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| Compiled on July 16, 2014, 05:31 PM CET |
| THE BUZZ IN BERLIN Is Merkel Thinking of Stepping Down? Angela Merkel turns 60 this week and is celebrating the pinnacle of her political career, highly popular and uncontested in office. Still, many in her cabinet and party believe she will step down as chancellor before her current term ends. |
| STADIUM STICKER SHOCK Costs Explode for Russia's 2018 World Cup Moscow wants to make Russia the "center of the sporting world," but the price tag will be steep. Four years before the 2018 World Cup, costs are exploding in the next host country, with the two most important stadiums each costing more than a billion euros. |
