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Germany’s Merkel in Minor Traffic Accident

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German officials say Chancellor Angela Merkel was involved in a traffic accident on a highway near Berlin but there were no injuries and only slight damage.

Police spokesman Ingo Heese said the mirrors of a Berlin man’s car and the chancellor’s vehicle hit each other on Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t clear what led to the accident.

Merkel spokesman Steffen Seibert said Monday that “the chancellor’s driver didn’t cause this slight accident.”

Merkel, who is to be sworn in for a third term on Tuesday, appeared unruffled by the experience when she appeared at an event in Berlin hours after the accident.

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Merkel: Trust With US Needs to Be Rebuilt

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the relationship between Germany and the United States as well as the future of a trans-Atlantic free trade agreement have been “put on test” by allegations of massive spying by the U.S. National Security Agency.

During a statement Monday to Parliament, Merkel called the allegations about NSA spying “grave” and said they must be investigated to re-establish trust.

At the same time, Merkel said the alliance with Washington “remains a fundamental guarantor for our freedom and our security.”

Media reports last month that Merkel’s phone had been tapped by NSA operatives unleashed a firestorm of criticism in Germany, which has been among America’s closest European allies since the end of World War II.