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The national team coach is happy his star player has remained at Camp Nou ahead of the start of World Cup qualifiers for the 2022 tournament in Qatar Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni feels it is "positive" that Lionel Messi stayed at Barcelona because it has allowed the superstar to stay settled Messi's unhappiness at how the Catalans were being run saw him hand in a bombshell transfer request, before the 33-year-old exclusively told Goal he would be staying at Camp Nou this season. Ahead of Thursday's World Cup qualifier against Ecuador at La Bombonera, Scaloni revealed Messi's feeling about being in the Argentinian camp and mentioned his relief that the star attacker sorted out his future. "I spoke to Leo when everything was resolved and I saw him calm," Scaloni said. "Since his arrival, we've been able to have a long chat. He is happy to be here. He's now well in his club. "All we wanted from a distance was for everything to be resolved and for him to play and to be fit. "For us, it's positive that he stayed because he was able to play immediately, he knows the club, but in terms of decisions, we don't get involved in that, we don't step in the player's territory." Messi will be 35 by the time the 2022 World Cup is held in Qatar but the Barca legend is planning on playing in the event for the final time. The Ecuador match marks the beginning of La Albiceleste's qualifying campaign with the 10 South American nations playing home and away to decide four direct qualifiers to Qatar, with one facing a play-off with another confederation's team. "We want and wish to qualify for the World Cup for our country but also for other reasons, among them for Leo to play there," Scaloni said. "It's not something that we are discussing, we are taking it one game at a time." Scaloni revealed he plans to keep Messi as a striker for the national team, despite his position being altered to being behind the forwards at Barcelona. "Leo will always be a striker, whether he plays as a 9 or another position," he said. "I don't think his position on the pitch at Barca has changed much, he is still playing up front."

Morocco counts 424 patients with severe symptoms, with 40 under artificial respiration. Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 2,776 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. This brings the country’s total number of confirmed infections to 140,024. The country also reported another 2,788 COVID-19 recoveries in the past 24 hours. Morocco’s total number of recovered COVID-19 carriers is now 118,142. The national recovery rate is 84.4%. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health counted 29 more COVID-19-related fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,439. The mortality rate remains at 1.7%. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Morocco stands at 19,443 as of 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7. Morocco counts 424 patients with severe symptoms. Approximately 40 are under artificial respiration. Health authorities in Morocco excluded 21,707 suspected COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Approximately 2,638,341 suspected COVID-19 cases have tested negative for the virus since the pandemic broke out in Morocco on March 2. COVID-19’s geographic distribution throughout Morocco Health authorities in the Casablanca-Settat region confirmed 1,517 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, in addition to seven fatalities. Casablanca-Settat has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases of any region in Morocco. The Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region confirmed 236 new cases. The region also recorded one additional death. The region of Beni Mellal-Khenifra reported 222 new cases and five additional fatalities. The Marrakech-Safi region confirmed 171 new COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths. The region of Souss-Massa recorded 166 new cases and three additional fatalities. The Oriental region registered 127 new cases and three COVID-19-related deaths. The region of Guelmim-Oued Noun recorded 85 new COVID-19 cases, reporting one death. The Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region confirmed 80 new COVID-19 cases and zero deaths. The Draa-Tafilalet region follows with 72 new cases. The region recorded zero deaths. The Fez-Meknes region confirmed 49 new infections and saw two additional COVID-19-related deaths. The region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra recorded 47 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death. Finally the region of Dakhla-Oued Eddahab confirmed four new COVID-19 infections and no fatalities.

Musician Name : Jon Christensen Birthday / Location : March 20 , 1943 / Oslo , Norway Main instrument : Drums Musician Picture : Musician Awards & Nominations : - Best Performance : Mandela Other Information : He is one of Scandinavia's most recognized jazz drummers. Christensen is best known for his participation in Keith Jarrett's European quartet, with Jan Garbarek and Palle Danielsson. According to Pat Metheny, Jon Christensen was one of the best cymbal drummers in the 1980s. Christensen has taken part in numerous recordings by Jan Garbarek, Ralph Towner or Tomasz Stańko. He is a member of Bobo Stenson's trio.

