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Starting at $62,775, the compact Range Rover SUV now has a "floating" 11.4-inch touchscreen to replace its previous dual-screen setup. Range Rover is updating the Velar for 2024 with new headlights and taillights and a revised interior. The dashboard is now dominated by an 11.4-inch touchscreen that replaces the previous two-screen setup. The 2024 Velar starts at $62,775 and ranges up to $79,675 for the Dynamic HSE P400 model. Land Rover's compact Range Rover Velar SUV is getting a little long in the tooth, having been around since the 2018 model year, but you wouldn't know by looking at it. Range Rover has updated this model numerous times over the years and is keeping its styling fresh for 2024 with new headlights and taillights and a comprehensive interior redesign. The exterior changes aren't immediately obvious but include new lights front and rear, a restyled grille, and a new rear bumper. There are also two new color options called Metallic Varesine Blue and Premium Metallic Zadar Gray. You'll notice more of a difference inside, where the previous two-screen setup gives way to a new "floating" 11.4-inch curved glass touchscreen display in the middle of the dash. This screen runs the latest version of Land Rover's Pivi Pro software and gives the cabin a cleaner look. There are three new leather colors available, including Cloud, Raven Blue, and Deep Garnet, and you'll see additional chrome trim on the steering wheel, air vents, and center console. There aren't any changes to the two available powertrains, a 247-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four in the P250 models and a 395-hp turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six with a 48-volt hybrid system in the P400. Prices are up across the board, with the S P250 starting at $62,775, the Dynamic SE P250 at $64,875, the Dynamic SE P400 at $71,875, and the Dynamic HSE P400 at $79,675. Land Rover says the 2024 model is available to order now. link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42733231/2024-land-rover-range-rover-velar-update/

Face to face with the man I had grown up hating, I realised what a pathetic figure he was. Suddenly I was free to focus on my own future Daniel Dylan Wray Wed 1 Feb 2023 07.00 GMT When I was a child, and friends asked me what I would do if I ever met my dad, I always replied that if I had a gun I would shoot him. I was a young teen in a small east Yorkshire market town with, at best, minor connections to a burgeoning petty criminal underworld. Even if I had been able to get a gun, I would have been more likely to shoot off a finger in error than aim correctly at my absent father. It was an empty threat that clearly revealed a deep, simmering anger. My mum was a teenage tearaway who met an older guy, left school at 16, ran off to get married, and had me weeks after her 17th birthday. He turned out to be a violent alcoholic who was abusive. Thankfully, bravely, she left him before I was two, worried about the repercussions of me reaching an age when I could talk back. My dad did a runner to avoid paying child support and that was the last we heard of him. Until 14 years later, when the letterbox clattered open one morning: he had been found and summoned to court, in relation to the thousands owed, and Mum had to go. I insisted I go too. SILHOUETTE OF ANONYMOUS FAMILY I'm so proud of you: a letter to my daughter, who escaped domestic abuse Read more Leading up to this, I had been on rocky terrain. I’d been suspended from school; fighting, drugs and crime were becoming an inescapable part of friends’ lives and encroaching on mine. One particularly terrifying day, involving buckets of weed and a psychotic-episode-inducing knock to the head, resulted in a friend trying to kill me. I was hardly thriving, and the paths that lay ahead contained some troubling signposts. My situation was an amalgam of boredom, idiocy, hormones, white cider and, with hindsight, some unresolved feelings of hatred towards a man who never played any significant part in my life but still cast a looming shadow over it. I was never angry with my dad for not being there. You can’t miss what you’ve never had and I didn’t feel like anything was absent – we were super-broke, but Mum and I were a good little team. Any anger came purely from knowing what she had been through, and perhaps feelings of helplessness around it. In court, in a crumpled suit, he had a hangdog look – lifeless, like a living courtroom sketch of himself Courtrooms truly are life-sucking forces. Bad news hangs in the air like an impenetrable fog – every room having absorbed a lifetime of heartache, pain, misery and grief. Everything is ominous grey or faded brown. The grand courtrooms I had seen in films, filled with suited mobsters awaiting their fate, had bent my reality and seriously ill-prepared me for the bleak realities of Bridlington magistrates court. My visions of revenge dissipated as soon as my dad walked into the waiting room. In a crumpled suit, with his mum in tow, he shuffled to a seat with his eyes glued to the floor. Inside the court he had a hangdog look, sitting shrunken, slumped and motionless. Like a living courtroom sketch of himself. Claiming to be penniless, he reeled off reasons why he didn’t pay anything. One valid excuse was because of a very hefty prison sentence he had served. He didn’t speak to me, look at me, or acknowledge