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

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This affords Mercedes-Benz fast and cost-efficient entrance to the high-growth segment of mid-size pickups. Due to very specific market requirements, for example in Dubai and Morocco, the 122 kW/165 hp X 200 gasoline model is only available as a left-hand drive vehicle with rear wheel drive. The ECO start/stop function is activated.

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Belgium or Brooklyn? 5 Bold New Places to Eat in Brussels.

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Thanks to a crop of young chefs with iconoclastic ideas about flavor and sustainability, the city, in thrall to the rich sauces of Gaul for nearly two centuries, has emerged as one of the most exciting, and affordable, places to dine out in Europe right now. Gilles , an evolving but still more affordable area favored by young creatives.

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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

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People are seeking curated trips that turn into multiday friend-finding events, said Melissa Biggs Bradley, the founder of Indagare Journeys , a luxury tour operator that offers group trips to destinations like Thailand, South Africa, Namibia, India and Morocco. The demand is growing.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. …

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UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

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The report shows that the three largest exporters of used vehicles—the European Union (EU), Japan, and the United States of America (USA)—exported 14 million used light duty vehicles (LDVs) worldwide between 2015 and 2018. The EU was the largest exporter with 54% of the total followed by Japan (27%) and the USA (18%).

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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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With a functioning AfCFTA, the DRC can receive other upstream mineral inputs needed for lithium-ion batteries—such as manganese from, say, South Africa and Madagascar, copper from Zambia, graphite from Mozambique and Tanzania, phosphate from Morocco, and lithium from Zimbabwe, to name but a few. Adesina.

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