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With her car-loving nation poised to miss 2020 carbon reduction targets, Merkel says Germany must act -- while so far resisting a broad carbon tax

Juergen Marx, of HWG, the housing association responsible for the blocks, says he hopes the art projects can help to strengthen community ties

Destruction and damaged buildings from Syrian government forces' bombardment are pictured in Idlib province, where close to 1,000 civilians have been killed

Italy's new government is seeking support to implement a pan-European migrant policy

Johnson is reportedly exploring ways to keep EU agricultural and food standards applied in Northern Ireland without a full-fledged backstop

Mercedes quietly unveiled its E-scooter at the Frankfurt Motor show this year. It has not provided any spec details on the model but welcomes the foray into the scooter market on the heels of other brands like BMW and Volkswagen.

A computer generated image of INEOS's proposed new factory in Bridgend, south Wales

Most European countries subject e-cigarettes to the same restrictions as tobacco --  banning their use in closed public spaces, banning outdoor advertising of vaping shops, and restricting sales to over-18s

The United States saw a drop of five percent in new permanent residents, with 1.1 million in 2017

Redmond tech giant Microsoft is expected to unveil a slew of new hardware during its Windows 10 event next month. A leak, however, revealed key specs belonging to one of the devices that will be featured there: the new Surface Pro 7.

Emerging economies saw a sharper fall in financial assets than developed nations, according to the report

The two leaders have threatened to wipe each other “completely off the map” but now seem willing to talk about North Korea's nuclear ambitions using traditional diplomatic methods.

More than a million pigs have been culled as a result of the swine fever outbreak in China, which has sent prices surging

A Tesla Model S did manage to break the record set by a Porsche Taycan in August but the new time won't go into the record books.

Amazon continues to expand in Germany, by hiring its own last-mile delivery drivers and soon opening a new office for Amazon Web Services in Munich, creating 500 jobs.

Amazon Music now offers a premium tier will lossless, CD-quality audio streaming.

Royal fans are convinced that Princess Charlotte once got on Kate Middleton's nerves during their outing.

Mario Draghi is scheduled to hand over the reins of the ECB to Christine Lagarde

US President Donald Trump said Iran was likely behind the strikes on Saudi oil facilities

The Airbus-Boeing row has dragged on for 15 years, with the US and EU accusing each other of unfair subsidies for their respective aircraft companies

When India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that a preference by millennials for ride-hailing apps was contributing to a painful slump in car sales, it sparked an online backlash from furious youngsters.They started a campaign using ironic hashtags such as #BoycottMillennials and #SayItLikeNirmalaTai last week to push back against older generations blaming them for today's problems in society.