my presence, so I still can’t truly say I met my dad, merely briefly encountered his tragic existence. My mum voluntarily relinquished all moneys owed to her. She didn’t want anything of his, only asking for me to get something in the future hope of a university education. Sixteen-year-old me thought: who the hell passes up on thousands owed? In retrospect, it’s one of the proudest moments of my life, a powerfully bold stance of independence and defiance. A glorious “[CENSORED] you”. He was ordered to pay money back but soon ran away again, and we were back to where we were. Except something had changed. The simmering anger had reduced. I no longer imagined firing bullets because I had dodged the biggest of them all. I’d been given a glimpse of a parallel life: spending my weekends in the category A prison visiting room, with God knows what else thrown into the mix. An overwhelming sense of gratitude and relief completely eclipsed any feelings of hostility. Combined with being taught by an inspirational GCSE English teacher, Mrs Stevens, I began to change. I still drank cider, knocked about with characters who would go on to live very troubled lives, and generally dicked about, but I got into university. I read, wrote and immersed myself in music and culture. I grasped for and cherished beautiful things and people. We are often led to believe that single parenting is a lesser option, a weakened approach. Rarely is it spoken about as a positive force. My life has been unquestionably, unimaginably, better as a result of single parenthood. I realised that day, in a dreary seaside courtroom, that the strength, resilience, bravery and determination it takes to walk away from a situation of violence and turn it into one of love, nurturing, safety and possibility is not a handicap – it’s a marvel. link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/feb/01/a-moment-that-changed-me-i-saw-my-father-in-court-and-knew-i-had-to-turn-my-life-around

Ukraine has launched a fresh wave of anti-corruption raids on high-profile figures, including one of the country's richest men, Ihor Kolomoisky. The home of former interior minister Arsen Avakov was also searched, as part of the apparent purge. Ukraine has launched an anti-corruption drive and officials said the leaders of the customs service had been fired. The head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's party in parliament said Ukraine would change during the war. "If anyone isn't ready for change, then the state itself will come and help them change," said David Arakhamia on the Telegram messaging app. Ukraine has come under increasing pressure from its Western partners, notably the EU, to tackle corruption. When Mr Zelensky came to power in 2019 he cited the fight against corruption as one of his main priorities. Kyiv is due to host a summit with leading EU officials this week, seen by Ukraine as highly important in its push for membership of the 27-member union. Kyiv was granted EU candidate status four months after Russia's invasion, but it was urged to do more to tackle corruption. Ten leading Ukrainian figures resigned last week, as part of the purge, including Mr Zelensky's deputy head of office Kyrylo Tymoshenko. Several deputy ministers and regional governors were also squeezed out. Mr Zelensky said at the time that any internal problems that hindered the state would be cleaned up to help Ukraine's "rapprochement with European institutions". Mr Kolomoisky is one of Ukraine's best-known individuals and Ukrainian websites published pictures of detectives searching his home in the south-eastern city of Dnipro as he looked on. The tycoon took on the role of governor of the wider Dnipropetrovsk region in 2014 and played a key role in funding volunteer battalions in response to Russia's initial landgrab in eastern Ukraine. However, the US placed him under sanctions for alleged "significant corruption" during his time as governor. He has denied any wrongdoing. Mr Kolomoisky is also a wealthy businessman involved in Ukrainian media, oil and banking. His TV channel gave Mr Zelensky his break with the comedy series Servant of the People, before he backed the former actor's bid for the presidency. In a statement that made no mention of the tycoon, the economic security bureau said it had exposed large-scale embezzlement schemes and tax evasion worth 40bn hyrivnia ($1bn; £880m) by the former management of Ukraine's two biggest oil firms, Ukranafta and Ukrtatnafta. There was no initial comment from Mr Kolomoisky, whose companies had a substantial stake in both companies. They were among several strategic businesses transferred to state ownership last November. Weeks earlier, Mr Kolomoisky's flat was searched in western Ukraine. In a separate raid, the former interior minister, Arsen Avakov, told Ukrainian media that his home had been searched as part of an inquiry into Ukraine's purchase of Airbus helicopters six years ago. Mr Avakov was quoted as saying that nothing had been found and all the contracts had been approved at the time. The move followed a deadly helicopter crash outside a kindergarten in a suburb of the capital Kyiv that left 14 people dead, including the interior minister, his entourage and a child on the ground. Referring to the latest anti-corruption swoop as "spring landings", Mr Arakhamia listed further investigations, including the dismissal of the entire leadership of the customs service. MP Oleksiy Honcharenko said the acting head and two deputies had been fired. The main tax office in Kyiv was also raided. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64482072

