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Merkel said the market dominance of giant U.S. internet platforms posed a challenge to Europe's social model. (Bloomberg)
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June 15, 2018 05:00 AM

BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel hinted at a new front in the trade row with the United States, warning that Europe's strategic interests rode on the future of Europe's car industry and alluding to competition probes of U.S. internet giants.

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