Schipkau, Germany, May 22, 2026 (AFP) - Giant wind turbine rises in Germany amid far-right headwinds

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A wind turbine billed as the world's tallest is rising in eastern Germany, winning praise as a beacon for a clean, green energy future and headwinds from the far-right AfD party. The giant structure -- set to dwarf the Eiffel Tower at 365 metres (1,200 feet) once completed -- is going up in the former coal-mining region of Lusatia in Brandenburg state. Once its huge rotor blades start spinning in the steady high-altitude winds before the end of t......

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