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"Today is a new day, and hopefully it is full of bright sunshine and hope," 42-year-old Pita Limjaroenrat had told a room packed with reporters and flashing cameras last year, hours after his Move Forward party swept to a surprising and stunning victory at Thailand's elections last year. But a year on, his politcial career was cut short. Thailand's constitutional court banned him from politics for 10 years on Wednesday, and ordered the dissolution of his party. He was reinstated as MP only in January 2024, after wininng a trial supporters say was aimed at ending his political career. The establishment had sought to disqualify him from parliament for owning shares in a long-defunct media company. Voters had handed more seats and votes to Move Forward than any other party in the May 2023 poll, rejecting nearly a decade of army-backed rule. That was no mean achievement in a country that had experienced at least a dozen successful coups. "The sentiment of the era has changed. And it was the right timing," Mr Pita had said, speaking at the party's headquarters in Bangkok, where it had won 32 of the city's 33 seats. Despite the mandate, Thailand's unelected senate blocked the charismatic politician from becoming prime minister. Still, Mr Pita and his reformist party built a strong following among young voters disillusioned by years of military rule and hungry for change. He started his political career when he was elected to parliament in 2019 as a member of the Future Forward Party. Founded by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a billionaire and staunch critic of the army, Future Forward performed well in the 2019 election, shaking up Thai politics with its demand for reform. But the party was forced to disband the following year after contentious allegations that its leaders said were politically motivated. And Mr Thanathorn was disqualified as an MP. Move Forward was formed soon after as its successor and named Mr Pita its new leader. Thousands of young people took to the streets in Thailand in 2021 after Future Forward was dissolved, demanding amendments to the constitution, a new election and an end to the harassment of rights activists and state critics. That desire for change and those very issues that underpinned it drove Move Forward's appeal in last year's election, with some of the protest leaders from 2020 running as candidates. Mr Pita - once called a "rising star" of the Thai parliament because of the critical speeches he made as an opposition MP - also gained po[CENSORED]rity with his party's bold promises to break the military's political influence and reform laws relating to the monarchy. He wanted to rewrite the constitution and pledged to bring Thailand out of what he called a "lost decade" under a military regime. "I'm different," he told the BBC in an interview last year. "We are not getting into a coalition to pursue a quick fix, or to get me the prime ministership. I'm in government for the people." It was time, he added, "to end the cycle of military coups" and "the corruption in politics which opens the door to coups". In pushing for an end to Thailand's lèse-majesté laws and taking on the military's influence, Mr Pita pit himself against Thailand's monarchy and military-aligned elite. Pita Limjaroenrat was born to a wealthy Thai family involved in politics. His father was an adviser in the agriculture ministry and his uncle was an aide of former ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra. He was sent to school in New Zealand, which is when he developed an interest in politics. "I got shipped to the middle of nowhere in New Zealand and there were three [TV] channels back then. Either you watch Australian soap operas, or you watch the debates in parliament," he told the Thai YouTube programme Aim Hour in February 2023. Mr Pita graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance in Bangkok's Thammasat University, a master's in public policy from Harvard University and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has described himself as "an American product of public policy schools". He started his career in business - he took over the running of his late father's rice bran oil company and later served as an executive director of ride-hailing company Grab Thailand. He was married to Chutima Teenpanart, a Thai actress-model, but the couple divorced in 2019. He is now a single dad of seven-year-old Pipim, whom he brought to Move Forward's rallies. When the BBC spoke to him last year, it was just weeks after Move Forward's heady election win. He had declared then that he did not wish to become one of those politicians who was "still fighting for positions well into their 70s and 80s". "I want to keep doing this for maybe another 10 years," he said "and then it will be time for something else." Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c935pp454lno
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A charity which rescues abandoned horses said the "money has run out" as demand increases and some owners are "going without to feed their animals". HorseWorld in Bristol looks after 100 animals on its site in Whitchurch and supports 200 more rehomed horses across the region. Ahead of its open day on Saturday, charity bosses said they needed more support as costs rose. Head of equine welfare Sarah Hollister said: "Cost of living has had a huge impact. A lot of people who come in contact with us will go without to feed their animals, we see that a lot." Ms Hollister said "other charities have become overwhelmed" and individuals "are struggling". "It's not good news at the moment. "Before, there was some resilience in the system, but we have come to a point now where money has run out," she added. The charity said it had seen an increase in the numbers of abandoned and neglected horses. Digital communications manager Meg Jackson said: "The more support we can get at the moment, the more horses we can rescue. "Hay has gone up, our vet bills are always going up - all our suppliers, their costs are going up as well, so it's really having a knock-on effect." Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjlrnl8z4ko
