Ex-leader Merkel decorated with highest German honor
BERLIN -- Former Chancellor Angela Merkel was decorated with Germany's highest possible honor on Monday in recognition of her near-record 16 years at the helm of the country. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier bestowed the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for special achievement on the four-term…
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