The Western Balkans route has become a hub for migrants trying to reach the EU. Rabat - A significant number of Moroccans, notably youth, wish to migrate to Europe in search of a better future, with many opting for irregular migration as a solution. While some choose to make the risky journey by sea on inflatable boats, an increasing number of irregular migrants opt for land routes. The Balkan countries, particularly Serbia, have become a hotspot for migrants and refugees trying to reach the European Union through the Westerns Balkans route. Serbia’s Commissariat for Refugees and Migration has revealed that a total of 124,127 migrants were registered in the country’s reception and asylum centers in 2022. Moroccan migrants represent 7.92% (9,800 migrants) of those who passed through Serbia, putting the North African country among the top five most represented countries of origin in the Balkan country’s migration centers. Migrants registered in the centers received housing, food, clothes, and medical care, while those under the age of 18 were enrolled in regular school programs, indicated the commissariat. Read also: Serbian NGO Denounces Hungarian Police’s ‘Baptism’ of Moroccan Migrant Migrants coming from Afghanistan accounted for 36.13% of registrations in Serbian migration centers, followed by Syria (29.19%), and Pakistan (11.89%), respectively. Meanwhile, India followed in the fifth spot, after Morocco, with 4.04% of registrations. The commissariat argued that it “acted responsibly and humanely towards all categories of people under its jurisdiction” in 2022, pledging to maintain its “humanitarian” policy in the future. The migrants arrived in Serbia either illegally or on visa-free agreements. The latter has been a topic of controversy in Europe, with the EU threatening to withdraw Serbia’s visa waiver due to the increasing irregular migration. A large number of migrants die every year along land routes, either in the Sahara desert or remote border areas. In 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Office blamed the EU for cases of deaths and missing people in the Mediterranean sea due to its illegal pushbacks on migrant arrivals. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/02/353822/over-9-800-moroccan-migrants-registered-in-serbian-migration-centers-in-2022

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Operations and other planned care will need to be cancelled in the Welsh NHS next week because of strike action, Wales' health minister has warned. Nurses, ambulance staff, physios and midwives are all set to walk out. Further talks will take place between Eluned Morgan and unions on Thursday, in a bid to avert further industrial action. So far a one-off payment offer has not satisfied union demands - and has been outright rejected by RCN Wales. The union is holding two days of industrial action next Monday and Tuesday. Unite union members in the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust will walk out on Monday - the first time ambulance staff and nurses will have been on strike on the same day. Midwives and physios will stage industrial action on the Tuesday. Unions want pay rises that at least match inflation, and say any offer from the Welsh government should be incorporated into workers' salaries and pay packets. So far the Welsh government has only offered a one-off payment for 2022-23. Midwives to hold one-day strike in Wales Ambulance staff announce new strike dates Speaking at a press conference, Eluned Morgan said: "We are very aware of the strength of feeling of people working in the NHS." "There obviously will be a pressure on services," she said. She said there will be a "need to cancel quite a lot of elective care", which she said "will cause, I'm sure, a lot of frustration for people". Elective care in the NHS usually refers to non-urgent surgery, outpatient care and diagnostic tests. "But it is important that we put those mitigations in place that we do a lot of preparatory work." She said "very urgent care" would be in place. Ms Morgan said Welsh government officials were meeting unions on Tuesday, and said she herself would meet them "on Thursday to see if there is any possibility that we can avoid this industrial action". Asked if anything new was on the table, she said she did not want to give a "running commentary on negotiations". "There is a quantum of money that we have offered to the unions. We're still in discussion on that, there are a couple of other issues on the table. "I think it is important that we try and keep these discussions alive," she said, promising to work "to the very last moment to see if it is possible for us to avoid industrial action." link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-64467692

