The Daily Populous

Monday November 29th, 2021 morning edition

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A German governmental coalition has committed to getting 15 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030.

The country currently has just 570,000 battery-powered cars in operation, and will have to ramp up usage by 33% a year.

The timing of the lofty goal puts Germany ahead of a larger European Union effort to phase out combustion-engine cars by 2035.

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Germany currently has an estimated 570,000 registered battery-powered cars, comprising just 1% of the country's fleet, according to Bloomberg.

Germany also has hurdles ahead in raising awareness and accessibility to consumers, who some experts say may be resistant to such efforts.

"Outside of the existing system of fleet emission standards, we advocate that only vehicles that can be refueled with e-fuels can be registered. »

Virgil Abloh Dies of Cancer at 41

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PARIS — Virgil Abloh, the founder of luxury streetwear brand Off-White and artistic director of men’s wear at Louis Vuitton, has died from cancer at the age of 41.

He is survived by his loving wife Shannon Abloh, his children Lowe Abloh and Grey Abloh, his sister Edwina Abloh, his parents Nee and Eunice Abloh, and numerous dear friends and colleagues,” it said.

“The CFDA mourns the loss of our esteemed member of the board and longtime CFDA designer Virgil Abloh. »

Fauci hits out at Trump for leaving Covid response to states

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“I rank that right up there,” he said during an interview with CBS’ Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation.

Asked about calls by GOP Senator Ted Cruz to have him prosecuted, Dr Fauci responded: “I have to laugh at that.

“I’m just going to do my job and I’m going to be saving lives and they’re going to be lying,” he said. »

A New York City woman's coffee table was discovered to be part of a dance floor from ancient Roman emperor Caligula's party yacht

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New York art dealer Helen Fioratti unknowingly used an ancient Roman mosaic as a coffee table.

The mosaic was commissioned by Roman emperor Caligula for one of his large party ships.

A geometric mosaic from one of Roman emperor Caligula's lavish party ships was being used by a New York City art dealer as a coffee table in her Park Avenue residence, The Guardian reported. »

Swiss vote to approve COVID restrictions as infections rise

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Swiss voters have given clear backing to legislation that introduced special COVID-19 certificates under which only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative can attend public events and gatherings.

BERLIN -- Swiss voters on Sunday gave clear backing to legislation that introduced a system with special COVID-19 certificates under which only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative can attend public events and gatherings.

Final results showed 62% of voters supporting the legislation, which is already in force. »