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Australia plans to restrict vape sales to pharmacies from next week
Read full article: Australia plans to restrict vape sales to pharmacies from next weekAustralia plans to outlaw the sale of vapes outside pharmacies from next week under some of the world’s toughest restrictions on electronic cigarettes.
Scotland's under-pressure leader insists he won't resign before crunch confidence vote next week
Read full article: Scotland's under-pressure leader insists he won't resign before crunch confidence vote next weekScotland’s leader has insisted that he won’t be resigning amid the fallout of his decision to pull the plug on a three-year power-sharing agreement that has made his Scottish National Party a minority government.
Stockholm to ban gasoline and diesel cars from downtown commercial area in 2025
Read full article: Stockholm to ban gasoline and diesel cars from downtown commercial area in 2025An official says a ban on gasoline and diesel-fueled cars from a commercial district of Stockholm’s downtown in 2025 will be the first for a European capital.
French Greens, far-left party in deal before June elections
Read full article: French Greens, far-left party in deal before June electionsFrance’s Greens and the party of far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon have reached an agreement to join forces against newly reelected President Emmanuel Macron ahead of next month’s parliamentary election.
Rooted Garden’s Nicole Burke shares tips on growing fresh salad greens in your own garden
Read full article: Rooted Garden’s Nicole Burke shares tips on growing fresh salad greens in your own gardenIt’s the best time to be growing greens in Houston, and we’re getting a lesson on the easiest ways to it at home.
3 German parties aim to start formal coalition talks
Read full article: 3 German parties aim to start formal coalition talksThree German parties have announced that they aim to open formal coalition talks, moving a big step closer to a new government that would send outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc into opposition.
German kingmakers open talks toward forming new government
Read full article: German kingmakers open talks toward forming new governmentThe two parties that are expected to determine who will become Germany’s next chancellor have started talks to bridge their differences and declared that they got off to a good start.
The Latest: Social Democrats beat Merkel bloc in German vote
Read full article: The Latest: Social Democrats beat Merkel bloc in German voteThe center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in Germany’s national election, beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race.
Merkel's bloc pledges stability, renewal to German voters
Read full article: Merkel's bloc pledges stability, renewal to German votersGermany’s center-right bloc is pledging to boost the economy without raising taxes and make the European Union nation “climate neutral” by 2045 while preserving industrial jobs.
Bitcoin millionaire puts money on Greens in German election
Read full article: Bitcoin millionaire puts money on Greens in German electionA German software developer who made a fortune from bitcoin has given the environmentalist Green Party one of the biggest political donations in the country’s history.
Merkel's party faces German election 'wake-up call'
Read full article: Merkel's party faces German election 'wake-up call'Chancellor Angela Merkel's party CDU is considering how to respond to historically bad state election results six months before a national vote that will determine who succeeds Germany's long-time leader. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)BERLIN – Two German state election defeats have jolted Chancellor Angela Merkel's bloc, shining a spotlight on chances of it being ejected from the government in September's national vote. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union was handily defeated Sunday by two popular state governors: the Green party’s Winfried Kretschmann in Baden-Wuerttemberg and the center-left Social Democrats’ Malu Dreyer in Rhineland-Palatinate. So far, the Union bloc of Merkel's CDU and Bavaria's Christian Social Union leads polls by a distance from the Greens and Social Democrats, despite softening support. The elections gave some comfort to the Social Democrats, currently the junior partners in Merkel's government, who have been struggling with dismal federal poll ratings.
Merkel's party suffers defeats in 2 German state elections
Read full article: Merkel's party suffers defeats in 2 German state electionsA flag of Germany's Christian Democratic Union party, CDU, the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, waves in the wind on top of the party's headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party suffered clear defeats in two German state elections on Sunday at the hands of popular governors from parties further to the left, according to projections. Sunday’s votes for new state legislatures in the southwestern states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate kicked off an electoral marathon which features another four state ballots and the Sept. 26 national election. AdThe Greens' success bolstered their confidence for the national election campaign, in which the traditionally left-leaning party is expected to make its first bid for the chancellery. It still leads national polls by a distance from the Greens and Social Democrats — the latter the junior partner in Merkel's coalition government — but this year has started badly.
Merkel's party faces tough election-year test in state polls
Read full article: Merkel's party faces tough election-year test in state polls(AP Photo/Michael Probst)BERLIN – Two German states choose new legislatures on Sunday, the first major political test of a year in which a national election will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel. It’s an unpromising moment for the new leader of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union, Armin Laschet, to face his first big political test. In the last election five years ago, the Greens overtook the CDU to become the strongest party in the state. If Sunday's elections go badly for the CDU, that will be “tailwind” for Soeder, said Faas, the political science professor. AdNational polls show that the Greens' support has roughly doubled since the last German election, while that of Scholz's Social Democrats — traditionally Germany's biggest center-left party and now the junior partner in Merkel's national government — has dwindled.