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Volkswagen and Qatar to put autonomous electric vehicles on Doha roads in 2022

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Volkswagen AG and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) are partnering in Project Qatar Mobility, which will put a fleet of self-driving Level 4 electric shuttles into operation in the Qatar capital Doha in 2022. Project Qatar Mobility will play a very important role in our Strategy ‘Together 2025+‘.

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Williams F1 Establishes Technical Center in Qatar; Initial Focus on Commercial Development of Magnetically Loaded Composite Flywheel

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Williams F1 and the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) formally signed an agreement to inaugurate the Williams Technology Center (WTC). In the event of a burst failure, the containment has to withstand only the crushing force of the composite material, which is far less than the load of discrete metallic fragments. Source: WHP.

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Elon Musk finally indulges YouTuber and serial hugger Fidias

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” As part of his aim to hug the world’s top 100 celebrities, Fidias wants to secure a hug from Elon Musk. Musk visited a World Cup match in Qatar, and while some mainstream media outlets focused on Musk’s interaction with a Russian TV presenter, the Tesla CEO actually interacted with a good number of people in the stadium.

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Elon Musk outlines three main hurdles standing in the way of Twitter acquisition

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Elon Musk discussed a variety of topics related to his Twitter acquisition efforts during his virtual appearance at the Qatar Economic Forum on Tuesday. Bloomberg Editor-In-Chief John Micklethwait hosted the event, and he promptly asked Musk about the status of his acquisition deal with Twitter.

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BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

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The report also highlighted supply disruptions as one of the major energy events of the year. The loss of oil supplies in Libya and elsewhere was eventually more than offset by large production increases among Middle Eastern OPEC members, leading to record oil production in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. globally, and 8.4%

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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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The next major UNFCCC Climate Change Conference, COP 18/CMP 8, will take place 26 November to 7 December 2012 in Qatar, in close cooperation with the Republic of Korea. The most vulnerable are to receive better protection against loss and damage caused by extreme weather events related to climate change. Green Climate Fund. Technology.

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Oil Prices Running Out Of Reasons To Rally

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For the better part of two months, optimism surrounding the OPEC deal has buoyed oil prices, but bullish sentiment from speculators are showing early signs of abating, raising the possibility that the oil rally is running out of steam. On top of that, Kuwait’s envoy to OPEC said that Qatar, Kuwait and Oman were also complying with the cuts.