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New German Christian Democratic candidate for chancellor promotes policies of herd immunity, austerity and war
The Christian Democratic candidate for Chancellor in September’s general election is incumbent North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) state premier Armin Laschet. He succeeds Angela Merkel (Christian Democratic Union, CDU), who has been the lead candidate for the CDU and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) in the last four federal elections and has governed the country as chancellor since 2005.
The decision was preceded by a power struggle lasting several days between Laschet and Markus Söder, the right-wing conservative Bavarian state premier and CSU leader. Söder, who justified his claim to the candidacy by pointing to higher popularity ratings among voters and within the Union (CDU/CSU), ultimately bowed to the decision of the CDU executive.
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“Use your common sense,” the prosecution urged jurors during closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin murder trial yesterday, which were attended by George Floyd s young daughter, Gianna. Meanwhile, Judge Peter Cahill reprimanded Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters for remarks he said could help the defense with any appeal. Should there be a not guilty verdict, Waters had said, “we ve got to get more confrontational.” Cahill called the remarks “abhorrent” but ultimately dismissed the defense’s motion for a mistrial. The jury is now sequestered and could take weeks to reach a decision.
Turkey’s former ambassador to Serbia has been appointed as the Foreign Ministry s new spokesperson.
Turkey s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party will propose the establishment of a parliamentary friendship group with Egypt, said a senior party lawmaker.
Turkey summoned Sweden s envoy to strongly condemn recent meetings between Swedish high-level officials and terrorists, according to diplomatic sources.
COVID-19 updates worldwide
The global tally for coronavirus infections has surpassed 142 million, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University.
In an encouraging milestone, Spain s Health Ministry said Tuesday that more people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 than those having tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began.