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There is "credible evidence" that Australian elite soldiers unlawfully killed 39 people during the Afghan war, a long-awaited report has found. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has released findings from a four-year inquiry into misconduct by its forces. It said 19 current or ex-special forces soldiers should be investigated by police over killings of "prisoners, farmers or civilians" in 2009-13. The ADF blamed crimes on an unchecked "warrior culture" among some soldiers. The inquiry - conducted by Maj Gen Justice Paul Brereton - conducted interviews with more than 400 witnesses. It also found evidence that: Junior soldiers were told to get their first kill by shooting prisoners, in a practice known as "blooding" Weapons and other items were planted near Afghan bodies to cover up crimes An additional two incidents could constitute a war crime of "cruel treatment" Afghanistan said it had been assured by Australia that it was committed to "ensuring justice". Samantha Crompvoets, an academic who carried out the initial research into the incidents, told the BBC they were "deliberate, repeated and targeted war crimes" and said she felt vindicated by the report. Australia has had forces in Afghanistan since 2002, following the overthrow of the Taliban, as part of a US-led coalition. Initially the international forces' role was to train Afghan troops but they became increasingly involved in fighting insurgents. It said 25 special forces soldiers had taken part in unlawful killings directly or as "accessories", across 23 separate incidents. It recommended that 36 incidents in total be investigated by federal police. ADF chief Gen Angus Campbell said none of the incidents could be "described as being in the heat of battle". "None were alleged to have occurred in circumstances in which the intent of the perpetrator was unclear, confused or mistaken," he told reporters on Thursday. ICC backs Afghan war crimes probe Did UK Special Forces execute unarmed civilians? Gen Campbell said there was alarming evidence that some Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers had taken "the law into their own hands". "The report notes that the distorted culture was embraced and amplified by some experienced, charismatic and influential non-commissioned officers and their proteges, who sought to fuse military excellence with ego, elitism and entitlement," he said. The report said it would be a "gross distortion" to blame senior ADF command, saying the crimes were "commenced... and concealed at the patrol commander level". Dr Crompvoets said the incidents "involved in some instances very influential non-commissioned officers". "Platoon commanders were encouraging or insisting junior soldiers execute prisoners to achieve their first kill, so it was that sort of pattern of behaviour of grooming these junior soldiers for, or initiating them into, the squadron - that's what was very disturbing," she told BBC World Service's Newsday programme. The inquiry was conducted behind closed doors, meaning few details have been reported until now. What's been the reaction? Last week, PM Scott Morrison warned the report contained "difficult and hard news for Australians" about its special forces. "It is the environment [within the ADF], it is the context, it is the rules, it is the culture and the command that sat around those things," he said. "And if we want to deal with the truth of this, we have to deal with the truth of that." The office of Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani said Mr Morrison had phoned to express his "deepest sorrow" over the findings. The country's foreign ministry, quoted by AFP, said the incidents mentioned in the report were "unforgivable" but its publication was "an important step towards justice". The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) welcomed the report but noted it had not established enough evidence to ensure criminal prosecution. It said it was vital that this be sought and "adequate compensation" provided without delay. "Only through a series of independent inquiries will we uncover the true extent of this disregard for Afghan life, which normalised murder, and resulted in war crimes," it said. Elaine Pearson, from Human Rights Watch, told the BBC: "This is a vindication - this is an acknowledgement that these crimes occurred." Dr Crompvoets said she had faced "huge resistance" when her initial report was leaked but had now been proved right. "I was certainly criticised for being a female, a civilian, a feminist, that somehow I was trying to feminise defence," she said. "It wasn't about me not understanding what it's like to be at war," she added. "It was quite evident there were fundamental things that had gone wrong." The defence chief's language was as part of this story as the findings themselves. He started by apologising to the Afghan people for any wrongdoing, then told the Australian people they had the right to expect better from their special forces. He used words like shameful, appalling and toxic when describing the actions of some troops and the culture in which they operated. And it wasn't just that these alleged executions took place, it was the manner of impunity by which they happened. In fact, according to the report, there was an air of competitiveness within the special forces. One moment stood out in Gen Campbell's address: when he described how some junior soldiers had allegedly been coerced to shoot unarmed civilians to get their "first kill" - a practice known as "blooding". He said that weapons and radios had then been allegedly planted to support claims that the victims had been enemies killed in action. The public version of the report is highly redacted and we don't know details of specific incidents or specific individuals. But it has been enough to make for very uncomfortable reading for the military, the government and for the Australian public.