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Mulliner has just taken on three new stewards in Bentley’s fourth-generation Continental GT/GTC and Flying spur models, applying several small but classy touches to make them even fancier. Yep, that is possible as it turns out. Mulliner’s signature ‘Floating Diamonds’ front grille replaces the original design for one filled with chrome. In fact, there are generous amounts of chrome lining found elsewhere too, in places like the sidebar and exhaust tailpipes. The mirror caps will be brushed in Satin Silver, beneath which sit not-at-all flash 22in alloy wheels finished in Tungsten Grey with polished accents. The usual self-levelling centre caps are still there too, don’t worry. Bespoke to the Continentals are intricate ‘Harmony’ headlights with cut crystal reflector details. The taillights also ditch the grey tint for a red mask and, while subtle, do look truly gorgeous. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/modified/mulliner-will-now-luxurify-bentleys-speed-cars-even-further
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Lille midfielder Angel Gomes has been taken to hospital after he suffered a serious head injury during their Ligue 1 match with Reims. The London-born former Manchester United player collided with Reims defender Amadou Kone, who was subsequently sent off for the challenge, in the 11th minute of the game. Players from Lille and Reims immediately called for the medical staff as team-mates placed the stricken Gomes in the recovery position and formed a circle around him. Both sets of supporters at the Stade Auguste-Delaune sang Gomes' name as he was attended to. There was a lengthy delay to the match while the 23-year-old received treatment before he was strapped to a stretcher and carried off the pitch. Lille said in a statement on their X account, external that Gomes "has regained consciousness and has been transferred to hospital". The match restarted in the 45th minute, with 34 minutes added to the end of the first half. Gomes joined United in 2006 aged six and progressed through their academy ranks to the first team. He made his Premier League debut in May 2017 against Crystal Palace and went on to make another nine appearances in all competitions. Gomes joined Lille in August 2020 after he was released by United. He won 18 caps for England Under-21s between 2021 and 2023. Link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c8jlge1vxrvo
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Two-time Olympic weightlifting medallist Emily Campbell says she is undecided about lifting again at Los Angeles 2028 - but adds that her future away from elite competition is already clear. Just a week after the 30-year-old from Nottingham claimed Team GB's 65th and final medal of the Paris Games with bronze in the women's 81kg category, she was back at her training base in Alfreton, Derbyshire. But her latest session in the gym was not about lifting weights, but lifting those around her as she spoke to and helped train a group of local women. So when Campbell was asked about 'what comes next', her attention turns to what she is capable of beyond the Olympic spotlight. "I want to be more than just an athlete," she told BBC East Midlands Today. "I would love to open my own gym for, predominately, youth and development. But I want anyone to be able to walk into my gym, to be able to have that community space to learn weightlifting, to learn physical literacy and to be comfortable and to live a healthy lifestyle." Campbell, who claimed a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, feels she has the chance to "make a proper impact" with the help. "This is first time we have actually done something that I feel like will make a real legacy," she said. "It's all right coming back and having athletes walking around and parading their medals and having photos with the kids - that lasts a short amount of time. "This is something we can go into our communities with and something that is long-lasting." Attracting a wide range of people to the gym, and continuing to promote body positivity are all subject she smiles through when talking about her future. That smile only got broader when she spoke of her "wild" time winning bronze in Paris, and she was still beaming when asked the inevitable question about the possibility of yet another Olympic bid. "LA is four years away and it's going to be a big decision that me and my team have to sit down and talk about if we are going to do it or not," she said. "I'm also in my 30s now, I'm not getting any younger and there are other things I want to achieve in life as well. "I have to balance things up, is it going to happen now or after LA? I don’t know. "I will go on holiday next week, eat all the food and enjoy myself and then when I get back have a debrief with the team and see what is next forme." Link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c624g9g1v86o