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Danish retailer Proshop has responded to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 shortage by releasing a detailed breakdown of their orders and the number of cards it's received from manufacturers showing it's only been able to fill 8% of RTX 3080 preorders and 14% of RTX 3090 orders. As reported by VideoCardz, the release of the breakdown shows that demand is very high for the new cards and that Proshop is nowhere close to being able to meet it. With massive retailers like Amazon and Newegg struggling to keep up, its no surprise that smaller shops like Proshop are even further behind. RTX 3080, RTX 3090 shortages spell trouble for RTX 3070 launch With the significant shortages of the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 already well known, the extent of the shortage reported by Proshop could seriously spell trouble for the upcoming release of the midrange RTX 3070 later this month. Proshop reported that they have only received 344 RTX 3080 cards from manufacturers, out of 3,435 orders so far. This number includes several instances where Proshop received more of a specific model of card than they have outstanding orders for, meaning that the number of orders they can actually fill is just eight percent. ssuming that all of those cards have been shipped out to buyers, that leaves more than 90 percent of their existing orders left to be filled as of October 7. It's had a bit more success with the RTX 3090 cards, receiving about 14 percent of the cards needed to satisfy existing orders. The demand for the more expensive 3090 cards isn't as intense as it is for the flagship 3080. Out of 283 RTX 3090 cards preordered, they have received only 78 cards and some of these – like the MSI RTX 3090 Ventus 3X 24G OC – it received inventory in excess of the outstanding customer orders, so the number of orders it can actually fill with its current inventory is rather paltry. Considering that the RTX 3070 – scheduled to be released later this month – is priced much lower than the RTX 3080, so demand for these cards should be even greater than it is for the RTX 3080. As of now, Proshop has only received 20 cards out of the 180 that it's been promised so far. There are still a couple of weeks to go before the 3070 hits the digital shelves, so hopefully they'll have better luck breaking out of the single digits when the RTX 3070 goes on sale. It's looking like the Nvidia RTX 3080 supply issues aren't going to end any time soon, but it's also important to note that this is just one retailer, and doesn't exactly paint a crystal-clear picture of what the RTX 3080 stock situation looks like overall. We've also reached out to Team Green for comment. We'll update this story if and when we hear anything.

NZXT is a company better known for cases, coolers and power supplies, but the company previously released a Z390 motherboard, and now it’s back with its first on Intel’s latest platform, the N7 Z490. Like the previous generation (N7 Z390), it’s adorned with all-metal covers hiding the PCB and all but the necessary slots, headers and buttons, akin to much-more expensive (even flagship class) motherboards. While the N7 matches NZXT’s cases really well, the black or white versions should fit in well with most build themes and other cases as well. Will NZXT’s offering find a place on our best motherboards list? With an MSRP of $229.99, the N7 lands in the value-oriented Z490 realm, yet is still well-equipped. NZXT says it worked with ASRock as their vendor for the N7 Z490 to “...ensure we were able to create a motherboard that supports the newest generation of Intel’s CPUs with the proper connectivity and strong BIOS support,” and they have delivered on that front. The N7 includes premium Realtek audio, 2.5 Gb Ethernet, integrated AX200 Wi-Fi, and more. About the only thing it’s missing is integrated RGB lighting -- though it’s hard to see where it would go given the vast majority of the board is covered. On the performance front, our review sample did well in most tests, and on the MS Office section in particular. It was a bit slower in Handbrake, adhering to Intel’s specifications a bit more closely on these longer-running multi-threaded loads. 3DMark and gaming performance was indistinguishable from the other Z490 models we’ve tested so far. Overclocking was a breeze, with the 10-phase VRM running our Intel Core i9-10900K at 5.2 GHz and memory at DDR4 4000 without issue. In addition, the N7 Z490 sports dual M.2 sockets, four SATA ports, onboard power/reset buttons, and several 4-pin fan/pump headers. For those who are yearning for RGB lighting, the board includes multiple headers for standard RGB (3/4-pin) as well as two of NZXT’s headers. Below is a complete list of specifications from NZXT. Read on for details!

