Tag: #Chancellor
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COVID-19: German Chancellor Merkel quarantined
Germany, 23rd March: The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel has self quarantined herself in her home after she came into contact with a doctor who later tested positive for the coronavirus. According to her spokesperson, Angela came into contact with her doctor who gave her a precautionary vaccine on Friday against pneumococcal infection. Two days later…
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German climate plan brings sharp air travel tax hike
Frankfurt am Main, Oct 15 (AFP/APP): Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet will sign off draft laws on new green taxes and subsidies this week, including much harsher charges on short-haul flights, German government sources said Tuesday. As part of a broader “climate package” intended to bring Europe’s largest economy back on course towards emissions reduction targets,…