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Germany
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in PlacesWhich trio of European countries have taken the high road by legalizing cannabis for recreational use?
Answer: In a groundbreaking move that has left the rest of Europe in a haze of envy, Malta, Luxembourg, and, most recently, Germany in late February 2024 has blazed a trail by legalizing cannabis for recreational use. Malta lit the first joint among EU countries, passing legislation to allow cannabis recreational use. Not wanting to…
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in PlacesWhat is Germany’s highest honor for a former leader?
Answer: The Order of Merit for special achievement is Germany’s highest distinction for a former leader. On April 17, 2023, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier honored former Chancellor Angela Merkel with this award for her near-record 16 years of leading the country. She was the first woman, the first East German-born, and the longest-serving chancellor since Otto…
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in PoliticsWhich countries agreed on Jan. 2023 to continue military support to Ukraine in close Euro-Atlantic coordination?
Answer: In a coordinated effort by the West to help Kyiv break combat deadlocks as Russia’s invasion reaches its 12th month, Germany and the United States are sending battle tanks to Ukraine. France, the UK, the US, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden agreed on Jan. 25, 2023, to continue military support for Ukraine._x000D_
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in ScienceWhat’s described as Germany’s worst natural disaster in almost six decades?
July 17, 2021, floodings in west Germany are Germany’s worst natural disaster in more than half a century._x000D_