What is it? It will be interesting to watch whether that slightly odd, oversized automotive crossbreed, the full-size SUV-slash-coupe, survives the transition from internal combustion to full electric power that all luxury cars are supposedly set to undergo over the next decade or so. You might reasonably assume that any supposedly elegant and exclusive premium vehicle that could be replaced by something lighter, lower-of-profile and better-suited to eking out range from a battery pack, necessarily will be. If going electric across the board does mean pressing the reset button on whole showroom model ranges, who’ll shed a tear for the likes of the Mercedes GLE Coupe, you might wonder? Well, luxury car-buyers just might. Much to the puzzlement of plenty of industry commentators, those buyers do seem to like big, curvy-roofed SUVs like this. Moreover, if it takes a lot of batteries to make a car this size work as an EV - and, lordy, it will - there should certainly be plenty of space in which to hide them away. The GLE Coupe has just made it onto UK roads in second-generation form, and buyers can already buy an ‘electrified’ version of the car if they want to. The diesel-electric GLE 350de hybrid is the headline new addition to the car’s powertrain range. It’s at once the cheapest, most company car tax-efficient and potentially the most fuel-efficient version of the car going, depending on how you use it. Thanks to a drive battery of more than 30kWh, it’s also got a 60-odd-mile claimed electric range, which might just be enough to win over certain critics of the plug-in hybrids all by itself. And for those who don’t think the ‘PHEV’ will be the GLE Coupe to have, there’s this: the six-cylinder diesel GLE 400d. It’s the only other non-AMG-branded derivative available, and it comes in one mechanical specification and in one trim level. UK buyers can choose what colour paint they want, and towing preparation is a no-cost option; that’s it. From wheel design to interior trim to equipment count, the car you see in these photos is the one you’ll get. Which also means, of course, that you get a lot of standard equipment. This GLE is a little bit pricier than its rivals from BMW, Audi and Land Rover, but it comes with air suspension, 360-degree parking cameras, heated and ventilated front seats, a big head-up display, and with just about every driver assistance system going. It also gets Mercedes’ top-level ‘MBUX’ infotainment system with its wireless smartphone charging and ‘augmented reality’ navigation, and a Burmester premium stereo. For those who like a fully-loaded luxury car, that should do very nicely. What's it like? The second-generation GLE Coupe is a longer and wider car than the first was; it now has a shorter wheelbase than the current GLE SUV, but one that’s also longer than was the previous car’s. The dimensional changes were intended to make it better-proportioned and better-looking, as well as more roomy. I’m still not sure about the looks - but, for what it's worth, if big, rakish SUVs do appeal to you I’m equally unsure why this one wouldn’t. Inside there’s now enough space for taller adult passengers in both rows, or three kids across the back seats. In addition to all of the equipment we’ve already mentioned, there’s also the richness and solid material feel to the car’s fixtures and fittings that you’d hope for in a £70,000 luxury car. Cargo space is plentiful below the loadbay cover, although the shape of the car’s plunging roofline would make it a lot less useful for carrying bulky things like bikes and buggies than the regular GLE. The six-pot engine really is incredibly refined for a diesel. It’s quiet and smooth, barely raising much audible protest even when you make it work a bit, and the truth is that it gives this car every bit of the outright potency and drivability that it needs. That peak torque (516lb ft) is precisely as much as the hybrid version of this car makes (between its combustion