BMW third-largest electric car manufacturer

The market for electric cars and hybrids grew by 37 percent in 2016. BMW has made e-car production a priority, and now enjoys a market share of 7 percent, behind…

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Mubarak moves to his residence following recent acquittal

Recently Egypt's prosecutor general approved the release of Mubarak after he had been acquitted from charges of killing protestors

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Youm7’s attacks against German DW are ‘vulgar’: ambassador

The German embassy in Cairo released a statement, criticising Youm7's recent campaign against DW

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Earth Hour: Famous landmarks plunge into darkness – but why?

Landmarks across the world are set to go dark for an hour on Saturday to shed light on climate change. The annual Earth Hour event has grown into a global…

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Rodin’s lover, sculptor Camille Claudel, gets museum in Paris

French sculptor Camille Claudel was Auguste Rodin's lover - and spent her art career in his shadow. Nearly 75 years after her death, France is finally recognizing Claudel with a…

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Germany seeks EU help in steel row with the US

Germany has called on the European Commission to back its steelmakers by insisting on global trade rules in a dispute with US competitors over alleged German price dumping on the…

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Explosion leads to death of one civilian in Maadi

A gardener found a strange object in his garden that exploded and killed him while he checked it

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Messi guides Argentina to crucial qualifying win over Chile

Lionel Messi was the difference as Argentina edged a crucial World Cup qualifier against Chile. Elsewhere, an unlikely hattrick hero inspired Brazil to an emphatic win over Uruguay that moved…

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Hamilton dominates Australian Grand Prix practice sessions

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has dominated the practice runs ahead of the first race of the 2017 Formula One season. The cars are faster than in 2016, but some drivers…

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Twitter weighs paid subscription to ‘power users’

The micro-blogging service plans to offer an advanced Tweetdeck experience with more powerful options for businesses and power uses under efforts to broaden its revenue base in view of dwindling…

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