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Advertisement Police in Berlin fired tear gas as they tried to break up protesters today - as Germany's parliament approved a law to give Angela Merkel's government more powers to fight coronavirus. Violent clashes broke out as anti-lockdown activists chanting 'Peace, freedom, no dictatorship!' tried to clamber over barriers and hurled bottles at riot cops. Officers retaliated with pepper spray and arrested seven as they tried to break up the mass protest, which attracted thousands. It came as parliament gave the nod to strict nationwide coronavirus rules after some of Germany's 16 federal st...

Anti lockdown protesters take part in a demonstration in Berlin. INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Thousands of protesters massed outside German parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers prepared to vote on a law amendment giving Angela Merkel's government power to impose tougher measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic. With Germany buckling under a third wave, the amended law, including school closures and night-time curfews, aims to end a political tug-of-war between the federal government and the 16 regional states over virus restrictions. Several thousand protesters gathered in ce...