A never-before-seen species of pterosaur had hundreds of hooked teeth that helped it filter its food in a similar way to living flamingos. During the late Jurassic, a pterosaur with an unusually shaped bill lined with hundreds of tiny, hooked teeth stalked the waters of what is now Bavaria, Germany. The now-extinct animal likely gulped down its seafood prey while wading in ancient ponds and lakes, just like flamingos chow down today, a new study shows. The newfound species was accidentally unearthed at an abandoned mine in the Franconian Jura area of Bavaria, a hotspot for pterosaur fossils. The researchers had been attempting to uncover crocodile bones from a limestone slab when they stumbled across the new specimen, which was incredibly well preserved and contained a near-complete skeleton along with some intact ligaments. The remains are likely between 157 million and 152 million years old, based on the surrounding sediments. In a study, published Jan. 21 in the German journal PalZ(opens in new tab), researchers described the new species, which had a number of striking features that set it apart from other pterosaurs — flying, bird-like reptiles that were cousins of the dinosaurs and roamed the skies during most of the Mesozoic era (252 million to 66 million years ago). "The jaws of this pterosaur are really long and lined with small, fine, hooked teeth, with tiny spaces between them like a nit comb," study lead author David Martill(opens in new tab), a paleobiologist at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K., said in a statement(opens in new tab). The creature's bill had a shape similar to modern spoonbills in the genus Platalea and was slightly curved upward, he added. "There are no teeth at the end of its mouth, but there are teeth all the way along both jaws right to the back of its smile." Related: Bizarre neck bones helped pterosaurs support their giraffe-size necks and huge heads The specimen, which had a wingspan of around 3.6 feet (1.1 meters), contained 480 teeth that were between 0.08 and 0.43 inches (2 and 11 millimeters) long — the second-highest number of gnashers found in any pterosaur. The hooked shape of the teeth was something "we've never seen before in a pterosaur," Martill said. "These small hooks would have been used to catch the tiny shrimp the pterosaur likely fed on — making sure they went down its throat and weren't squeezed between the teeth." This is similar to how flamingos filter out tiny crustaceans and algae from muddy or silty water in shallow lakes and lagoons. The only difference is that flamingos use small, bristly hairs called lamellae to filter their food instead of hooked teeth. The spoonbilled pterosaur's filter-feeding skills have also been compared to whales' feeding habits. The newfound animal was named Balaenognathus maeuseri — the genus name is a nod to the living genus Balaenoptera, which contains filter-feeding baleen whales such as blue whales (B. musculus), fin whales (B. physalus) and minke whales (B. acutorostrata). The toothy pterosaur's species name, maeuseri, was given in remembrance of one of the studies authors, Matthias Mäuser, who died as the paper was being written. Related: Missing link in pterosaur origins discovered The new species has been placed in the family Ctenochasmatidae, which contains other pterosaurs that use their teeth to filter feed. But the "new specimen is very different from other ctenochasmatids" because the teeth on its upper and lower jaws are "a mirror image of each other," Martill said. In other species, the lower jaw normally houses slightly longer teeth, he noted. The fossil's pristine condition enabled the team to infer such detailed characteristics about the new species. "The carcass must have been at a very early stage of decay" when it fossilized, meaning it was likely buried almost straight after it died, Martill said. The specimen is currently on display in the Bamberg Natural History Museum in Germany. link: https://www.livescience.com/toothy-pterosaur-ate-like-flamingo

Production of the 2024 Hummer EV SUV began today at the GM Factory Zero plant, starting with the Edition 1. GMC began production of the Hummer SUV EV on Monday, and customers should begin receiving deliveries by the end of the first quarter, the brand confirmed today. Like the Hummer SUT before it, the Hummer SUV will begin production with the Edition 1, which is already sold out in advance. The SUV will be built alongside the pickup version at GM's Factory Zero production facility in the Detroit-Hamtramck area. Reservation holder rejoice! Duncan Aldred, GM's global vice-president of Buick and GMC, has confirmed that the electric Hummer SUV officially entered production Monday. GM first brought back the Hummer nameplate with the 2022 Hummer EV SUT pickup. That behemoth's slightly smaller SUV shaped sibling, the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV, is a reimagining of one of the most iconic American off-roaders of the past century. GM received more than 90,000 reservations for the Hummer pickup and SUV combined, with numbers split mostly evenly, according to Aldred. Production began with the sold-out Edition 1, which had a starting price of $105,595 when reservations went live in 2021. It will be built alongside the pickup version of the Hummer at GM's Factory Zero production facility in the Detroit-Hamtramck area. The SUV version will be powered by two or three electric motors. The EV2 and EV2X with the dual-motor setup generate an estimated 625 horsepower. The EV3X and the Edition 1 have a trio of motors (one in front and two in back) with a claimed 830 horsepower. Torque numbers are more complicated, with GMC claiming 7400 and 11,500 pound-feet respectively, though the real figures likely fall between 1000 and 1100 pound-feet. Range in the Edition 1 is estimated to be more than 300 miles. Last summer, we managed 290 miles in our 75-mph highway range test of the pickup version. Just as with the pickup, color options are limited for the SUV. Edition 1 SUVs will all be painted in Moonshot Green Matte, with a slightly expanded list as production of standard models ramps up in the latter half of the year. GMC expects that production rates for the Hummer lineup will be considerably higher than last year, though it plans to ramp it up incrementally. Production will begin similarly slowly in the first half of the year, with increased production in the second half of the year, according to Aldred. Deliveries of the Edition 1 SUV are expected by the end of the first quarter. link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42710489/2024-gmc-hummer-ev-suv-production-started/