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BMW has revived its historic Turismo Internazionale name for the 128ti, a new hot version of its 1 Series hatchback that will sit below the four-wheel-drive M135i. Said to offer a more “unfiltered” driving experience than the 80kg-heavier range-topping M135i, the 128ti will be BMW’s first front-wheel-drive hot hatch, following the standard car’s shift away from rear-wheel drive last year, and is positioned to compete with the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Ford Focus ST. It is also the first BMW in more than 20 years to wear the ‘ti’ badge, which, the firm says, is used for “particularly sporty members of a model range”. The 128ti uses a detuned version of the M-badged car’s turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder, pumping out 261bhp and 295lb ft for a 0-62mph time of 6.1sec. That’s 1.3sec down on its more potent sibling but a full second quicker than the standard 120i. The 128ti is capable of 44.1-46.3mpg on the WLTP cycle and emits 139-148g/km of CO2. The new arrival is available exclusively with an eight-speed automatic gearbox. BMW claims that uptake for a manual option could comprise less than a third of sales and that an auto allows for quicker acceleration. Shift paddles behind the steering wheel enable manual changes. The 128ti comes with a specially tuned M Sport suspension package as standard, riding 10mm lower than the regular car for a lower centre of gravity and “sportier” stance. The M135i’s firmer anti-roll bars feature alongside stiffened springs and shocks to reduce body roll in corners and offer sharper turn-in response. BMW has also sought to eliminate the torque steer that often comes with high-output, front-driven cars by implementing a bespoke steering set-up, while a Torsen limited-slip differential aims to enhance traction and stability in high-speed manoeuvres. The braking system is carried over wholesale from the M135i and consists of 360mm discs and four-piston calipers at the front and 300mm discs with floating calipers at the rear. Internal exhaust amplification features to further differentiate the 128ti from its lesser-powered counterparts, giving a “richly sporting aural experience for the driver”, according to BMW, without making the car any louder from the outside. The hot hatch also has the M Sport exterior styling package as standard, bringing familiar sporty flourishes at the front and rear, but is obviously marked out from existing 1 Series variants by its red front winglets, side skirts, brake calipers and prominent side decals. These details are finished in black for red-painted cars and can be optionally deleted. A bespoke set of 18in Y-spoke wheels is also available, as are a number of optional styling upgrades from BMW’s M Sport division, such as a black front splitter and rear spoiler, carbonfibre rear diffuser and wing mirror caps, and 19in two-tone alloy wheels. The unique colour scheme continues inside, where red accents and stitching feature as standard on the seatbacks, armrests, instrument panel and floor mats. Elsewhere, the interior is largely identical to the regular car’s, with an 8.0in central touchscreen fitted as standard and the opportunity to upgrade to a pair of 10.25in digital displays and a 9.2in head-up display. Pricing for BMW’s new hot hatch has yet to be finalised, but a starting price of around £32,000 would place it roughly halfway between the 120i and M135i. Why has BMW resurrected the 'ti' badge? What’s the story behind the new ‘ti’ badging of this warmed-up 1 Series, then? Well, it’s another example of a brand turning to its past to benefit its future. Standing for Turismo Internazionale (not Turbo Injection, as your mate down the pub may claim), the moniker has been a fixture on a number of BMW models, starting with the 1800ti of 1963. Launched 15 years before the Munich maker went all out with its first M-branded car (the legendary Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed M1 sports car), the 1800ti was based on the humdrum 1800 saloon but featured components developed by then fledgling tuner Alpina, including dual Solex carburettors and higher-compression pistons. Power was boosted by about a fifth (up to a dizzying 108bhp) but crucially none of the original car’s everyday usability and reliability had been sacrificed.

