Fuel taxes in Europe: Which country taxes petrol the most?
Nearly half of what European drivers pay for petrol goes to governments. Here are the 10 member states with the heaviest petrol taxes.
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Lena Ortiz
209 STORIESLena writes about film, media, books, museums and the cultural spaces that bring communities together.
Kairos Power receives up to $100M from Samsung group to build nuclear reactor for Google
Future Google supplier Kairos Power signed a deal with Samsung C&T to help build its first 50-megawatt nuclear power plant.
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Venezuelan man shot and injured by ICE agent in Texas, officials say
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has called for an independent probe involving local police, saying ICE should not investigate the incident by itself.
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Volvo Cars names Škoda boss Klaus Zellmer as next CEO for a turnaround
Volvo Cars has appointed Klaus Zellmer, current chief executive of Volkswagen's Škoda brand, as its next president and CEO, handing him the task of completing a turnaround at a carmaker whose shares have fallen by around 40% this year.
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US has deported 25,000 people to third countries under secretive deals, report shows
Since US President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, Washington has been signing deals with developing countries to take migrants who cannot legally be sent home.
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World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets
Everyone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they're actually building.
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