I used to have exciting sexual liaisons with men who treated me badly. Now I’ve found my soulmate, I don’t understand why he doesn’t turn me on I’ve been with my boyfriend for 10 months and I’ve never been happier. We’ve got loads in common and he’s driven, funny and kind; he’s my absolute best friend – not to mention the fact he is gorgeous. The problem, however, is that I don’t feel very sexually driven any more. Before him, I had never had a real relationship, just “situationships” where I was being treated pretty badly by men but I was horny and excited to have sex with them. I don’t feel that with my boyfriend, though. We do still have sex but it’s not on a regular basis because I’d rather just relax with him, or be kissing, cuddling, talking or sleeping. I just can’t really be bothered with sex. When we do have intercourse, while it is enjoyable, I always want it over quite quickly. I really can’t see myself being very sexual with anyone once I’m in a relationship with them. I truly believe he is my soulmate and I don’t want this to be something that can ruin the relationship. It doesn’t seem to bother him too much (yet) – I think he mostly cares about spending quality time with me. But I can’t help but think there’s something wrong with me – or us. Is there anything I can do? Heightened eroticism often occurs in unsustainable situations, usually where there is something wrong, taboo or forbidden. Attraction to an unsanctioned partner or to someone in an inappropriate environment can really increase the erotic charge. But, while some forbidden liaisons last, most are fleeting or lose some of the spark if they become sanctioned. In the past you found casual sex inspiring, but in a lasting relationship you will have to discover how to have satisfying sex without the thrill of a one-night stand. If there is genuine attraction between you and your current partner, this should be possible. If, however, your current situation is a relationship based more on a fantasy of what you think you want, it may not develop. Meanwhile, it would be worth investigating your lowered sexual interest as a symptom of some other cause, such as depression, anxiety, stress, or medication side-effects. Pamela Stephenson Connolly is a US-based psychotherapist who specialises in treating sexual disorders. If you would like advice from Pamela on sexual matters, send us a brief description of your concerns to private.lives@theguardian.com (please don’t send attachments). Each week, Pamela chooses one problem to answer, which will be published online. She regrets that she cannot enter into personal correspondence. Submissions are subject to our terms and conditions. Comments on this piece are premoderated to ensure discussion remains on topics raised by the writer. Please be aware there may be a short delay in comments appearing on the site. … we have a small favour to ask. Tens of millions have placed their trust in the Guardian’s fearless journalism since we started publishing 200 years ago, turning to us in moments of crisis, uncertainty, solidarity and hope. More than 1.5 million supporters, from 180 countries, now power us financially – keeping us open to all, and fiercely independent. Will you make a difference and support us too? Unlike many others, the Guardian has no shareholders and no billionaire owner. Just the determination and passion to deliver high-impact global reporting, always free from commercial or political influence. Reporting like this is vital for democracy, for fairness and to demand better from the powerful. And we provide all this for free, for everyone to read. We do this because we believe in information equality. Greater numbers of people can keep track of the global events shaping our world, understand their impact on people and communities, and become inspired to take meaningful action. Millions can benefit from open access to quality, truthful news, regardless of their ability to pay for it. link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/31/im-really-happy-with-my-boyfriend-so-why-dont-i-want-to-have-sex-with-him

