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Winter weather could be mild, German met office DWD says

FILE PHOTO: People walk in the government district on a sunny winter day, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany, January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File photo

Germany could be in for a mild winter, the meteorological office DWD said on Thursday, raising the possibility that energy supply tightness caused by Russia's curbs of fuel exports might not hurt consumers and industry as badly as feared.

European gas prices have hit multi-year highs this year as Russia dramatically cut volumes it sends to Europe amid war in Ukraine, raising prospects of shortages for manufacturers and cold homes and driving up costs.

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