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Europe’s economy shows modest growth of 0.2%, held back by laggard Germany

Germany_Daily_Life_41427FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economy grew by a modest 0.2% in the third quarter, official figures showed Thursday. Growth in the 20 countries that use the euro was held by back higher U.S. tariffs and anemic performances by Germany and Italy, both of which barely avoided a technical recession.