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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

Cars That Think

The ship’s captain stopped the engines, and the aircraft flashed its lights at the rubber boat. Frontex , which has in turn issued contracts worth hundreds of millions of euros to major engineering firms for remote border-control hardware, software, and know-how. Athanasios Kapoutsis , an engineering researcher on the team.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces its mid-size pickup truck: the X-Class leans on diesel

Green Car Congress

There are three design and equipment variants to choose from as well as four- or six-cylinder engines, rear-wheel drive and engageable or permanent all-wheel drive, a six-speed manual transmission and a seven-speed automatic transmission. At market launch, there are two four-cylinder engines. The ECO start/stop function is activated.

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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The journey to Mauritania also attracted me because it went through Southern Spain and Morocco, where I had never been before. But I wanted to discover Morocco, so I took about 10 days for the trip. But I wanted to discover Morocco, so I took about 10 days for the trip. Travelling by train in Morocco is really good.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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The DRC’s cost competitiveness comes from its relatively cheap access to land and low engineering, procurement and construction, or EPC, cost compared to the US, Poland and China. This is due to the DRC’s proximity to cathode raw materials and heavy reliance on hydroelectric power plants. Adesina.

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