US President Joe Biden has ruled out providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, despite renewed calls from top Kyiv officials for urgent air support. Asked on Monday if the US would be sending the planes, Mr Biden said "no". The UK also said it was "not practical" for it to send its aircraft to Ukraine. Meanwhile, France's Emmanuel Macon said "by definition, nothing is excluded" ahead of meeting a Ukrainian minister. Ukraine says advanced jets will help protect its skies from Russian attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the country's top military officials say there should be no taboos on such military aid - but the US and its partners fear this would lead to further escalation with a nuclear-armed Russia. On Tuesday, Ukraine's Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat was quoted by the Ukrainska Pravda news website as saying that Kyiv needed up to 200 multi-role fighter jets - such as F-16s - to defend its skies. He said that Russia currently outnumbered Ukraine by five to six times in terms of the number of war planes. The US-made F-16s would be a significant upgrade on the Soviet-era fighting jets - mostly MiGs - Ukraine is currently using, which were made before the country declared independence from the USSR in 1991. However, Mr Biden has repeatedly rebuffed Ukraine's pleas for the jets, instead focussing on providing military support in other areas. Other Western allies have been been less definitive though. On Monday, President Macon did not rule out sending its war planes to Ukraine - but he stressed that it must neither further inflame the situation nor limit France's ability to defend itself. Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov is now in Paris, where he is expected to discuss the issue with Mr Macron and French military officials later on Tuesday. Poland - another key ally of Ukraine - has also not ruled out sending F-16s to Kyiv. However, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said any such move would only be possible "in complete co-ordination" with other Nato members. The US announced last week it would supply Kyiv with 31 Abrams tanks, reversing its earlier stance on the issue. The UK and Germany also pledged similar support. What weapons are being supplied to Ukraine? Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk welcomed that announcement but asked allies for the creation of a "fighter jet coalition" that would also provide Ukraine with Eurofighters, Tornados, French Rafales and Swedish Gripen jets. On Tuesday, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesman said he was not aware of any formal request from Ukraine for aircraft, adding that "the UK's Typhoon and F-35 jets are extremely sophisticated and take months to learn how to fly". "Given that we believe it is not practical to send those jets to Ukraine." However, the spokesperson said Mr Sunak "has had intensive discussions with military advisers" and "the conclusion is that given Russia's advantage in numbers a sustained war of attrition would not benefit Ukraine". Germany has also said it will not send fighter jets to Ukraine. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is widely considered one of the world's most reliable fighter jets and is used by other countries, such as Belgium and Pakistan. It can be armed with precision-guided missiles and bombs and is able to fly at 1,500 mph (2,400 km/h), according to the US Air Force. The F-16's targeting capabilities would allow Ukraine to attack Russian forces in all weather conditions and at night with greater accuracy. Moscow has repeatedly accused Nato of being an aggressor by proxy, warning that further escalation could trigger a nuclear war. Additional reporting by Thomas Spencer You might also be interested in: link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64461613

Algeria has long used international events as a platform to broadcast its support of Polisario's separatist claims in southern Morocco. Rabat - The Moroccan delegation attending the 17th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Algeria condemned on Monday some quarters’ continued maneuvers to challenge Morocco’s territorial integrity. The delegation’s remarks came in response to Algeria's invitation of Gloria Florez, a Colombian activist who is president of the Parliament of the Andes (South America), to address the OIC summit. Florez is known for her vocal support of the Polisario Front -- a separatist group that the Algerian regime finances, arms, and shelters. The separatist militia claims independence in the Western Sahara region, challenging Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern provinces. Algeria's invitation of Florez to address an OIC meeting contradicts the regulations and spirit of the organization, the Moroccan delegation argued. The invitation “constitutes a flagrant violation of the objectives” of the conference and the principles underlying its foundation, the delegation explained. It stressed that the pro-Polisario activist “does not have the legitimacy, in any case, to address issues that are outside the competence of the organization or to raise controversial issues that could comprise the spirit of consensus that characterizes our common Islamic action.” The delegation also called on the OIC general secretariat to withdraw the speech of the Andes Parliament’s president from the OIC Parliamentary Union’s reports, and urged the OIC to “ensure that such an incident does not happen again.” Leading the Moroccan delegation at the OIC meeting is Mohammed Ouzine, the secretary general of the political party Po[CENSORED]r Movement. The Moroccan delegation arrived in Algeria after a stopover in a third country as the airspace between Morocco and Algeria remains closed since 2021. Morocco’s delegation had “regretted” the closure of borders, citing the common language, history, and religion shared by the two countries to stress that “what unites” the two countries is “more than what separates us.” Ouzzine, who read Morocco’s speech during the OIC summit, also expressed Rabat’s