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Merkel's Long Goodbye

This was the week when Germany started to think about a new leader, divisive campaigning heated up for US midterm elections, and we saw a breakthrough in treatment for paralysis

The starting gun is fired for the race to be leader of Germany's biggest party as Chancellor Merkel announces she will not seek another term, the US sees deepening divides over race and religion as the country prepares to vote in midterm elections, and a spinal implant that appears to trigger damaged nerves to regrow, helping the paralysed to walk.

(Picture: Chancellor Angela Merkel at CDU conference Credit: Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Sun 4 Nov 2018 10:06GMT

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