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Would YOU have an electric facial? Aesthetician reveals secret behind her A-list clients' glow

Hollywood-based Melanie Simon has worked in the beauty industry for 20 years and has an enviable client list which boasts Jennifer Aniston, Margot Robbie and Eva Mendes.




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Michael Douglas wears colorful tropical shirt to accept award at film festival in Colombia

The veteran Hollywood star, 75, was honored for his life and work with an India Catalina Award by the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival in Bolivar.




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Hackers leak private data of Angela Merkel and hundreds of other German politicians

The leak, which saw data from hundreds of politicians, including Mrs Merkel, posted on Twitter last month, affects all parties in parliament except the far-right Alternative for Germany.




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Greek police fire teargas on protesting teachers trying to storm the prime minister’s office

Protesting Greek school teachers have clashed with police in central Athens during a demonstration against government plans for hiring new teachers.




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Merkel boasts Germany and France have taken first steps towards 'a European ARMY' after signing pact

Chancellor Angela Merkel said the pact, inked in the ancient western German city of Aachen today, aims to build a 'common military culture' between Germany and France.




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BLACK DOG: How Angela Merkel stopped Theresa May from ordering German red wine

At a Berlin summit in 2016, Theresa May was offered a choice of red wine – one Italian, one German – and chose the latter. Angela Merkel told her: ‘Have the Italian wine like me. German red is no good.'




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Trump sits down for unscheduled chat with Merkel after they bump into each other in the UK

President Donald Trump had an unscheduled conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday while the visiting leaders were at a D-Day event in the UK.




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Trump administration's pleas to Europe to take back jihadis failing

The White House and State Department are pressuring governments in Europe to take back thousands of jihadis and their brides captured when ISIS collapsed - and having no success.




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Angela Merkel's allies warn Boris Johnson deleting the backstop is 'impossible'

Leading allies of Angela Merkel have warned Boris Johnson deleting the backstop from the Brexit deal is 'completely impossible' as the PM flies into Berlin for crunch talks.




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Value of pound SPIKES after Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel deliver Brexit boosts to Boris Johnson

The value of the pound jumped this afternoon after Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel delivered Brexit boosts to Boris Johnson.




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French President Macron backs Angela Merkel's plan to give Boris Johnson 30 days

The French President echoed the German Chancellor's suggestion that the deadlock over the Irish backstop could potentially be broken to prevent No Deal.




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GREG HANDS: Here's why we don't need the backstop

GREG HANDS: When I heard German Chancellor Angela Merkel had invited Boris Johnson to put forward new proposals to solve the Northern Ireland backstop in the next 30 days, I was delighted.




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Boris Johnson warns scrapping backstop and agreeing a new deal with the EU is 'not going to be easy'

Boris Johnson today warned scrapping the backstop and striking a new Brexit agreement with the EU will 'not be easy' as he cautioned against people being too optimistic about a deal being done.




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Tory Remainers 'will delay attempts to stop No Deal' to give Boris Johnson time to scrap backstop

Tory Remainer rebels are set to delay their attempts to stop No Deal until Angela Merkel's 30-day window to scrap the backstop has expired as Boris Johnson was given a Brexit reprieve.




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Trump presses Merkel to accept captured ISIS fighters from Europe

Donald Trump urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G7 in Biarritz, France to take back captured ISIS fighters who journeyed to the conflict zone from Europe.




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SUV-hating climate activists storm car show in Frankfurt as Angela Merkel views an ELECTRIC vehicle

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was pledging her support to the nation's car industry at the annual Frankfurt IAA car show when Greenpeace protestors made their way inside the building.




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Merkel and Macron try to broker new US-Iranian talks at UN

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron of France both sat down separately with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the UN in New York.




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Brussels accuses Boris Johnson of playing a 'stupid blame game'

European Council chief Donald Tusk (pictured) raged at Mr Johnson and claimed 'you don't want a deal' after the PM's hopes of a Brexit agreement with Brussels were left hanging by a thread yesterday.




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Leave.EU apologises and deletes 'racist' tweet of Angela Merkel calling her a 'Kraut'

The Brexit campaigners posted the image on social media yesterday following a phone conversation between the German leader and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.




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Jacob Rees-Mogg admits he might have to 'eat his words' to back Brexit deal

Jacob Rees-Mogg - who was a thorn in the side of Theresa May before joining Mr Johnson's government - said there were 'positive' signs an agreement could be struck with the EU.




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No more delays! Emmanuel Macron warns Brussels may block any further extension

Emmanuel Macron on Friday night led EU leaders in warning that they might block any further Brexit extension, while Merkel is understood to have argued the EU can not push out the UK without a deal.




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CRAIG BROWN recounts Margaret Thatcher's struggles with an unusual delicacy on a trip to Germany 

CRAIG BROWN: As his girth attested, Helmut Kohl liked his food. In fact, he could be called something of a glutton. His favourite dish was Saumagen, which literally means 'sow's stomach'.




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German chancellor Angela Merkel backs plan for 'safe zone' in Syria

Merkel's decision to welcome a million Syrian migrants in 2015 has tarnished her political standing, but the idea of a 'safe zone' could reduce the outflow of refugees from the war-torn country.




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Donald Trump calls impeachment hearing 'BO-RING' and defends Rudy Giuliani

President Trump defended his lawyer Rudy Giuliani between NATO meetings for his contacts with the White House as revealed in phone records, saying: 'What difference does that make?'




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Trio of elite psychiatrists claim Trump is 'showing signs of delusion' amid impeachment inquiry

Yale Medical School Professor Dr Bandy Lee, George Washington University Professor Dr John Zinner, and former CIA profiler Dr Jerrold Post sent off their letter on Thursday.




