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Dream start into the year of water sports - The boot 2020

By tradition, every January the boot Dusseldorf opens its doors to water sports enthusiasts. From fishhooks to 30-meter yachts – anything that can float on or under water is presented and offered for sale. The industry will have generated an estimated 2.16 billion euros in sales in 2019 – 3% more than in the previous year. However, the mood in the water sports industry is not as positive as it was one year ago – manufacturers and retailers are expecting growth to cease – if not even decline in the near future. The boot in Dusseldorf wants to prevent this by offering top-products.

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Rotterdam's harbour as US tariffs take effect on the EU

Ships docked in Rotterdam's harbour as higher US tariffs come into effect for the European Union and dozens of economies, drastically raising the stakes in President Donald Trump's wide-ranging efforts to reshape global trade. Many products from economies including the EU now face a 15-percent tariff, even with deals struck with Washington to avert steeper threatened levies. IMAGES

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The new Porsche Taycan Design in Ice Grey Metallic

With the standard Performance Battery, the new entry-level model delivers up to 300 kW (408 PS; Taycan with Performance Battery: Fuel consumption combined 0 l/100 km, CO2 emissions combined 0 g/km, Electricity consumption combined 28.0 kwh/100 km) in overboost mode with Launch Control; this increases to an output of up to 350 kW (476 PS; Taycan with Performance Battery Plus: Fuel consumption combined 0 l/100 km, CO2 emissions combined 0 g/km, Electricity consumption combined 28.7 kwh/100 km) with the optional Performance Battery Plus. Nominal power is 240 kW (326 PS) or 280 kW (380 PS) respectively. As the youngest member of the model family, the Taycan includes, right from the start, the new features introduced in the other versions at the model year changeover. For instance, the Plug & Charge function enables convenient charging and payments without the need for cards or an app: as soon as the charging cable is plugged in, the Taycan establishes encrypted communication with the Plug & Charge-compatible charging station. The charging process then starts automatically. Payments are also processed automatically.

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