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Two brothers aged 57 and 59 year old are arrested for assaulting a 31-year-old man and his pregnant 20-year-old girlfriend, police said on Wednesday. A report of the incident was filed at 9.00 am. Reports Mediapool. 

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France has announced it will end the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles in less than 25 years. The country plans to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, new Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced Thursday.

"We are announcing the end of the sale of gasoline and diesel cars by 2040," he said.

The A-Class is one of the most important models for the German brand, as Mercedes will place particular emphasis on its compact cars.

So, apart from the design where we expect an impressive result, the information says the new Mercedes will be longer, which translates into more space and practicality (more room for the knees and head and more luggage space).

Audi's emissions scandal flared up again on June 1 after the German government accused the carmaker of cheating emissions tests with its top-end models, the first time Audi has been accused of such wrongdoing in its home country.

German prosecutors have started searching the premises of the headquarters of Audi in Ingolstadt and its factory in Neckarsulm, announced a spokesperson of the luxury cars maker, reported Reuters.

Shares in German carmakers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen fell after United States President-elect Donald Trump warned he will impose a border tax of 35 percent on vehicles imported from abroad to the U.S. market.

FBI agents have arrested a Volkswagen executive on conspiracy charges in relation to the "diesel-gate" emissions-cheating scandal, The New York Times reported on Jan. 9.

Automaker Volkswagen has said it will shed 30,000 jobs to cut costs as it tries to recover from its diesel emissions scandal and invests more in electric-powered vehicles and digital services.

Tofa?, a joint venture between Turkey's Koç and Italy's Fiat Chrysler, announced on May 3 that it made the highest volume of exports in the first three months of the year since 2010 thanks to demand for its new Aegea (Egea) model.

German prosecutors have widened their probe of Volkswagen's diesel emissions cheating scandal and are now investigating 17 employees, up from six employees previously, prosecutor Klaus Ziehe said on March 8.