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Germany starts 'wave-breaker' shutdown as Europe locks down

by Geir Moulson
| November 2, 2020 4:30 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Several European countries are tightening restrictions this week, starting with a partial shutdown Monday in Germany, as authorities across the continent scramble to slow a rapid rise in coronavirus infections that threatens to overwhelm their health care systems.

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