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Henkel buys Vidal Sassoon in China

The German Henkel group will buy the Vidal Sassoon brand from its competitor, Procter Gamble, in China for 300 million dollars. The Vidal Sassoon portfolio generally offers hair care products in the premium segment.

By Redaktion Table

The Vatican and Beijing appoint third bishop

By choosing the priest Peter Wu Yishun, the government in Beijing and the Vatican have appointed a third bishop in just one week – proof that relations are slowly improving after decades of dispute.

By Felix Lee

Northern Europe: Climate change makes unusual cold less frequent

Does man-made global warming favor cold snaps like the one in January? In an initial analysis for Northern Europe, a team of researchers comes to the opposite conclusion: Without climate change, temperatures would probably have dropped even further.

By Alexandra Endres

Environmental organizations demand reform of German debt brake

Environmental and climate organizations and the German trade union IGBCE call on the German government to reform the debt brake. They further demand that the reduction of fossil fuel subsidies and a tax on financial market income must also be put on the agenda.

By Nico Beckert