The 24-year-old was expected to be sold before the window closed but a move to the Bundesliga fell through, so he is leaving temporarily again Liverpool midfielder Marko Grujic has joined Porto on a season-long loan deal. Grujic nearly joined Bundesliga outfit Werder Bremen on Monday, but the Serbian's proposed £18 million (€20m/$23.5m) move fell through. After lengthy negotiations between the two sides, sources told Goal that Bremen were ultimately unable to match Liverpool’s asking price. Liverpool have been adamant that they would not entertain any loan offers for Grujic this summer, instead preferring to sell the 24-year-old outright, but the Reds eventually changed their mind as the October 20 deadline for Premier League clubs to register a 25-man squad approaches. Having failed to sell either Grujic or Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri on deadline day, Liverpool now have 18 non-homegrown senior players available, one more than the 17 permitted in Premier League and Champions League squads. With Grujic facing the likelihood of missing out on Liverpool's squad entirely, and being without first-team football until January, the Reds have sanctioned a loan move to Porto with the Portuguese league's transfer window still open. Grujic will join up with Sergio Conceicao's squad after Serbia's international fixtures against Norway, Hungary and Turkey in the coming week, with an opening in the Portuguese champions' squad created by Danilo Pereira's loan switch to Paris Saint-Germain on Monday. There is no option to buy included in the loan agreement, but the player is understood to be enthused about the prospect of testing himself at Champions League level. Porto have been drawn in a group with Manchester City, Marseille and Olympiacos. Grujic spent the last two seasons on loan in the Bundesliga with Hertha Berlin, where he impressed while making 54 appearances and scoring nine goals. He is highly thought of at Anfield, and impressed in two Carabao Cup appearances for the Reds against Lincoln and Arsenal this season. The Serbian international was one of several Liverpool players, along with Shaqiri and Welsh winger Harry Wilson, who were tipped to leave the club before deadline day but ultimately stayed at Anfield. Though Shaqiri had interest from clubs in Germany and Italy, an offer for the Swiss international never arrived. It was announced on Monday that Shaqiri was the latest Reds player to test positive for Covid-19, with the 28-year-old now entering a period of self-isolation. Wilson, meanwhile, was looked at by a host of Premier League sides, but none of them made a bid that matched Liverpool's £15m (€16.5m/$19.5m) valuation. After they were surprisingly hammered 7-2 by Aston Villa at the weekend, Liverpool return to action after the international break with a Merseyside derby encounter against first-placed Everton on October 17.

The total number of COVID-19 infections in Morocco reached 137,248. Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 2,553 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. This brings the country’s total number of confirmed infections to 137,248. The country also reported another 2,018 COVID-19 recoveries in the past 24 hours. Morocco’s total number of recovered COVID-19 carriers is now 115,354. The national recovery rate is 84%. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health counted 41 more COVID-19-related fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,410. The mortality rate remains steady at 1.8%. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Morocco stands at 19,484 as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6. Morocco counts 434 patients with severe symptoms, with 37 under artificial respiration. Health authorities in Morocco excluded 19,422 suspected COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Approximately 2,616,634 suspected COVID-19 cases have tested negative for the virus since the pandemic broke out in Morocco on March 2. COVID-19’s geographic distribution throughout Morocco Health authorities in the Casablanca-Settat region confirmed 1,420 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, in addition to 17 fatalities. Casablanca-Settat has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases of any region in Morocco. The Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region confirmed 271 new cases. The region also recorded two additional deaths. The region