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Berlin's acute housing shortage and soaring rents dominate city election

Berlin's acute housing shortage and soaring rents dominate city election

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Berliners cycle, picnic and fly kites on the city's vast former Tempelhof airfield that opened as a park in 2010, yet developers are circling and whether to build homes on the historic site has dominated debate ahead of an election on Sunday.
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Explainer-Why France's budget problems have driven its bond risk premium to 2012 highs

Explainer-Why France's budget problems have driven its bond risk premium to 2012 highs

By Yoruk Bahceli and Leigh Thomas LONDON/PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The premium France pays to borrow on the bond markets compared to Germany rose to more than a whole percentage point on Friday for the first time since the euro zone debt crisis, underscoring investor unease with its stretched
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Peter Max, psychedelic artist who designed AmeriFlora '92 poster, dies at 88

Peter Max, psychedelic artist who designed AmeriFlora '92 poster, dies at 88

Peter Max, the famed psychedelic artist who designed the official poster for Columbus' AmeriFlora '92 exposition, has died at 88.
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EU chief floats 'associate membership' for Canada. But that doesn't exist yet

EU chief floats 'associate membership' for Canada. But that doesn't exist yet

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed making Canada the first "associate member" of the European Union
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The future of Germany's leader is uncertain as his party faces 2 difficult regional elections

The future of Germany's leader is uncertain as his party faces 2 difficult regional elections

Two German regional elections this weekend are expected to bring more gains for a far-right party and could determine whether Chancellor Friedrich Merz can hold on to power and push ahead with economic reforms
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Germany's east-west divide shifts from jobs to wealth

Germany's east-west divide shifts from jobs to wealth

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The economy of the former East Germany has transformed since the defunct communist state reunited with the vastly wealthier West Germany in 1990, but more than a generation on it still lags the west in some key areas.
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Germany's Merz cancels UN trip as pressure mounts over difficult elections at home

Germany's Merz cancels UN trip as pressure mounts over difficult elections at home

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has canceled a trip to the U.N. General Assembly next week as he faces mounting pressure at home during a string of difficult state elections
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Cohere, Aleph Alpha combine to target enterprise AI market

Cohere, Aleph Alpha combine to target enterprise AI market

By Leo Marchandon Sept 16 (Reuters) - Canada's Cohere and Germany's Aleph Alpha signed a definitive merger agreement on Wednesday, the AI companies said. 
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EU's von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc's first associate member

EU's von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc's first associate member

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, Sept 16 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door to Canada becoming the EU's first "associate member," in a significant policy shift alongside plans to forge new links in "an openly hostile world".
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Factbox-Tech leaders, governments split over 'AI doom' fears

Factbox-Tech leaders, governments split over 'AI doom' fears

Sept 16 (Reuters) - AI industry leaders are split over how fast companies should develop the increasingly powerful technology: Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and SpaceX's Elon Musk are seeking a coordinated slowdown, while Meta's Mark Zuckerberg favors market-led safeguards.     
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Explainer-EU chief wants Canada to become an 'associate member'. What does that mean?

Explainer-EU chief wants Canada to become an 'associate member'. What does that mean?

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, Sept 16 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door for Canada to become the European Union's first "associate member".