engine and its electric drive motor combined) tells you everything you need to know about the wafty sense of roll-on flexibility this car commands. There are, of course, two AMG-branded derivatives above this model in the GLE range, and so it seems reasonable to assume that 400d buyers won’t be looking for much more than effortless briskness by way of performance, plus perhaps good tank-to-tank touring range. Well, it’s all pretty effortless. Leave the drive mode selector in comfort mode and the gearbox shifts smoothly, timing its actions well, and letting the engine growl distantly up to the top of its torque plateau when you use plenty of pedal before grabbing the next gear. Drive this car hard and it can feel pretty fast; not that you will very much. At the more relaxed pace at which it is at its most convincing, it’ll beat 40mpg across motorways and A-roads easily, closing in on six-hundred miles between fills when you’re covering longer distances. The standard-fit 22in wheels (the same size as either the GLE 53 or -63 S gets, would you believe) don’t hamstring the low-speed ride as much as you might expect, and road noise isolation is quite good. The air suspension makes for a pillowy feel to the car’s gait in default running, with just a little bit of longer-wave lateral shuffling about the close body control as you approach the national speed limit. ‘Sport’ mode dials out most of that 'corkscrewing' and makes the body control feel tauter at speed, although the ride becomes a bit less absorbent around town. The steering feels light, filtered and muted whichever of the driving modes you use, which suits the car’s wider character; but it’s no invitation to go in search of driver engagement. The GLE 400d Coupe actually handles pretty tidily when hurried along and it’s secure and stable enough, too, when you dial up the suspension; but it isn’t the most naturally agile of big cars. If you came to it looking for a more rewarding drive than you might get in a regular big luxury 4x4; something to rival a Porsche Cayenne, perhaps? Hmm; better keep looking.

I feel like every time I revisit Demon's Souls, something different trips me up. That goes double for New Game+ runs, and it definitely still applies to Bluepoint's just-released PlayStation 5 remake. As the Souls community comes together to share different discoveries, we all stand to benefit. On my first PS5 run, nothing stole more of my souls than the dark, vile, occasionally cheap-as-hell Valley of Defilement. As it turns out, I could've saved myself a lot of trouble, at least for part of the stage. There are several new rings in the Demon's Souls remake, and one of them, the Sodden Ring, can make the trek through the swamp leading up to the Dirty Colossus much less of a meandering slog. The Sodden Ring "allows freedom of movement in the murkiest of waters, but does not remove other dangers." In other words, it's like the Rusted Iron Ring in Dark Souls, and it's ideal for level 5-2. Where do you find it? It's easily missed – you'll need to have Pure Black World Tendency and head to the bottom of level 3-2 (in Upper Latria) where all of those creepy Man Centipedes are roaming free. This video walkthrough from chan4est shows the long-winded path down to the Sodden Ring. As someone who hasn't started messing with Pure Black tendency yet (that'll come with time as I run through the trophy list), I probably wouldn't have found this ring until way later than I would have liked. Without this guide, the Sodden Ring would be another eventual "Gee, that woulda been nice" moments. As for the rest of Bluepoint's new rings in Demon's Souls, Powerpyx has some pointers for how to find them. There's the Providential Ring (raises item discovery), the Ring of Longevity (increases max HP), and the Ring of Uneven Scales (raises maximum item burden, but lowers maximum equip burden). Yesterday, Chris said he plays like "there's only one ring slot" because of the Cling Ring. Same!