of Marrakech-Safi confirmed 161 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death. The Oriental region registered 158 new cases and two COVID-19-related deaths. The region of Souss-Massa recorded 153 new cases and three additional fatalities The Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region confirmed 113 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths. The region of Beni Mellal-Khenifra reported 103 new cases and six additional fatalities. The Draa-Tafilalet region follows with 69 new cases. The region recorded two deaths. The Fez-Meknes region confirmed 48 new infections and saw three additional COVID-19-related deaths. The region of Guelmim-Oued Noun recorded 27 new COVID-19 cases, reporting two deaths. Meanwhile, the southern regions of Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (10 new COVID-19 cases) and Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (20) did not record any additional fatalities. As COVID-19 can spread in hospitals where medical staff interact with carriers, these frontline workers are more likely to suffer infections. Reports surfaced today that three prominent Moroccan doctors and medicine professors died during one day last week due to COVID-19. The deceased doctors include Fadma Abi and Abdelkarim Hamdani, who perished on October 2 in Casablanca, while the identity of the third doctor remains unknown

With 2020 heading into the final stretch and rumors of a 12-inch MacBook announcement, all eyes are on the calendar to see if the return of the po[CENSORED]r 12-inch MacBook is announced on October 13. Much of the excitement stems from the rumored Bionic A14X CPU, Apple's supposed new ARM-based processor, and the possibility that the 12-inch MacBook will be the first laptop to feature the new silicon. The 12-inch MacBook is a good candidate to get the new Apple chip as this model of MacBook - which wasn't included in last year's lineup - would target the mobile professional who doesn't necessarily need the most powerful laptop on the market, just a reliable and functional one. With the new A14X, Apple is expecting to get between 15-20 hours of battery life out of a single charge, making the 12-inch MacBook the likeliest beneficiary of this extended battery life. New 12-inch MacBook release date and price We're expecting Apple to announce the new A14X-powered 12-inch MacBook at their October 13 event (which also happens to be Amazon Prime Day). We don't know anything for sure about the price, but one of the big reasons for Apple's moving to their own silicon instead of relying on Intel or AMD was to reduce the costs. So there's some reason to hope that a new 12-inch MacBook powered by Apple's own chip will cost less than their current 13-inch MacBook Pro model, which sells for $1,299 (£1,299, AU$1,999). Will we see it for $1,099 (£1,099, AU$1,799)? That's entirely possible considering how the latest MacBook Air starts at $999 (£999, AU$1,599) but, again, the X-factor here is the new ARM processor. It's not out of the question to see the cost savings of using their own chip to translate into a new 12-inch MacBook selling for less than even the latest MacBook Air. We simply don't know and Apple is staying very tight-lipped, as usual. New 12-inch MacBook: what we want to see This is what we want to see changed, or new, in a new 12-inch MacBook. A working ARM-based Apple CPU More than anything, we want to see Apple's new Biotic A14X in action. We certainly don't expect it to be the fastest CPU out there - the A14X is also expected to power the latest iPad Pro, so it isn't quite as powerful as even true laptop-class CPU. But there has been a lot of hype around ARM-based processors making the jump from mobile devices to laptops running the more robust macOS and Windows operating systems for a while now - we want to see if Apple's new silicon lives up to its promise. A cheaper 12-inch MacBook One of the biggest benefits of Apple producing its own silicon is it not having to go through Intel or AMD, which saves Apple a lot of money. That cost savings is definitely not going to be passed entirely onto the consumer, but we'd like to see a huge chunk of it going into bringing down the retail price. Excellent battery life If Apple brings the A14X to their 12-inch MacBook, the battery life should see a substantial upgrade over previous generations, even as much as 15-20 hours which would double what the MacBook Air is able to achieve.

