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German minister calls for ban on advertising junk food to children

Cem Özdemir said measure would help protect children from obesity and diabetes

The Guardian - UK

German call for English to be second official language amid labour shortage

Politician from governing FDP says skilled foreign workers are being put off by unwieldy bureaucratic German

The Guardian - UK

‘Free the leopards!’: Tank dispute heightens Germany’s isolation over Ukraine

Allies criticise Scholz over reluctance to allow German-made heavy armour to be used in fight against Russia

Financial Times

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Germany will not arm Taiwan, senior lawmaker says

Germany will not provide Taiwan with weapons and has not been asked to do so, as the situation is different from Ukraine's, a senior German lawmaker said on Wednesday while on a trip to Taipei.

Reuters

European Lawmakers Visit Taiwan, Taking Different Path from Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set out on a high-profile visit to Beijing while lawmakers from seven European countries and the European Union were winding up a show of solidarity in Taiwan.

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Iran nuclear deal 'has no future' - senior German coalition party official

Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers "has no future and is not in line with reality", a senior official in Germany's Free Democrats (FDP), junior partner in the ruling coalition, told two online news outlets in an interview published on Wednesday.

Reuters

Worries over Germany's China dependency overshadow Scholz trip

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes an inaugural visit to China on Friday that will be closely watched for clues on how serious Germany is about reducing its economic reliance on Asia's rising superpower and confronting its Communist leadership.

Reuters

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$German coalition, beset by crises, could get more fractious after vote$

German coalition, beset by crises, could get more fractious after vote

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's faced the prospect of a more divided government after one of his coalition partners vowed to assert itself more strongly following a drubbing in a state election.

Reuters

German voters deliver mixed verdict on Scholz coalition in regional poll

A regional election in Lower Saxony delivered mixed fortunes for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's national ruling coalition on Sunday, with his Social Democrats scoring a clear win but the Free Democrats failing even to make it into parliament.

Reuters

Factbox-Hurdles for Germany's planned nuclear winter reserve

Germany wants to keep two southern nuclear plants, Isar 2 and Neckarwestheim 2 open in reserve mode beyond their scheduled closure at the end of 2022, to help avoid potential energy shortages in a winter when most Russian gas supply has dried up.

Reuters

Factbox-Ukraine war forces German parties to cross red lines on energy, defence

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the economic fallout has forced the parties of Germany's coalition government to cross some of their long-held red lines on energy and defence, resulting in a tectonic shift in national policy.

Reuters

Germany to delay phase-out of nuclear plants to shore up energy security

Last two working plants were due to be mothballed, but will be used as emergency reserve into 2023 after Russia cuts off gas

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German ministers under pressure to scrap gas levy after anger over profits

Government to review aid package as energy companies who seek share of surcharge post-billion-euro earnings

The Guardian - UK

Germany puts coal power plant back on network after gas supply cut

Mothballed facility in Lower Saxony gets emergency permission to run until April

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Energy fears weaken German taboos over nuclear power and speed limits

Divisive ideas such as keeping nuclear plants open and regulating autobahn are now gaining traction

Reuters

Germany's gas crisis generates nuclear dilemma for ruling Greens

German conservative politicians have revived debate on extending the life of the country's three remaining nuclear power plants, and polls show a rise in public support for the energy source in the face of a possible cut-off of Russian gas.

The Guardian - UK

Palantir: Trump-backer’s data firm that wants a big NHS deal

Company co-founded by Silicon Valley’s Peter Thiel has been criticised for US defence and immigration contracts

The Guardian - UK

German state elections show populism in decline on left and right

Poll in most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, also casts doubt on support for Olaf Scholz

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Germany's conservatives on track to win key state vote

Germany's conservative CDU party was on track to win a regional election in North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday, but the Green party could emerge as "kingmaker" in a potential coalition with Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats and the FDP.

Benzinga

Monday Is Your Last Chance To Buy Fresh Del Monte Produce Before The Dividend Payout

Monday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP).

Reuters

Germany's conservatives on track to win election in northern state

Germany's conservative CDU won an election in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday, a boost to the party of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, which was ousted from national government in federal elections last year.

Reuters

Strains in German coalition as junior partners turn on Scholz over Ukraine

Frustration is growing among German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's junior coalition partners over what they say are shortcomings in his leadership on Ukraine, an internal rift that risks undermining Western unity against Russia.

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