Wahoo has officially unveiled the Elemnt Rival, the company’s first ever multisports watch that it hopes will stand out from the crowd with a set of features designed just for triathletes you won’t find on Garmin, Polar and Coros multisport watches. The Rival has everything you’d expect to find to track runs, rides and swims. In addition to that, it’s adding Touchless Transitions, which can automatically recognise when you’re moving from your swim leg to your bike and then over to that run. There’s also features that play nice with Wahoo’s bike computers and indoor trainers. A foray into the world of sports watches seems like a bold move from Wahoo. Having shown it can make great cycling and running tech, it clearly feels it has enough expertise in this space to make the Rival one to rival the already impressive watch competition. Wahoo Elemnt price and release date The Elemnt Rival is available to buy now from Wahoo’s website priced at £349.99/$379.99 (about AU$520). That matches the price of Polar’s Grit X outdoor watch, which does also offer triathlon-friendly features. It comes in $100 cheaper than the Garmin Forerunner 745, Garmin’s cheapest triathlon-friendly watch. Design and display The Rival definitely has a bit of a Garmin Fenix look to it with its 50mm, nylon polymer case and classy-looking ceramic bezel. At 17mm, it’s chunkier on paper than Garmin’s outdoor watch, but it’s a relatively light watch to wear. Front and center is a 39mm transflective display with an array of five physical buttons to navigate the display. That’s partnered up with a soft touch silicone strap that can be removed via a simple pin mechanism and is suitable for wrist sizes between 140mm to 240mm circumference. Around the back is the optical heart rate sensor and the charging pins, which attach to a charging cradle that covers the entire rear of the case. The package as a whole is water resistant up to 50 meters making it safe for pool swimming and that all important open water swimming action. Wahoo also includes an ambient light sensor that can automatically adjust the screen to black or white depending on lighting conditions. You do also have the option to set it to one or the other as well, if you do have a preference. Features and fitness In terms of the features you’re getting to power sports tracking, there’s built-in GPS, an optical heart rate monitor, as well as a barometer sensor to measure elevation and an accelerometer motion sensor for indoor tracking. There’s ANT+ and Bluetooth support here too, letting you pair it up with other Wahoo devices like its bike computers, indoor trainers and heart rate monitor chest straps. It also plays nice with non-Wahoo devices. For runners, it’s currently working on adding support for additional sensors and footpods like Stryd as well. The battery life you get to play with is up to two weeks in smartwatch mode according to Wahoo. Those smartwatch features are kept to a minimum too, with just the ability to view smartphone notifications supported. When you put the GPS tracking to good use, it promises 24 hours of battery life. When it’s time to track, there’s a sizable collection of sports modes at your disposal with core ones like triathlon, cycling, running and swimming the best served as far as what metrics you’ll be able to see. It’s the triathlon support where you’ll find the Elemnt’s most unique features though. The display, as mentioned, is the transflective kind that isn’t touchscreen and offers a 240 x 240 resolution. That matches what you get on a lot of Garmin’s Forerunner watches. You can pick from a small collection of digital and analog watch faces to drop onto it as well, which you’ll need to do from the companion phone app.

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Donald Trump says he has fired a top election official who contradicted the US president's claims of voter fraud. President Trump said he "terminated" Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) chief Chris Krebs for his "highly inaccurate" remarks on vote integrity. Mr Trump has refused to concede the US election, and has made unsubstantiated claims of "massive" voter fraud. Election officials said the vote was the "most secure" in US history. Mr Krebs is the latest official to be dismissed by the US president following his defeat, with Defense Secretary Mark Esper also shown the door amid reports Mr Trump doubted the Pentagon chief's loyalty. There is speculation in Washington DC that before Mr Trump leaves office in January, CIA director Gina Haspel and FBI director Christopher Wray could also be for the chopping block. No, voting machines didn't delete millions of Trump ballots Obama: One election won't stop US 'truth decay' Why US spy world is feeling so uneasy right now Like many others fired by Mr Trump, Mr Krebs reportedly only learned he was out of a job when he saw the president's tweet on Tuesday. But following his dismissal, the former Microsoft executive appeared to have no regrets. He had run the agency from its inception two years ago in the aftermath of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. To guard against potential cyber-threats, Cisa works with state and local election officials and the private companies that supply voting systems, while monitoring ballot tabulation and the power grid. Why was Krebs fired? He had reportedly incurred the White House's displeasure over a Cisa website called Rumor Control, which debunked election misinformation, much of it amplified by the president himself. Hours before he was fired, he posted a tweet that appeared to take aim at Mr Trump's allegation that voting machines in various states had switched ballots to Mr Biden. Mr Krebs tweeted: "ICYMI: On allegations that election systems were mani[CENSORED]ted, 59 election security experts all agree, 'in every case of which we are aware, these claims either have been unsubstantiated or are technically incoherent.' #Protect2020". This post, and others by Mr Krebs dating back to the end of July this year, appear to have been deleted from his Twitter account. He was among senior officials from the Department of Homeland Security who last week declared the 3 November US general election the "most secure in American history", while rejecting "unfounded claims". Though that statement did not name Mr Trump, on the same day it was published Mr Krebs retweeted a Twitter post by an election law expert saying: "Please don't retweet wild and baseless claims about voting machines, even if they're made by the president." Mr Krebs' dismissal brought outrage from Democrats. A spokesman for President-elect Joe Biden said "Chris Krebs should be commended for his service in protecting our elections, not fired for telling the truth".

