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The article reports that Chancellor Angela Merkel New Year speeches have typically been aspirational exercises in political agenda setting, touching on dozens of broad themes like immigration and climate change and sometimes presenting her latest projects for Germany.

The article reports on anger of several Germans over restriction intended to control coronavirus marched in Berlin, Germany and mentions that several marchers were maskless in the streets.

THe article discusses the preparation of different countries, including Germany and the U.S., for school reopening.

The article discusses Germany was a leader in the West in taking on the corona virus pandemic, and then a leader in the calibrated restarting of public life. Topics include Germany's progress demonstrated that a combination or cautious, science-led political leadership; and Germany conducts about 142,000 coronavirus tests a day, and has begun several random antibody tests nationwide.

The article reports that British man who tested positive for coronavirus was branded a "super spreader," his every movement detailed by the local media, and mentions that Business has plummeted in a French ski resort identified as the scene of several transmissions of the virus.

The article reports on the curfew imposed by French President Emmanuel Marcon in Paris due to a resurgence of virus cases in Europe. The president also has decided to declare a state of emergency. European officials have been forced to close bars and clubs in Prague, Czech Republic and Liverpool, England and implement that mandatory use of face mask in public indoor spaces in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Russian President Vladimir V. Putin announced the approval of second vaccine.

The article reveals that Europe have opted for coexistence rather than fight the coronavirus infection after having abandoned hopes of eradicating the virus or developing a vaccine within weeks. Topics discussed include estimated number of people killed by the virus in Europe, difference between the U.S. and Europe with regards to their approach to the pandemic, and remarks from Emmanuel Andrée, a virologist in Belgium and former spokesman for the government's Covid-19 task force.