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Shoppers in Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. German inflation accelerated more than anticipated last month, backing the European Central Bank's plans to keep cutting interest rates only gradually. Photographer: Yen Duong/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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The Eventin oil tanker runs adrift in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Germany on Friday.
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(L-R): Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party; Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk.
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BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 31: A CR450-AF high-speed bullet train, featuring an eight-car formation with four powered and four non-powered carriages, is seen on December 31, 2024 in Beijing, China. Prototypes of the CR450 bullet train, with a test speed of up to 450 kilometers per hour and an operational speed of 400 kilometers per hour, were debuted in Beijing on December 29. (Photo by Jia Tianyong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
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