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Germany: Diesel ban approved

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February 27, 2018

One of Germany's top courts has ruled that cities are allowed to ban diesel cars to curb pollution. Environmentalists have been calling for a ban for years, saying diesel emissions are killing thousands of people. They took two German cities to court for not doing enough to reduce emissions.