Mercedes-AMG has taken the crown for the fastest production car ever to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife with its new GT Black Series. An “official measured and notarised certified” time of 6min 43.616sec for the lap without the T13 straight and 6min 48.047sec for the complete lap places the recently launched supercar at the top of the street-legal 'sports car' category.That first time - offered up because records set before 2019 were set without the 232-metre straight addition added as part of the new ‘official’ lap - beats the previous record holder, the V12-powered Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, by just over 1.3sec. The new record was set by Mercedes-AMG GT3 racing driver Maro Engel. No modifications have been made to the GT Black Series beyond those that can be made to it as a production model. For example, the adjustable front splitter was extended to the Race position, the spoiler blades were set to the middle position and the adjustable coilover suspension was lower by 5mm at the front and 3mm at the rear. The camber was also adjusted to the “maximum possible values”, while the anti-roll bars were in their hardest setting. Mercedes claims the GT Black Series’ nine-stage traction control system was adjusted between positions six and seven depending on where Engel was on the lap. The factory Track package was fitted with rollover protection, while the standard Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R MO tyres were fitted. Engel described the GT Black Series as “significantly faster” than his GT3 car. The lap time was set on the same day as Mercedes-AMG's recent ‘executive class’ record set by the GT 63 S 4-Door Coupé, meaning track temperatures were low and some parts of the track were described as “not yet totally dry”. The GT Black Series uses a flat-plane-crank 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine to put 720bhp through the rear-wheels only. Although far from the most powerful car to have lapped the 'Ring, its aerodynamics and chassis dynamics are claimed to be the key to unlocking the fastest lap yet.

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Just as the CPU is the brains of your computer, the SSD is the brains behind your storage drive. Though many companies produce SSDs, most don't make their own controllers. Phison is a leader in the SSD controller space and one of only a few companies that produce the hardware that manages your precious data on the latest flash. Phison has spearheaded the PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD market with its PS5016-E16 NVMe SSD controller and has enjoyed staying on top for quite a while. Samsung’s 980 PRO recently dethroned Phison the top-ranking title, but Phison's next-gen PS5018-E18 NVMe SSD controller may lead their way to victory once again, assuming the final firmware quirks get worked out. The Prototype with a Speed Governor Phison was gracious enough to send over an early engineering sample of the PS5018-E18 to play with. However, as exciting as early sampling is, ES units aren’t without drawbacks. The unfortunate part here is that the device is roughly 1-2 firmware revisions away from production and paired with slower than optimal flash. The company officially rates the PS5018-E18 to deliver throughput of up to 7.4 / 7.0 GBps read/write as well as sustain upwards of 1 million random read and write IOPS with next-gen flash. Our prototype comes with 2TB of Micron’s 512Gb B27B 96L TLC flash operating at 1,200 MTps rather than Micron’s recently announced 176L replacement gate TLC flash, capable of saturating the controller's max interface speed. While this prototype won’t be nearly as fast as the final production units, it is interesting to see how it compares in testing at this point with the current generation flash. A recent news post shows that it is even capable of sustaining a hefty 1.2 million random write IOPS in the configuration we have in our hands today. Built from the ground up and produced one TSMC’s 12nm technology node, Phison’s PS5018-E18 is quite the capable PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD controller in terms of features and performance. Phison crammed in five Arm Cortex R5 CPU cores into this thing with three acting as primary cores for the heavy work while the other two are clocked lower for the company’s Dual CoXProcessor 2.0 code to efficiently help offload some of the strain from main core workloads. The controller interfaces with the NAND over eight NAND flash channels at up to 1,600 MTps and supports capacities of up to 8TB with 32 chip enables. There are eight packages on our sample, four on each side thanks to the small size of the controller that measures just 12 x 12mm. The design leverages a DRAM-based architecture, too, with our sample containing two SK hynix DDR4 chips, one on each side of the PCB. Features