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Newsline 04.03.2018 | 17:15 UTC Germany Germany's SPD members approve coalition with Angela Merkel's conservatives Germany's chancellor will get a fourth term after her junior partners, the SPD, voted for a coalition deal. The new government could be in place in less than two weeks' time, ending months of uncertainty. Germany's Social Democrats vote in favor of Merkel-led coalition Vast majority of German voters think SPD is unfit for government Merkel-led coalition: Decisive times as SPD members vote on pact Andrea Nahles would take the reins of a troubled SPD Opinion: SPD leader Martin Schulz's political gamble has failed Germany's divided SPD: The ultimate grand coalition decider The young SPD politician who could topple Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz German coalition talks collapse: 'A terrible end is better than unending terror' Angela Merkel's CDU approves grand coalition deal News Theresa May rejects UK financial services demands on Brexit The prime minister maintains that Britain is worse off when it abides by decisions made in Brussels. But an industry services' lobbying group says financial services providers are already fleeing Britain. PM May calls on London and Brussels to face facts Theresa May: Draft Brexit treaty would 'threaten' UK's integrity Brexit: Theresa May calls for unprecedented UK-EU economic partnership British PM Theresa May struggles on amid Brexit uncertainty Brexit will leave UK worse off in every scenario, leaked report predicts Poland: Deaths after apartment block collapses in Poznan At least four people have died and more than 20 others are injured after an apartment block collapsed in the Polish city of Poznan. A gas explosion is thought to have destroyed the building. Soccer captain Davide Astori of Fiorentina dies, aged 31 Italian football has reacted with shock to the death of Fiorentina captain and defender Davide Astori. He was found dead early on Sunday in his hotel room in Udine, where the team was due to play a Serie A match. Italy's top football official resigns after national team fails to qualify for World Cup Protesters mock Catalan independence bid with secession call of their own Thousands have marched in Barcelona calling for Tabarnia, a fictional province in Catalonia, to break away and remain part of Spain. The pro-unity protest was blasted for trivializing the Catalan independence movement. Catalan lawmakers postpone vote on Puigdemont comeback Catalonia separatist groups win absolute majority Catalan independence: Challenges ahead for Puigdemont and secessionist political unity Carles Puigdemont gives up candidacy for Catalan presidency Jailed Catalan leaders take case to UN panel: lawyers Barcelona and the Catalan question Swiss vote to retain taxpayer funding for public broadcaster: projections Swiss voters have rejected an initiative to scrap license fees for the national broadcaster at a referendum, projections show. The issue divided the country on political and generational lines. Referendum: Will Switzerland's public broadcaster survive? Polish group sues Argentine paper under new Holocaust bill A Polish NGO has said it filed a complaint against Argentine daily Pagina 12 over its coverage of the Jedwabne pogrom. It appears to be the first legal action under Poland's controversial "Holocaust bill." Polish Holocaust law: an attempt to rewrite history? A Holocaust survivor tells her story Could new Polish law criminalize discussion of Holocaust? Poland's Holocaust law leaves questions over implementation Vandals deface monument to Jewish massacre Poland comes to terms with war-time massacres of Jewish citizens Israel: Polish PM's 'Jewish perpetrators' Holocaust remark 'outrageous' Polish president signs controversial Holocaust bill into law Israeli journalist shocked by Polish PM's response to Holocaust question Merkel reiterates German guilt as Polish Holocaust bill spat rages   © Deutsche Welle 2018