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A photograph taken on March 14, 2024 shows recreational machines aboard of the Hybrid Ferry ship P&O Liberte, docked in the port of Dover, southern England. P&O Liberte and its sister ship Pioneer will be able to accommodate up to 15,000 passengers and 800 lane metres for cars. The new ferries will incorporate electric battery technology, reducing emissions and minimising environmental impact. To recharge the batteries efficiently, Calais and Dover terminals will have to be equipped with giant 40-megawatt charging stations. Calais, will benefit from being close to a nuclear power station, whilst for Dover, work will required to create high voltage lines to enable full use to be made of electric ferries. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)
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A photograph taken on March 14, 2024 shows the XALT Energy batteries of a capacity of up to 8.8 MWh of the Hybrid Ferry ship P&O Liberte, docked in the port of Dover, southern England. P&O Liberte and its sister ship Pioneer will be able to accommodate up to 15,000 passengers and 800 lane metres for cars. The new ferries will incorporate electric battery technology, reducing emissions and minimising environmental impact. To recharge the batteries efficiently, Calais and Dover terminals will have to be equipped with giant 40-megawatt charging stations. Calais, will benefit from being close to a nuclear power station, whilst for Dover, work will required to create high voltage lines to enable full use to be made of electric ferries. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)
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A photograph taken on March 14, 2024 shows a CCTV camera on the deck of the Hybrid Ferry ship P&O Liberte, docked in the port of Dover, southern England. P&O Liberte and its sister ship Pioneer will be able to accommodate up to 15,000 passengers and 800 lane metres for cars. The new ferries will incorporate electric battery technology, reducing emissions and minimising environmental impact. To recharge the batteries efficiently, Calais and Dover terminals will have to be equipped with giant 40-megawatt charging stations. Calais, will benefit from being close to a nuclear power station, whilst for Dover, work will required to create high voltage lines to enable full use to be made of electric ferries. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)
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A photograph taken on March 14, 2024 shows the Hybrid Ferry ship P&O Liberte, docked in the port of Dover, southern England. P&O Liberte and its sister ship Pioneer will be able to accommodate up to 15,000 passengers and 800 lane metres for cars. The new ferries will incorporate electric battery technology, reducing emissions and minimising environmental impact. To recharge the batteries efficiently, Calais and Dover terminals will have to be equipped with giant 40-megawatt charging stations. Calais, will benefit from being close to a nuclear power station, whilst for Dover, work will required to create high voltage lines to enable full use to be made of electric ferries. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)
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A photograph taken on March 14, 2024 shows the access ramp of the Hybrid Ferry ship P&O Liberte, docked in the port of Dover, southern England. P&O Liberte and its sister ship Pioneer will be able to accommodate up to 15,000 passengers and 800 lane metres for cars. The new ferries will incorporate electric battery technology, reducing emissions and minimising environmental impact. To recharge the batteries efficiently, Calais and Dover terminals will have to be equipped with giant 40-megawatt charging stations. Calais, will benefit from being close to a nuclear power station, whilst for Dover, work will required to create high voltage lines to enable full use to be made of electric ferries. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)
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College students with painted faces spread awareness for first generation voters during an election campaign ahead of India's upcoming national elections in Chennai on March 19, 2024. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP)
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College students with painted faces spread awareness for first generation voters during an election campaign ahead of India's upcoming national elections in Chennai on March 19, 2024. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo attend a joint press conference at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila on March 19, 2024. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP)
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College students with painted faces spread awareness for first generation voters during an election campaign ahead of India's upcoming national elections in Chennai on March 19, 2024. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo in Manila on March 19, 2024. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP)
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Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference after a two-day monetary policy meeting at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2024. Japan's central bank on March 19 scrapped its negative interest rate as it finally began unwinding one of the world's most aggressive monetary easing programmes. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
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San Diego Padres' pitcher Yu Darvish attends a practice session at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on March 19, 2024, ahead of the 2024 MLB Seoul Series baseball game between Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)