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A small American automaker has just secured the title of world's fastest production car. SSC North America announced Monday that their Tuatara hypercar reached an average speed of 316.11 mph. According to CNN, the record-breaking feat came during two dashes outside Las Vegas. The vehicle was tested on a seven-mile stretch of a Nevada highway on Saturday. The car also reached the highest speed ever achieved on a public road, at 331.15 mph. SSC confirmed that two independent witnesses were on-site to verify the world records.
Elsfleth (Germany), 23 jul (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Focke Strangmann) The minister of economy of Lower Saxony, Bernd Althusmann visited on Thursday a hydrogen production facility of the EWE in Elsfleth, northern Germany. The facility contains an electrolyzer and a hydrogen storage to produce hydrogen of renewable energies for fuel cell driven vehicles. FOOTAGE OF THE VISIT.
The jury for the 77th Cannes Film Festival, presided over by American Greta Gerwig, climbs the steps of the Palais des Festivals. Members include French actors Omar Sy and Eva Green. Also on the jury are actress Lily Gladstone, actor Pierfrancesco Favino, directors Hirokazu Kore-Eda, Juan Antonio Bayona, Nadine Labaki and screenwriter Ebru Ceylan. IMAGES
American actress Meryl Streep climbs the steps of the Palais des Festivals, before receiving an honorary Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, crowning a 50-year career. IMAGES
Donald Trump leaves the courtroom for a short break after the opening statements were concluded in his historic criminal trial, and comes back to hear the first witness called by the prosecution to testify against him. IMAGES
"These are all Biden trials," Donald Trump says as he arrives at a New York courthouse where prosecution and defense teams are set to present opening arguments in the former US president's historic hush-money criminal trial. "I'm here instead of being able to be in Pennsylvania, in Georgia, and lots of other places campaigning," he adds. Trump, 77, has been ordered by the judge to appear in the Manhattan court for the duration of the case, largely keeping him off the campaign trail for weeks as he challenges President Joe Biden for the White House in November's election. IMAGES