Schröder's bromance, uncontrolled goalies, unexploded bombs

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Dear Reader,

We hope you’re having an enjoyable weekend. Here’s a review of the past seven days, and a look at what’s happening next week.

The week that was

The past seven days have seen the number of coronavirus cases in Germany rising at a rate Angela Merkel warns could end in a “loss of control.”

• The army may now be asked to help cities with high case rates. Use of soldiers inside Germany is always a controversial move.

• Germany’s biggest cities have so far collected €3 million in fines from people who have broken the coronavirus rules. You might not be surprised to learn that Munich has issued €1.2 million in fines while Berlin has taken in just €120,000.

Gerhard Schröder’s close personal friendship with Vladimir Putin is becoming ever more embarrassing for the German elite. Deutsche Welle details the history of this “bromance.”

Stoiber, Schröder, Putin and Medvedev in October 2009 (Source: www.kremlin.ru)

Talking of Russia, Moscow is hoping to move in on Germany’s pork export market after…