regrets to continue to see hostilities targeting the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. The Moroccan delegation also recalled Morocco's dialogue initiatives, calling on Algeria to engage in a direct and frank conversation to address the political stalemate between the two countries. The Moroccan delegation’s participation in the Algeria-hosted OIC summit comes amid escalation of tensions between Algiers and Rabat. Earlier this month, the Algerian regime politicized the opening ceremony of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) by using the continental sporting event to broadcast its support for Polisario's independence claims in southern Morocco. The Algerian regime invited Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Zwelivelile Mandela, to deliver an anti-Moroccan speech that was met with a wave of backlash among watchers of the African football scene. Also during the CHAN opening match, Algerian football fans chanted anti-Moroccan slogans that compared Moroccans to “animals.” “Give him the banana, Moroccans are animals,” a viral video shows Algerian fans saying. © Morocco World News. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, rewritten or redistributed without permission. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/01/353794/morocco-condemns-attacks-on-territorial-integrity-at-oic-conference-in-algeria

Nick Movie: Marlowe Time: Jan 26, 2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO?: ? Duration of the movie: 1h 50m Trailer:

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Clare Drakeford, the wife of Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford, has died suddenly, the Welsh government has said. A spokesman confirmed the news with "deep sadness". He added: "The thoughts of everyone in the Welsh government are with the family at this time and we ask that their privacy is respected." Downing Street said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had passed on his "deepest condolences" to Mr Drakeford privately. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he was "shocked and saddened" by the news. During the pandemic, the Welsh government leader revealed Mr Drakeford had moved from his Cardiff home into a building in his garden to keep his family safe, saying his wife and mother were "vulnerable". Sir Keir added: "On behalf of the whole Labour Party, I send our deepest condolences to Mark and all the family. "I know just how close they were as a couple, and I can only imagine the sense of loss Mark and the whole family are feeling. "They are all in our thoughts and prayers." Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "My thoughts are with Mark and his family at this terribly sad time". When she and Mrs Drakeford met, she said it was "obvious how strong the bond between her and Mark was". "I can only imagine the depth of grief he is feeling. Sending him love and strength," she said. Secretary of State for Wales, David TC Davies, called the news "absolutely devastating". He offered his "thoughts and prayers" during "this incredibly difficult time". The leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, Andrew RT Davies, said he was "shocked and deeply saddened" to hear of her death. "My thoughts and prayers are with Mark Drakeford and his family at this exceptionally difficult time," he said. "On the occasions I met Clare, she was always a lovely lady and was very warm and kind." Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price said his heart was "absolutely breaking" for Mr Drakeford. "I know how close you were and there are no words to describe the pain you must be feeling," he said. "My thoughts are with you and your family. We're all here for you Mark." Welsh Liberal Democrat leader, Jane Dodds, said her thoughts were with Mr Drakeford and his family at "this very difficult time". "On behalf of everyone in the Welsh Liberal Democrats, I extend our deepest condolences to Mark, his family and friends," Ms Dodds said. Sinn Fein vice president, Michelle O'Neill, offered her condolences saying: "My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family as they mourn their loss and come to terms with their grief." The Presiding Officer of the Senedd, Ceredigion MS Elin Jones, said: "As a Senedd we are deeply saddened to learn of Clare Drakeford's passing. "We are holding Mark and his family close to our hearts and send them our deepest condolences, love and support." link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-64439545

The wolves appear to be snatching otters from shallow waters and rocks along the shore. After eradicating their deer prey, wolves on a remote Alaskan island have turned to voraciously hunting and consuming sea otters as their main food source, a new study has revealed. The discovery, made on the 20 square mile (52 square kilometers) Pleasant Island located roughly 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Juneau, Alaska, marks the very first time that sea otters (Enhydra lutris) have been documented as the primary food source for a land-based predator. The wolf pack responsible for the otter carnage first swam to the island to begin hunting in 2013, subsequently causing the island's deer po[CENSORED]tion to plummet. Yet after eliminating their main source of food from the island, the wolves (Canis lupus) didn't leave. Now, a study published Jan 23. in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(opens