Germany’s governing coalition is in crisis after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired a key minister and said he would call a vote of confidence in his government early next year. Scholz said he had no trust in Finance Minister Christian Lindner, who leads a rival party that has been part of the coalition along with Scholz’s […]
A breakup of the divided and unpopular coalition well before elections set for next September could leave the country directionless at a critical time for Europe.
Rescue workers in Argentina were scrambling to reach people trapped under debris after a hotel collapsed, with one person confirmed dead. The 10-storey Dubrovnik hotel, in the coastal city of Villa Gesell, collapsed early on Tuesday, with a local describing the scene as resembling a “horror movie”. Up to 15 people are believed to have […]
Getty Images The dam collapse in 2015 destroyed many villages and engulfed homes The mining giants BHP and Vale have signed a deal with the Brazilian government to pay nearly $30bn (£23bn) in compensation for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015 that caused the country’s worst environmental disaster. Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva […]
BBC Gelvana’s son Thiago was killed aged just seven in the Mariana dam collapse “The last words I heard him say were, ‘Did you know that you are the best mum in the world?’” Gelvana Rodrigues’s son, Thiago, was seven years old when toxic mud flooded into their home and killed him. He was one […]
At least seven people have died after part of a ferry dock collapsed in Georgia’s Sapelo Island on Saturday, local authorities say. Georgia’s department of natural resources, which operates the dock, said at least 20 people plunged into the water when the gangway collapsed. Multiple people have been taken to hospital and search and rescue […]
The end of a coalition of Conservatives and Liberals over 70 years ago led to a surprising election result and reshaped the province’s politics.