Hardware sleuth @Tum_Apisak has discovered benchmark submissions for one of Intel's future Alder Lake-S processors. The new breed of hybrid chips will make their way to the market sometime in 2021. Alder Lake-S is a new microarchitecture and a hybrid one, so SiSoftware might not properly detect the processor. There's plenty of evidence of that: The Alder Lake-S specimen reportedly arrives with 16 cores and 32 threads, but the software picked it up with 16 threads and 24 threads in certain benchmarks. Since Intel has already shared Alder Lake-S's recipe with the hardware world, we know the 16-chip is comprised of Golden Cove and Gracemont cores. The core count aligns with one of the potential configurations for Alder Lake-S. Barring any changes, the 16-core Alder Lake-S sample should have eight Golden Cove cores and eight Gracemont cores. SiSoftware lists the Alder Lake-S processor with a clock speed of 1.4 GHz, which we think is probably for the Gracemont cores. The chip also seems to feature 12.5MB of L2 cache and 30MB of L3 cache. The iGPU inside the Alder Lake-S comes equipped with 256 shader cores at 1.15 GHz and adheres to a previous submission that surfaced last month. Intel didn't indicate which graphics engine it will use for Alder Lake-S, but it's likely to be the Xe LP iGPU. Official documents from Intel itself have seemingly confirmed the usage of the new LGA1700 socket for Alder Lake-S. Although Intel hasn't said, many believe that Alder Lake-S will usher in DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support. The leaked engineering sample operates with DDR4, so it appears that Alder Lake-S could support both DDR4 and DDR5 memory modules. The Alder Lake-S processor was paired with Sabrent Rocket PCIe 4.0 SSD, but that doesn't tell us anything concrete about the interface. It's too early to pass judgment on Alder Lake-S, and given its unique design, SiSoftware's benchmarks might not be optimized for the chip. Therefore, we recommend you take the Alder Lake-S results with a bit of salt. Furthermore, there are only a few Alder Lake-S results, which could skew the aggregated numbers. For what it's worth, the Alder Lake-S seems to beat the Ryzen 5 3600 in the Processor Arithmetic and .NET Arithmetic benchmarks.

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my vote for DH1 , nice rhythm

my vote for DH2 , nice song & rhythm

The Gunners have finally added their midfield star as the former Rojiblancos man moves to London Arsenal have completed the signing of Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid, the club has confirmed, with Lucas Torreira heading in the other direction on a one-year loan. The Ghana midfielder comes to London after the Gunners were able to complete a £45 million (€50m/$58m) deal ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline. Arsenal had been linked to Partey for some time, with negotiations with Atleti proving difficult for the London club. On Monday, though, the Gunners got their man - who will wear number 18 at the Emirates - paying the midfielder's release clause to finally complete a deal for the 27-year-old star. Technical director Edu said of the signing: “Thomas has all the right attributes to be a top player for Arsenal. He is a leader on and off the pitch and he is exactly the kind of player and person we want at the club. “We already feel like we know Thomas very well based on the work we have done analysing his performances closely in recent times. “With his all-round game and positive aggressive style, he will be a brilliant addition to our squad. We’ve made a strong start to the season and we want to continue to build on this with Thomas now part of our club.” Manager Mikel Arteta added: “We have been watching Thomas for a while, so we’re now delighted to add such a high quality player to our squad. He is a dynamic midfielder with great energy. “He brings a lot of experience from a top club that has competed at the highest level in La Liga and the Champions League for several years. “We’re very impressed with his attitude and his approach to the game. He’s an intelligent footballer and we’re looking forward to him integrating into our system and contributing to the progress we’re building at the moment at the club.” While one midfielder heads to London, another will move to Madrid as Torreira will join Atleti on a season-long loan. Torreira has made 89 appearances since joining Arsenal from Sampdoria in 2018. Arsenal defeated Sheffield United 2-1 over the weekend as the Gunners sit fourth in the Premier League heading into the international break. Their next match comes on October 17, when they visit Manchester City.

