Scholz fired: Germany calls snap election

After Olaf Scholz (www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2024/12/13/what-t…, Germany’s chancellor, lost a confidence vote in parliament yesterday, Germany is preparing for a snap election. Urban waste is a growing problem (www.economist.com/asia/2024/12/12/how-to-clean-up-…) in India; our trash-talking correspondent visits one of the few cities that have tackled it (9:49). And Fortnum & Mason’s (www.economist.com/britain/2024/12/05/fortnum-and-m…) festive fancies help it buck the trend of failing department stores (17:06).

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