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German Chancellor Angela Merkel chats with CDU General Secretary Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in Berlin last month. Kramp-Karrenbauer is among three leading candidates seeking to run the party next month.

These Politicians Are Vying To Succeed Germany's Angela Merkel

9:19am November 20, 2018

by Simon Schütz

Chancellor Angela Merkel will step down as Christian Democratic Union leader next month. Here's a look at the contenders to lead the party — and likely become its next candidate for chancellor.

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Britain's Tentative Brexit Deal Is Unpopular Among The Public

6:47am November 20, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

Prime Minister Theresa May insists her EU withdrawal agreement will be ratified in Brussels. The public is watching the political turmoil over Brexit with a mixture of horror, anger and resignation.

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Speed Cameras In Italian Village Records Thousands Of Infractions

6:28am November 20, 2018

After just two weeks, Acquetico's cameras caught more than 58,000 speeding incidents, according to Italian media. That's a hefty number for a community of about 120 residents.

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The speed limit in Acquetico, a village in Northern Italy, is 50 kph, or 31 mph. Drivers have been clocked passing through the village at more than double that speed.

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Italian Village Installs Speed Cameras, Records 58,000 Infractions In 2 Weeks

3:19pm November 19, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

A highway runs right through the community of Acquetico, population about 120. The area's mayor decided to take action against motorists blazing by and was shocked at what he found.

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Brexit Negotiations Provide A Great Challenge To May's Leadership

6:21am November 19, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to George Parker of the Financial Times about the critical week for Brexit, as questions loom over whether British Prime Minister May will be voted out of office over the deal.

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Russian Cheesemaker Benefits From Putin's Sanctions

6:20am November 19, 2018

by Lucian Kim

At a panel discussion attended by Vladimir Putin, a man got up to thank the Russian president for the ban on EU food imports, which he credited for helping his local cheese business to flourish.

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News Brief: California Wildfires, Brexit Negotiations

6:17am November 19, 2018

The search goes on for more victims, and President Trump visited some areas impacted by the fires. And, Britain's prime minister begins a critical week of Brexit negotiations with the EU.

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An image shows the paintings stolen from the Netherlands' Kunsthal museum in 2012 — including Picasso's Tête d'Arlequin at bottom right. Two Dutch citizens claim to have found the missing Picasso work, Romanian prosecutors said on Sunday.

Six Years After Museum Heist, Missing Picasso Possibly Found In Romania

4:42pm November 18, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Thieves entered the Netherlands' Kunsthal in 2012 and made off with seven paintings, allegedly later burned in an oven by the ringleader's mother. Now the story has taken another strange turn.

Demonstrators hold placards in London on Friday.

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Here's What You Need To Know About Brexit After A Tumultuous Week In The U.K.

4:24pm November 17, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

After more than a year of negotiations, Prime Minister Theresa May presented a Brexit withdrawal agreement that seemed to unite British politicians across the spectrum in their hatred for it.

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Breaking Down Brexit

7:48am November 17, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

The United Kingdom is looking anything but united these days. The country is in political crisis over the country's decision to leave the EU, and the prime minister's plan to achieve that goal.