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            <title><![CDATA[Housing Costs Fuel Protests Across Europe as Rents and Home Prices Rise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The shortage of affordable housing has worsened dramatically across Europe. The issue is at the heart of growing protests over the rising cost of living. Housing costs are increasing for all households, especially renters, says Martin Grander, an associate professor of urban studies.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2026 05:30:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany Votes to Expand Powers of Intelligence Services amid Fears of Russian Threats]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Germany's intelligence services are being given greater powers to address covert threats.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 14:48:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SJ to resume direct night trains from Stockholm to Germany in December]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After a break in the autumn, SJ is resuming direct night train services to Germany.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:07:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy urges Sweden to deliver Gripen jets to Ukraine as soon as possible]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[What kind of help does Volodymyr Zelenskyy want from Sweden? At an informal press conference in Copenhagen with TT and others, the Ukrainian president answers: air defense and help with fuel.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:19:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN Climate Chief Calls for New Approach as COP31 Opens in Turkey]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UN's major climate summit has begun in Antalya, Turkey. Now, UN climate chief Simon Stiell is calling for a new way of thinking. "We must deal with the world as it is, not as we wish it were," he said in a speech.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:11:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[German Pediatrician Goes on Trial, Suspected of Abusing More Than 70 Children]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A pediatrician in Germany went on trial on Monday, suspected of sexually abusing more than 70 children.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:25:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany may withdraw as host of next year’s Ice Hockey World Championship after Russia’s return is approved]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[“Germany may withdraw from hosting next year’s Ice Hockey World Championship. We must, of course, consider that possibility,” Frank H. Lutz, CEO of the German Ice Hockey Association, told MagentaTV.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:30:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany calls for harsh punishments after violence at Gen Z protests]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Violence broke out in several places in Germany in connection with large demonstrations on Saturday. There are now calls for harsh punishments for those responsible. The rioters and looters will be identified and held accountable. This violence must be met with harsh punishments, says Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:15:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Violence Erupts at Germany’s Gen Z Protests, With Stones Thrown at Police]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nearly 200,000 people demonstrated in Germany on Saturday in protests inspired by recent demonstrations in France. The protests turned violent in some cities during the evening.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merz warns that protectionism threatens global free trade]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A wave of protectionism is threatening global free trade, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns at a conference in Berlin. He calls on governments to work together to create global stability.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:54:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Amazon Plans More Than €16 Billion in Germany Investments Next Year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US online shopping and cloud services giant Amazon plans to invest more than 16 billion euros (approximately 180 billion SEK) in Germany next year, the company said in a press release.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:11:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany Partners With Nvidia to Develop AI Models for Industry]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Germany has partnered with chip giant Nvidia to drive AI development in industry.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:25:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former Russian boxer Denis Boytsov, known as the Russian Tyson, dies at 40]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Former Russian boxing star Denis Boytsov has died at the age of 40, the state-run Russian news agency TASS reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:23:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Record 105 Films Compete for Best International Feature Oscar Nominations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden’s Oscar entry, Alex Schulman’s “Archipelago,” is facing stiff competition. A record number of films are vying for nominations in the Best International Feature Film category, TheWrap reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:57:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Gang Network Suspect Arrested in Berlin Over Serious Violence Allegations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Swedish gang member in his 30s has been arrested in Berlin. He is suspected of serious violent crime in Stockholm County.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:42:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nobel Prize-winning optogenetics helps some blind patients regain partial vision in study]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Optogenetics has been used to partially restore vision in blind people, and new results show that the Nobel Prize-winning technique works.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Three Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Discoveries That Let Researchers Control Cells With Light]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Their research has made it possible to control and monitor individual cells using light.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:33:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection, the novel inspired by a classic that became a global success]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[No one thought that “Perfection” would be a worldwide success - least of all the author Vincenzo Latronico. “I had not managed to finish a book in nine years, I was in lockdown in Berlin, had been diagnosed with a serious illness and started writing the book mostly as a way to keep myself busy,” he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:06:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After scandals, Norway rallies behind King Haakon and Queen Mette-Marit]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Scandals and Jeffrey Epstein connections notwithstanding, Norwegians seem ready to give the new royal couple, Haakon and Mette-Marit, a chance. Support for the monarchy is increasing, according to recent polls.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:04:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan pardons French businessman jailed on espionage charges]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Azerbaijan has pardoned a French businessman who had been imprisoned since 2023 on espionage charges.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:54:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Alternative for Germany continues to grow and the ruling Christian Democrats are shrinking - but a German Tidö Agreement is not currently in the cards. In some places, the other parties may need to make common cause to keep the far right out. All against one.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[After scandals and Epstein ties, Norwegians rally behind King Haakon and Queen Mette-Marit]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Scandals and Jeffrey Epstein connections notwithstanding - Norwegians seem ready to give the new royal couple, Haakon and Mette-Marit, a chance. Support for the monarchy is increasing, according to recent polls.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:02:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[This weekend's two German state elections were "catastrophic," according to Chancellor Friedrich Merz. But he will not leave his post, promising to keep the governing coalition together for Germany's "democratic future."]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:59:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After Sweden’s election, EU budget battle looms for new government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[While Sweden has been busy with its election campaign, the rest of Europe has been embroiled in the EU's big budget dispute. The fight over the money will be the hottest issue of the autumn.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Berlin swings left as Merz’s CDU faces historic setback in regional votes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The left-wing party Die Linke is making gains in Berlin. The far-right AfD is set to become the largest party in the former East German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU appears likely to fail to enter a regional parliament for the first time.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:05:21 GMT</pubDate>
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