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World News 27th April
Many new members for the Green party in Germany

There is a record number of new members for the Green party. There is a strong public feeling that the Green party could win the election in September.  They have a young woman leader – Analena Baerbock – only 40 years old.  People think the other parties are old and tired out and led by men….  Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany for 16 Years.  She was very popular.  Other countries respected her.  Now Germany can vote for another woman.
Is Taiwan preparing for war with China?
Chinese navy and air force has been active around the island of Taiwan. The Chinese Communist Party wants to take over Taiwan.  But 23 million people who live in Taiwan, do not want China.   The Taiwan army is very small compared to China.   They will need to rely on the support of the USA.
Insult because she was a woman
Ursula Von der Leyen is the President of the European Commission.  The first woman in that job.  She went to a meeting in Istanbul with the President of the European Council.  They went into the room with the President of Turkey, Erdogan.  He only provided two chairs and the two men sat down.  She was upset but the two mean just carried on as if nothing was wrong.  She now made a speech to the European parliament to explain the insult.
A company in Florida is trying to breed salmon
They have a huge tank with 5 million salmon. Salmon live mostly in cold water cold waters in Norway and Scotland.   The company thinks they can make a profit with their salmon farm in A cold factory in hot Florida.

World News 28th April

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