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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Gavin and Stacey Christmas special 

So it meant all the more when burly Nessa, the seafront tattoo artist with forearms like glazed hams and the scowl of Angela Merkel in a bad mood, finally spoke her heart in Gavin And Stacey (BBC1).




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ALEXANDER VON SCHOENBURG says Germany fears Britain as they face the reality of Brexit

ALEXANDER VON SCHOENBURG (Editor at large for BILD): For years, EU leaders insisted Brexit would be a disaster. But that narrative is starting to look like a delusion.




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Rise of the German far-Right: How the 2015 migrant crisis sparked a backlash that has seen AfD grow

The swing towards right-wing ideology began as a backlash to the 2015 migrant crisis, when Chancellor Angela Merkel threw opened Germany's borders to some one million migrants.




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EU tells Turkey's Erdogan to pull migrants back from Greek border if he wants support in Syria

It came as Erdogan jetted into Brussels for a high-level meeting aimed at shoring up the 2016 migrant deal, where the EU agreed to hand over €6bn in exchange for migrants being held back.




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Germany bans gatherings of more than TWO people in nationwide crackdown

Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel will quarantine herself at home after being treated by a doctor who has since tested positive for the novel coronavirus.




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Angela Merkel's first coronavirus test comes back negative

Angela Merkel went into quarantine just hours after she rolled out tough measures across Germany to stop the spread of coronavirus.




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Germans will be fined £440 for STANDING too close to each other under strict new coronavirus rules

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has ordered people not leave their homes unless they have an exceptional reason. A distance of at least five feet must be kept from others at all times.




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Bundesliga making comeback in May looks less likely amid coronavirus pandemic

The league's chief Christian Seifert did suggest last week that the current plan is for games to return to all 36 grounds in the top two divisions by the start of May.




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Bundesliga plans to restart 'could be put back a week' as clubs await Angela Merkel decision

A restart of the Bundesliga could be pushed back a week to May 16 as clubs nervously wait for Chancellor Angela Merkel's verdict. 




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Germany goes back to school: Pupils are shown how to social distance

Social distancing was the first lesson on the timetable in Dortmund this morning where pupils lined up at 5ft intervals in the playground.




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German towns bring back lockdown after coronavirus spike

The regional government in North Rhine-Westphalia, said there had been a spike in coronavirus cases after 150 of 1,200 employees  tested positive at a slaughterhouse in Coesfeld.




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German President urges nation to liberate themselves from Nazi legacy

The German head of state, accompanied by Chancellor Angela Merkel, stuck to social distancing guidelines at they laid down their wreaths yesterday at the Neue Wache Memorial in Berlin.




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Union Berlin defender Neven Subotic says Bundesliga players fear contracting coronavirus

The Premier League are watching closely as they try to push ahead with Project Restart, which would see the campaign come back on June 12.




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Hillary Clinton shakes finger at Republicans for 'delay' in replacing Justice Scalia

Hillary Clinton pushed back on the idea Republicans have been floating since Justice Scalia's death – that the winner of the election should decide his successor.




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FBI probe DNC hacking amid claims from Hillary Clinton's campaign that it was Russia

The FBI is investigating how thousands of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked, a breach that Clinton's campaign claims was committed by Russia to benefit Donald Trump.




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Hillary Clinton's campaign claim Russia hacked DNC computers to help Donald Trump

The campaign says it 'can't know for certain' that the leak is the work of Russian president Vladimir Putin - but it keep suggesting it.




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Bernie Sanders supporter Sarah Silverman is booed as she backs Hillary Clinton

Comedian Sarah Silverman exposed the fissures in the Democratic Party by telling the raucous crowd that while she felt the Bern it was time to support Hillary Clnton.




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Barack Obama's tweets message on Twitter to Michelle after her DNC speech

The First Lady used her rousing words on the first night of the party's convention in Philadelphia to back Hillary Clinton and attack Donald Trump.




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Hillary Clinton-backing celebs release star-studded Fight Song music video at the DNC

The Pitch Perfect-inspired a cappella cover of Rachel Platten's Fight Song was unveiled at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last night. Elizabetrh Banks is pictured.




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Sarah Silverman's Twitter hacked with an anti-Hillary message after speech at DNC

Sarah Silverman's Twitter account was hacked on Wednesday after declaring in her speech at the Democratic National Convention that she would support Hillary Clinton for president.




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Bernie Sanders delegate says it's time to 'clean house' after DNC email hack 

Portia Boulger, of Chillicothe, Ohio, was filmed speaking after Sanders’ speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday.




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Donald Trump Jr. accuses Barack Obama of plagiarizing line in DNC speech from his own

Donald Trump Jr. has struck trouble with a claim against Barack Obama that the President plagiarized him when speaking to the Democratic National Convention this week.




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Chloe Grace Moretz opts for grey hoodie and leggings jetting back to LA after DNC speech

The 19-year-old actress looked cosy in a grey hooded sweatshirt and black cropped leggings while arriving at the Los Angeles airport on Friday, the day after her speech at the DNC




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Ralph Lauren revealed as designer of suit Hillary Clinton wore for acceptance speech 

Ralph Lauren, a close friend of Hillary Clinton, created the Democratic nominee's widely-praised ivory suit, with a member of his press team confirming his involvement over the weekend.




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FBI 'waited MONTHS to warn Democrats of suspected Russian role in email hack'

The Bureau has been accused of preventing the DNC from reducing the number of emails and documents released by Wikileaks - prompting the resignation of Debbie Wasserman Schultz.