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Pandemic pushes German economy into recession

GDP shrank by more than 2% in the first quarter of the year.

Germany's economy shrank by 2.2% in the first three months of this year as the coronavirus pandemic pushed it into recession. Also: The newly appointed Brazilian health minister has resigned after disagreements with President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the crisis, and Slovenia becomes the first European country to declare an end to its virus epidemic.

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