Forget the gloomy forecasts that Angela Merkel’s likely next coalition will deadlock or fall apart -- it might just provide the shot in the arm that Europe’s biggest economy needs.
Exploratory talks resume in Berlin on Tuesday amid public warnings from the smaller parties that policy differences remain so stark fresh elections may have to be called. That drew aRead more
Foreigners in Australia on working holidays face paying a 15 percent levy on every dollar they earn after the government Monday compromised on a controversial "backpacker tax", dumping plans for a higher rate.
Canberra had initially sought a revenue-raising 32.5 percent tax for seasonal workers from January 1 under a proposal first flagged in the 2015 budget, but the moveRead more