German police discover bomb-making materials in possession of teen

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A terrorism investigation was launched in Germany on Thursday after police discovered bomb-making materials in the possession of a 16-year-old boy suspected of planning an attack at a school. Herbert Reul, the interior minister of the state of North Rhine Westphalia, said the bomb-making materials, other explosive substances and far-right extremist writings had been discovered during a raid of the teen's home in the city of Essen. He was arrested in his room in the early morning with his parents present. He is currently being questioned and a terrorism investigation has been launched, a spokes…

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Volkswagen to build 800,000 fully-electric cars this year

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen is planning to build 800,000 fully electric cars worldwide this year and 1.3 million in 2023, the carmaker said on Thursday, as it works towards making half its global output all-electric by 2030. It is optimistic that it will reach European emissions targets this year despite challenging circumstances for car production, its sales chief Hildegard Wortmann said, with electric car sales rising even as total deliveries fall. Speaking during the carmaker's annual general meeting, chief executive Herbert Diess said he thought the timing was ideal for an initial public…

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