in new tab), has tracked the pack since 2015 to reveal how the wolves adapted to eat otters. "They aren't just scavenging sea otters that are dead or dying, they are stalking them and hunting them and killing them and dragging them up onto the land above the high tide line to consume them," study co-author Gretchen Roffler(opens in new tab), a wildlife research biologist at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, said in a statement(opens in new tab). To study the pack's eating habits, the researchers attached GPS collars to some pack members and collected 689 samples of wolf scat, much of which was found littered along the island's shoreline. By analyzing the DNA in the scat, the team could identify the wolves it came from and what they'd eaten. Between 2015 and 2020, deer dropped from being 75% to just 7% of the pack's diet. Sea otters, on the other hand, had shot up from 25% to 57% of the wolves' diet across the same timeframe. The GPS collar data also confirmed that the wolves were not leaving the island to hunt elsewhere and that when they did hunt they did so by the shore — snatching unsuspecting otters from shallow water or ambushing them as they rested on rocks during low tide. "The thing that really surprised me is that sea otters became the main prey of wolves on this island," Roffler said. "Occasionally eating a sea otter that has washed up on the beach because it died, that is not unusual. But the fact that wolves are eating so many of them indicates it has become a widespread behavior pattern throughout this pack and something that they learned how to do very quickly." The new study builds on findings that the group published in 2021 in the journal Ecosphere(opens in new tab), in which they first reported on the wolves' unexpected diet. Scientists haven't studied the interactions between wolves and sea otters in Alaska because the two species haven't overlapped for roughly 200 years. Over the 19th and 20th centuries, the fur trade wiped out the region's sea otters, and new po[CENSORED]tions have only been reintroduced in recent decades. link: https://www.livescience.com/wolves-hunting-sea-otters-in-alaska

The CBS game show will give out luxury cars as prizes next week from Alfa Romeo, Audi, Jaguar, Lexus, and Mercedes-Benz. You may have heard of Let's Make a Deal from the famous Monty Hall problem, a statistics brain teaser loosely based on the game's format and named after its original host. That problem historically involves a contestant picking one of three possible doors, behind which could be a dream car—or a goat. Starting Monday, Let's Make a Deal is kicking off its Fabulous Car Week, wherein one featured luxury car is a possible prize each episode. Starting Monday, January 30, and continuing each day until Friday, February 3, those prizes will consist of four luxury crossover SUVs and one luxury sedan. Here are the details on each one. Monday, January 30: Audi Q5, $57,000 (est.) Starting off on Monday, contestants on Let's Make a Deal—or traders, as they are referred to on the show—will be able to win an Audi Q5. The car will be up for grabs in the game Go for a Spin, with odds getting as high as one in four to win the luxury crossover. At roughly $57,000, this Q5 is likely a nice mid-trim model. We're glad it isn't the more cramped Sportback, but we can only hope it comes equipped with the stepped-up 261-hp engine configuration. ALL THE SPECS ON THE Q5 Tuesday, January 31: Lexus RX350, $56,000 (est.) The selected trader on Tuesday will compete in the Tic Tac Deal competition in an attempt to win a Lexus RX350. The RX350 starts at a little over $48,000, but a spokesperson from Let's Make a Deal confirmed the car on the show is worth closer to $56,000. That puts it squarely into RX350 Luxury trim territory, with added luxuries like the larger 14.0-inch infotainment screen and leather upholstery, among other niceties. ALL THE SPECS ON THE RX350 Wednesday, February 1: Mercedes-Benz E350, $63,000 (est.) Wednesday's episode will feature the only non-SUV of the week, with contestants vying for a Mercedes E350 sedan. The 2023 E350 starts at $57,800, but a spokesperson for the show informed us the car they're showing is worth more than $63,000. Contestants will compete in the Timeline game for a chance at the Merc. ALL THE SPECS ON THE E350 Thursday, February 2: Alfa Romeo Stelvio, $58,000 (est.) Contestants in Thursday's Car Pong game will have a chance at an Alfa Romeo Stelvio. We were told the car will come in the Veloce trim, landing it in the middle of the lineup between the Ti and Lusso. Features aren't quite as plentiful as the top two trims, but the furnishings are upscale and come together for an impressive vehicle in such a competitive segment. ALL THE SPECS ON THE STELVIO Friday, February 3: Jaguar F-Pace, $59,000 (est.) Rounding out the week, the feature car for the Friday episode will be the Jaguar F-Pace. It's got sports-car-inspired handing, a responsive powertrain, and ample cargo room in any trim, but the $59,000 price of this model rules out the sportiest P400 R-Dynamic S trim. Even so, the lower two trim levels come standard with a 246-hp turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Contestants in Friday's Think Big game are the ones with a chance to drive home with these new wheels. ALL THE SPECS ON THE F-PACE link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42532472/lets-make-a-deal-fabulous-car-week/