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Ukraine has destroyed a strategically important bridge over the river Seym, as it continues its incursion into Russia's Kursk region. Russian officials have been quoted as saying the operation near the town of Glushkovo has cut off part of the local district. The bridge was used by the Kremlin to supply its troops and its destruction could hamper their efforts. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian troops were strengthening their positions in Kursk, and called the captured territories an exchange fund, implying they could be swapped for Ukrainian regions occupied by Moscow. Now in its second week, this is Ukraine's deepest incursion into Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion more than two years ago. Ukraine’s surprise cross-border operation has resulted in more than 120,000 people fleeing to safety. But amid Ukrainian claims of territorial gains, Kyiv has repeatedly maintained it does not wish to occupy Russia. "Ukraine is not interested in occupying Russian territories," a senior aide to Ukrainian President Zelensky said on Friday. Mykhailo Podolyak said one of the key objectives they wanted out of their incursion into Russia was to get Moscow to negotiate "on our own terms". "In the Kursk region, we can clearly see how the military tool is being used objectively to persuade Russia to enter a fair negotiation process," he wrote on X, adding Kyiv has proven “effective means of coercion”. The head of the Ukrainian military, Oleksandr Syrsky, said on Friday that the offensive had made further progress. "The troops of the offensive group continue to fight and have advanced in some areas from one to three kilometres towards the enemy," he told President Zelensky in a video posted on social media. Syrsky said he hoped to take "many prisoners" from a battle in the village of Mala Loknya, about 13km (8 miles) from the border. As Ukraine's advance continues, officials in Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine have said they will evacuate five villages starting on Monday. "From 19 August, we are closing access to five settlements, removing residents and helping them bring out their property," Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on the Telegram social messaging app, naming small villages near the border. However, as Ukraine moves further into western Russian territory, Russian forces are equally making gains in Ukraine’s east. On Friday, Moscow said its troops had captured Serhiivka, the latest in a string of towns claimed by Russian troops in recent weeks. The latest advances bring the Russians closer to the city of Pokrovsk, a vital logistics hub that sits on a main road for supplies to Ukrainian troops along the eastern front. Pokrovsk lies north-west of the Russian-held Donetsk region, which has been under Ukrainian fire since Friday morning, leaving several civilians injured. A message from the head of the city’s military administration, Sergiy Dobryak, on Thursday, urged people to evacuate as Russia was “rapidly approaching the outskirts". Earlier, Russian-installed officials in the Moscow-controlled part of Ukraine's Donetsk region blamed Kyiv for a strike on a shopping centre that wounded at least seven. According to the Russia-backed governor of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, the city has been under shelling since midday on Friday. Reuters news agency reported that over the past 24 hours, three civilians had been killed and five others injured, citing Donetsk’s regional head. In Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, missiles targeting a bridge built under Russian President Vladimir Putin’s orders were shot down overnight, the defence ministry said on Telegram. Kyiv has launched multiple attacks and attempted attacks on the Kerch Bridge since Moscow began its military offensive. Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c628gk68p3po
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The next-gen VR headset can still be yours in February. If you missed out on securing a pre-order for Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset, you're in luck. The PlayStation Direct store no longer requires an invitation to place a PS VR2 pre-order. You won't necessarily have to wait for months to get your hands on the next-gen PS5 headset either, as The Verge points out. As things stand, Sony expects to deliver the device between its February 22nd launch date and February 28th. The initial wave of pre-orders required would-be PS VR2 owners to register their interest and hope they got an invitation from Sony. Now, you can reserve one and at least give yourself the option picking up the headset in February, especially given that it's unclear how much stock Sony will have at launch. You could always cancel a pre-order if you change your mind. You'll have to dig deep into your pocket to actually buy a PS VR2. The headset costs $550 and you'll need a PS5 to actually use the thing. Games from the original PS VR aren't compatible with the latest model either, so you'll need to build a fresh library of games or hope developers offer free PS VR2 upgrades. Polyarc just confirmed that it's bringing Moss and Moss: Book II to PS VR2, while Sony's positioning Guerrilla Games' Horizon Call of the Mountain, a Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West VR spin-off, as the flagship launch title. https://www.engadget.com/ghostbusters-rise-ghost-lord-vr-meta-quest-2-psvr2-trailer-014513278.html
