chance to move past their...

January 10, 2019 at 12:39 pm

Report: Ex-Nazi camp guard deported by US dies in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi concentration camp guard who lived an unassuming life in New York City for decades until his past...

January 8, 2019 at 12:18 am

German recession fears mount after more poor industrial data

BERLIN (AP) — Concerns are growing that Europe's largest economy may have slipped into a technical recession after Germany's Economy Ministry reported Tuesday that industrial...

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December 18, 2018 at 1:17 am

Clouds grow over German economy after stocks hit bear market

BERLIN (AP) — Worries are growing about the strength of the German economy, Europe's largest, after a key indicator suggested fears about trade wars and...

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December 16, 2018 at 9:01 pm

Germany to compensate hundreds who fled Nazis as children

BERLIN (AP) — Germany has agreed to one-time payments for survivors, primarily Jews, who were evacuated from Nazi Germany as children, many of whom never...

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December 7, 2018 at 2:11 am

Oil producers join forces and cut production again VIEW

VIENNA (AP) — Oil prices spiked sharply higher Friday as major oil producers, including the OPEC cartel, agreed to cut global oil production by 1.2...

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November 29, 2018 at 1:39 am

Police raid Deutsche Bank offices in money laundering case

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities raided Deutsche Bank's headquarters Thursday amid suspicions that its employees helped clients set up offshore companies that were used to...

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November 26, 2018 at 5:31 am

Germany marks 20th anniversary of Nazi looted art agreement

BERLIN (AP) — German officials, Jewish leaders researchers and others have marked the 20th anniversary of the international agreement on returning art looted by the...

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November 23, 2018 at 5:08 am

95-year-old alleged SS camp guard faces charges in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — A 95-year-old man has been charged with more than 36,000 counts of being an accessory to murder on allegations that he served...

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