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Daimler Truck scores with investors with quarterly figures …

FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) – Daimler Truck[1] impressed investors with its quarterly figures on Tuesday, just as other European truck manufacturers had done before. Pre-market on Tradegate, the Dax-listed securities gained a good three percent at the Xetra cl…

European leaders to commit to more wind energy production

BRUSSELS (AP) — Nine Western European leaders on Monday are committing to ramp up the production of clean energy from wind turbines in the North Sea to both meet climate targets and reduce their strategic energy dependence on Russia.The leaders will al…

Wider Europe Briefing: What To Do About The Glut Of Ukrainian …

Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods.
I’m RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Joz…

“Electric Ford F-150 Lightning Crosses Norwegian Fjord”

Ford to Launch F-150 Lightning Electric Pickup Truck in Norway
Ford Motor Co has announced that it will be launching its popular F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck in Norway. The move is aimed at tapping into the high demand for electric vehicles gl…

Ford F-150 Lightning (2023 US-market)

Stetsons, cowboy boots and pickup trucks are all icons of American culture, and as any politician will tell you, messing around with anything of such significance is a dangerous game. Yet that’s exactly what Ford has done, taking America’s best-selling…

Racing against the tides of Brexit

The ‘Dignity Jay’, owned by Alastair Mackie, fishes for crab and lobster in the seas off the coast of Isle of Mull, Scotland. ANDREW TESTA /The New York Times
Of all the vexing regulations that Brexit has thrust upon Paul Knight’s shellfish exporting…

Natchez riverfront alive Saturday with several events

Natchez riverfront alive Saturday with several events
Published 2:03 pm Saturday, April 22, 2023
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Young and old alike enjoyed getting up close and personal with all kinds of heavy equipment at Trucks on the Bluff on Saturday. (submitted)

Young…

Brazil’s Lula kicks off visit to European ally Portugal

LISBON (AP) — Portugal’s president welcomed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on an official visit Saturday, as the Brazilian leader looks to strengthen ties with his country’s natural partner in the European Union.Portuguese President Marc…

Driven: 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Is a Tonka Truck With Group B …

About two years ago I drove my first Ford Raptor. It was a thrilling experience, and a great car to tool around a snowy Colorado in. If you’d asked me then what Ford needed to improve on the Raptor, I probably would’ve said something like “well it coul…

Ford F-150 Lightning Goes To Norway!

Ford has just announced that the F-150 Lightning will be entering the most cutting-edge battery-electric vehicle market[1] in the world, Norway, for the first time. In response to overwhelming consumer demand, a small number of exclusive Ford F-150 Li…

Train vs truck crash in Floodwood

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office responded to a train vs truck crash on Friday. The crash was in Floodwood Township, in the 11000 block of Hwy-2.
A large tow truck driven by a Minnesotan man was crossing the tracks when it was struck by the train….