The ongoing Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco, inspires “admiration and pride” because the participating delegations are putting aside disagreements and prioritizing the interest of their country, said Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. The delegations are actively looking for solutions to the Libyan crisis and making good progress, Bourita announced on Monday. The minister considered the Bouznika talks to be “a positive precedent” that can lead to a final solution to the Libyan crisis. The Libyan dialogue between delegations from the Tripoli-based High Council of State and the Tobruk-based House of Representatives began on Friday, October 2. The delegations are set to continue discussions in Bouznika until they reach a consensus. Fawzi Al Agab is leading the delegation of the High Council of State, while Youssef El Akkori is representing the House of Representatives. The ongoing meetings represent their second round of recent talks in Morocco. The first round of discussions took place in Bouznika from September 6-10. The dialogue led to “important understandings” between the Libyan parties and brought their domestic crisis closer than ever to a final solution. Talking about the second round of discussions, Bourita highlighted the importance of such meetings, as well as their success. “At the beginning, no one was betting on the Libyan Dialogue, while some have already predicted it to fail,” Bourita said. “However, thanks to the will of the two parties, their positive spirit, as well as the support of the presidents of the two delegations, a major step forward has been achieved.” UN Envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams also commended the parties’ joint efforts, and urged them to further share responsibility in finding a lasting resolution to the conflict. Williams also thanked Morocco, as a mediator to the conflict, for its efforts to facilitate the dialogue between the Libyan parties. Morocco’s support for stability in Libya Morocco’s position regarding the Libyan crisis is based on three focal points. First, Morocco believes the solution to the crisis must come from Libyans themselves through dialogue and without foreign intervention. The second point is that the solution must be peaceful rather than military. Finally, Morocco supports a political solution to the Libyan crisis in order to ensure the legitimacy of any government that would come after elections. Bourita recalled that this position has remained “clear and constant” throughout conflict resolution efforts. The Skhirat Agreement, signed in Morocco in 2015, concretized the three points. The agreement, which put in place an interim Libyan government and a ceasefire between the warring parties, remains to date the only internationally-recognized legal framework for solving the Libyan crisis. While the ongoing talks in Bouznika have not yet resulted in a formal agreement, the Libyan parties are confident they can reach a consensus. During a press conference on Monday, the Libyan delegations emphasized the “positive atmosphere and optimism” that have so far prevailed during their talks. They also thanked Morocco for providing “appropriate conditions” to “bring their views closer” in order to reach a solution that would “unify” the High Council of State and the House of Representatives. Morocco’s foreign minister concluded his briefing by expressing the Kingdom’s readiness, under royal directives, to support all the efforts aiming to reach a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis.

Track-focused flagship is the most powerful series-production car AMG has built, but a 720bhp V8 is just the start of its appeal What is it? Now here’s a thing. In a world where new engines are rare: a new engine. Sort of. Mercedes-AMG’s famous cross-plane crank 4.0 V8 burbler has turned into a flat-plane-cranked V8 for the new GT Black Series. It’s one of quite the raft of measures – others include some extraordinary aerodynamics – that turn AMG’s bespoke two-seat GT coupé into one of the most intoxicating track supercars of recent times. Black Series models occasionally grace the top of an AMG model line. This is only the sixth so far: we had the SLK, which was pants, the CLK, which wasn’t, the SL, which was weird but cool, the C63, which was mega, and, lastly, seven years ago, the also ace SLS. And now this, the GT, so far altered that if I hadn’t been aware it was an AMG GT, from its handling alone I wouldn’t have guessed it. So to the changes. Carbonfibre elements various make the Black Series 35kg lighter than an AMG GT R. The same aerodynamicist who developed the GT3 race car variant worked the wind-related bits. A Track Package, with titanium roll-cage and four-point harnesses, is standard (and a no-cost delete option). There are 10-spoke forged wheels, 19in front, 20in rear, and carbon-ceramic brakes. The car costs £335,000. Then there’s the engine. What was a rumbly old cross-plane V8, deliriously engaging, has become a flat-plane V8, which means two cylinders fire at the same time. AMG has also changed, among other things, the crankshaft, camshafts and exhaust manifolds, which I suppose is obvious really. Bigger turbos with new bearings, higher boost pressure, a tweaked compression