Germany's sugar tax sparks 'nanny state' debate
Friedrich Merz's government has agreed to introduce a sugar levy on soft drinks as part of its health care reforms. Critics have called it disproportionate interference, but dozens of countries already have such a levy.
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Honors mothers and motherhood. Anna Jarvis kicked it off in West Virginia in 1908 to remember her own mother; it became a US national holiday in 1914 and spread to dozens of countries. Most observe it on the second Sunday of May — though Mexico, Spain, the UK and others run on their own calendars.
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Mother's Day is observed in Latvia (Mātes diena). Recognized nationally.
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Mother's Day is observed in El Salvador (Día de las Madres). Recognized nationally.
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Father's Day is observed in El Salvador (Día del Padre). Recognized nationally.