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Angela Merkel's conservative CDU party picks her ally Armin Laschet as its next leader, in a key vote that kicks off the race for Germany's top job as a deadly pandemic roils Europe's biggest economy. In the close race, state premier of Germany's most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia Laschet triumphed over old Merkel nemesis Friedrich Merz (521 votes vs 466 votes), after a first round that saw Merz leading by just five votes. IMAGES
Washington Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee has won his reelection bid against Republican challenger Loren Culp,. According to Business Insider, Governor Inslee won the contest with 59.74% of the vote. Inslee served as a US congressman before becoming governor in 2013. He dropped out of the presidential race last summer and started his reelection campaign for governor. Throughout his political career, Inslee's top priorities have been climate change and education. Inslee campaigned heavily on combating climate change during his brief 2020 presidential run.
EE have pinched the first roll-out of 5G in the UK from Vodafone with their service launching on May 30 in six cities.
Mitch Evans made history for Panasonic Jaguar Racing, claiming the team’s first ever ABB FIA Formula E win in Rome. It is Jaguar’s first international motorsport victory since 1991.During a qualifying session plagued with intermittent rain showers, an impressive performance from Mitch saw the Kiwi driver clinch P2 from Super Pole. Teammate Alex claimed a ninth place qualifying, before being penalised for exceeding the maximum power limit and started at P21. An early collision at turn 17/18 caused a pile up of several cars and brought out a red flag. Mitch drove confidently at the restart and managed to overtake Andre Lotterer with Attack Mode at turn 11 for the lead of the race. Despite Lotterer activating Attack More a lap later, the Kiwi driver defended well and held onto his first win in the series. The Panasonic Jaguar Racing team will now prepare for the Paris E-Prix on 27 April.
Abarth is celebrating 70 years of History and Wins. Carlo Abarth (1908-1979) founded Abarth & C. on 31 March 1949, establishing a genuine legend of style and performance expressed through record-breaking cars, revolutionary tuning kits and legendary races. Ten world records, 133 international records, more than 10,000 wins on the track. The long string of successes is used to put the technological solutions which are later carried across to standard production to the test under the toughest of conditions.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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