ratio and larger intercoolers also feature. Flat-plane engines – like Ferrari and McLaren V8s – tend to rev higher than cross-plane versions. The crank tends to be lighter, although it changes the vibrations, and they can sound like a four-cylinder. Here, the rev limiter is up by just 200rpm to 7200rpm, although peak power comes in 500rpm higher. Some power, too. At 720bhp, it’s AMG’s most powerful series-production car, and there’s 590lb ft alongside it. Which in a way makes it not dissimilar – power output, engine size, crank style, turbos – to the Ferrari F8 Tributo and McLaren 720S, but this in no way feels like it’s trying to copy those cars. The engine is in front, after all, even if they do say that it’s front/mid-engined. The motor is a long way back under that vast, near two-metre bonnet, whose frontal underside is largely given over to cooling. That’s one of the reasons the floor isn’t completely enclosed, too. If your engine is behind the cabin, it is harder to get air in but is at least easier to get it out again. Here, the engine sits very low at the front and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox sits at the rear. The driver and (if you can persuade someone) a passenger sit between the car’s biggest masses. What's it like? The interior is pretty racy. Those seats are brilliantly supportive and unforgiving and, oh, did you do up the harnesses before shutting the door? Once you’re in, the diddy gearlever, plus some drive mode options, are an elbow contortion behind you on the centre console, but there are shortcuts for some on the Dinamica-covered (it’s like but isn’t Alcantara) steering wheel. The Lausitzring is quite bumpy, so I’m told the dampers might be better in Sport than Race mode. There are new coilovers but adaptive damping remains. I’m also told it’s bearable on the road but you wouldn’t want to daily it. We’ll have to find out another time, but my suspicion is that if your journey doesn’t involve a section of race track, you’ve probably got a more suitable car than this. On a circuit, though, it’s terrific. Black Series cars are always quite loud. Like entering the engine room of a ship or a busy workshop, there’s always something cacophonic, and if it’s not pick-up on the tyres or road noise, it’s the engine. It’s usually the engine. The new V8 has a gravelly, endearing note – nothing like a normal AMG V8 but not, either, as sonorous as a Ferrari or as flat as a McLaren. I suppose you might want something that sounds a bit less like a slightly tuned Mk2 Ford Escort for your £335,000, but I quite like it. What I like more is the way it drives. Give me a front-engined, rear-driven car with a tidy weight distribution and great dynamism and I’ll be happy for days, and this is precisely that kind of car. It’s like it has an Aston Martin V12 Vantage S’s balance but with Porsche 911 GT2 RS aggression and character. And that is just fantastic. Article continues below advertisement Back to top It doesn’t matter too much what you do with the dampers: the ride clouts and rattles over kerbs but otherwise seems pleasingly settled, not too harsh, and there’s a little lean and body movement in corners. Nothing awry, but more than I think you’d find on a 911 GT3 RS. The quoted weight is 1520kg (DIN), 35kg lighter than a GT R, but we put a GT R on the scales at 1665kg fully fuelled. Call it around 1600kg with some fuel and it’s not outlandish for a car of this size, speed and layout, and that takes so much cooling. So it’s allowed to move around a little on its springs and the way it does so is terrific. It has absurd amounts of forward shove and brakes that have bags of feel and show no sign of fade. It pays to stay on them as you turn in. The engine, far back though it might be, is still ahead of you, and I suspect it’d push on a little if you didn’t manage the entry speed and corner weights. Certainly in higher-speed corners where no braking is involved, there’s steady-state stabilising understeer. At speeds low or high, though, you’ve got the option of 720bhp an ankle flex away. The GT’s inner Mk2 Escort growls up and straightens the car’s line. With stability control full on, or even part on, it limits power before the car’s totally straightened. With it off, there’s a 10-stage traction control system and the car rotates mid-corner more willingly. What’s particularly rewarding, though, and I don’t remember it from the GT R, is how communicative the Black Series is. The steering is light but weight and feel build naturally and intuitively, not to GT3 RS levels but certainly to talkative ones. Should I buy one? I remember driving the GT R at MIRA and being fairly uninvolved but getting out and being blown away by the lap time. Here, you can drive the crackers off the Black Series, feel involved and bonded into the process and, at the end of it, it’s likely to have lapped about five seconds slower than a full-fat GT3 race car. What a thrill. I think the Black Series is as intoxicating and rewarding as a GT-series Porsche or a BMW M4 GTS – a car that I like a great deal but some of my colleagues think is terrible. Maybe they’ll say I’m wrong to like this, too, but I don’t think so. Experience suggests AMG doesn’t always nail its Black Series cars. I think this one is spot on.