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AMD's Radeon RX 7900 XTX reference graphics card appears to have a major defect in its cooler design as pointed out by Der8auer. AMD's Reference Radeon RX 7900 XTX Cards May Have A Faulty Vapor Chamber That Causes Overheating & Leads To Thermal Throttling Over the past week, users started reporting a serious issue with the Radeon RX 7900 XTX 'MBA' reference graphics cards that caused overheating and resulted in thermal throttling. This made reference designs perform worse since they were running at lower clock speeds and while the initial response from AMD was that everything was 'Normal' and declined an RMA to a customer, the company has now softened its position and asked affected users to contact the support team. Now in the second video published by Der8auer on the overheating issue, the tech expert states that he has so far received 48 such confirmed cases and a few users even sent him their cards for further evaluation. While it was previously thought that removing and reinstalling the cooler and applying proper pressure might fix the issue, that doesn't seem to be the case anymore and it is actually far worse. Der8auer tested the cards with a horizontal mounting, and a cooler mount to increase the pressure and even tried replacing the spacer bolts and washers which is something that Igor's Lab had proposed a day ago in his own findings. But it looks like neither of these fixed the overheating issue and the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX reference graphics cards still hit 110C Junction temperature. The flip method didn't even work either. All of this makes Der8auer conclude that the problem on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card isn't a simple mounting mistake but a fault within the cooler, more specifically, the heatsink that utilizes a vapor chamber. Der8auer theorizes that the vapor chamber could either have a design or a material issue that is preventing the liquid within it from correctly flowing around the card. Der8auer seems quite confident that the vapor chamber is the issue and that he will have a follow-up video where he dissects the block to see how the vapor flow is handled by it. Now if it really turns out to be a design flaw within the cooler itself, then AMD might potentially have to recall all Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics cards since they definitely aren't designed within spec and also aren't operating under 'Normal' spec. AMD made quite a buzz around its Radeon 7900 coolers being small and easy to upgrade to but it seems like they overlooked a major flaw within the heatsink itself. https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-reference-models-might-have-a-faulty-vapor-chamber-that-causes-overheating/
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An Overwatch 2 double XP weekend celebrates the Battle for Olympus event, but the FPS game removes mention of it from the main menu in favor of a store link. There’s an Overwatch 2 double XP weekend happening to celebrate the ongoing Overwatch 2 Battle for Olympus event, but the godly showdown spectacular apparently isn’t getting as much love in-game as it is on Blizzard social media. The boost is a great opportunity to jump into the FPS game and work on leveling up your Overwatch 2 season 2 battle pass for the included Greek-themed skins, but the game mode itself seems to have fallen a little flat despite a rather novel concept. The Overwatch Twitter account notes that Overwatch 2 double match XP is available from January 6-9, which it frames as a celebration of the Battle for Olympus mode that gives seven Overwatch 2 heroes unique powers themed after their new legendary skins. Unfortunately, this bonus only applies to your base match experience, so you won’t get extra for the likes of challenge completion or endorsement XP, but it’s still a great way to level up your seasonal pass a bit faster. What’s left some fans confused, however, is wondering why – during this supposed celebration – the Battle for Olympus event is no longer featured on the main menu of Overwatch 2. Instead, you’re currently greeted with a standard menu that shows a small preview of the Medusa Widowmaker skin in the bottom right corner telling you there are “new items available in shop!” The event mode is certainly very neat in concept, but many players seem rather underwhelmed by the fact it’s limited to a free-for-all format and the challenges, which require you to grind out a rather sizeable 300 kills with each of the heroes, simply unlock an old Mercy skin from the first Overwatch. In addition, some fans query why a legendary skin for Mercy – one of the heroes most intrinsically about team play – is tied to playing a free-for-all mode. I’ve certainly enjoyed the format, but I can’t say that I’ll stick with it while playing over the weekend given that I already own the Winged Victory Mercy skin and don’t really fancy the prospect of just grinding out a huge number of kills. Between the rather unimaginative challenges and the disappearance of the mode from the game’s main menu just one day after it began, many players are coming to the conclusion that Blizzard isn’t as enthusiastic about the mode as it claims. Despite this, Blizzard is continuing to advertise the mode on social media – highlighting Junker Queen’s current spot at the top of the kills leaderboard for the mode, which will determine who gets a statue of themselves placed on the Ilios Ruins map once the event ends. It’d just be nice to see a bit more in-game encouragement for players to participate over the course of the weekend. The Overwatch 2 patch notes for January 5 include buffs to Junker Queen, Zarya, Brigitte, and Moira. Take a look at our Overwatch 2 tier list to see who’s looking strongest in the current meta, along with our guide to the best Overwatch 2 settings to get optimal performance out of your game. https://www.pcgamesn.com/overwatch-2/double-xp-battle-for-olympus
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Hello Everyone I am back today I am happy I am happy with everyone in csblackdevil ❤️
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Hello everyone, from today I will be taking a long break. I will return to you well, all my brother
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I see you on the server all the time, playing while you stay Afk But it's not long, I'll give you a chance #PRO
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