{"id":367047,"date":"2026-08-04T01:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T00:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-germany-is-still-divided-over-pensions-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T01:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T00:00:34","slug":"why-germany-is-still-divided-over-pensions-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-germany-is-still-divided-over-pensions-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Germany is still divided \u2014 over pensions | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6uwLHCLFyfo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Germany is still divided \u2014 over pensions | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6uwLHCLFyfo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s proposed pension reforms could hit people in the former East Germany harder than those in the west. 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