of Phison PS5018-E18 SSD Controller Phison’s PS5018-E18 meets the NVMe 1.4 spec and comes with a bunch of features. As per usual, it comes with support for both Trim and S.M.A.R.T. data reporting. Like other controllers, it supports Active State Power Management (ASPM), Autonomous Power State Transition (APST), and the L1.2 ultra-low power state. Thermal throttling is implemented, but isn’t of much concern as the new controller doesn’t get too hot in most use cases, and mind you, that is without a nickel integrated heat sink. It also leverages the company’s fourth-generation LDPC ECC engine, SmartECC (RAID ECC), and End-to-End Data Path Protection for robust error correction and enhanced data reliability. It even supports hardware-accelerated AES 128/256-bit encryption that is TCG, Opal 2.0, and Pyrite compliant and comes with crypto erase capability. Phison’s E18 supports a fully-dynamic write caching like the E12S and E16 before. Therefore, the SLC cache size spans 1/3rd of the drive’s available capacity when using TLC flash. The company also implemented SmartFlush, which helps to quickly recover the cache for predictable and consistent performance. Test Bench and Methodology Asus X570 ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) AMD 3600X @4.3 GHz (all cores) 2x8GB Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4 3600 MHz CL16 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX570 4GB Corsair RM850x The initial results you see in this article are with the SSDs tested at 50% full capacity and with the operating system drive using Windows 10 Pro 1909. Also, note that while some of the new PCIe Gen4 SSDs are capable of 1 million IOPS, our lowly 6C/12T Ryzen 5 3600X can only sustain 650-700K IOPS at most. We will soon upgrade our test system’s CPU to a 12C/24T Zen 3 5900X to push next-gen storage to the max. 2TB Performance of Phison PS5018-E18 SSD Controller We threw in a few of the best SSDs into the mix to gauge the Phison PS5018-E18’s performance. We included two of the top dogs, a WD Black SN850 and Samsung’s 980 PRO as well as Adata’s XPG Gammix S50 Lite, an entry-level Gen4 performer based on SMI’s newest NVMe SM2267 controller and 1,200MTps flash. We included the Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0, which has Phison’s E16 controller and Kioxia’s 96L TLC operating at up to 800MTps, and we added in the Sabrent Rocket Q4, which features Micron’s cheaper 96L QLC flash. Additionally, we threw in Crucial’s P5, Samsung’s 970 EVO Plus, WD’s Black SN750, and AN1500 as some PCIe Gen3 competition. Game Scene Loading - Final Fantasy XIV Final Fantasy XIV Stormbringer is a free real-world game benchmark that easily and accurately compares game load times without the inaccuracy of using a stopwatch.

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Hurricane Iota has strengthened as it roars towards Central America, with meteorologists warning of "potentially catastrophic winds" and "life-threatening storm surge". With winds of up to160mph (260km/h), it is now a category five storm - the strongest on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Iota is predicted to make landfall in north-eastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras later on Monday. Parts of Central America remain water logged by the passing of Hurricane Eta. Number of named Atlantic storms breaks records Why do storms have names? Hurricanes: A guide to the world's deadliest storms In its latest public advisory on Monday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that Iota had reached category five, Before reaching Central America the storm is forecast to pass over Providencia, a Colombian island in the Caribbean. The NHC has warned that heavy rainfall from Iota could lead to "life-threatening flash flooding and river flooding across portions of Central America". Iota already caused flooding in Cartagena, a po[CENSORED]r tourist destination on Colombia's Caribbean coast. The effect of the rains could be particularly devastating in areas already drenched by Hurricane Eta two weeks ago. Eta left at least 200 people dead. The worst-hit area was Guatemala's central Alta Verapaz region, where mudslides buried dozens of homes in the village of Quejá, with some 100 people feared dead. At least 50 deaths were reported elsewhere in Guatemala. Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua have evacuated residents living in low-lying areas and near rivers in the Atlantic coastal region which Iota is expected to hit. A resident of Bilwi, a coastal town in Nicaragua, said some locals were refusing to leave their homes for fear of catching coronavirus in shared shelters. "Some of us prefer to stay and die in our homes. There has never been a repeat hurricane in such a short time, but what can we do against the force of God and nature," Silvania Zamora told AFP news agency. "We are worried, nervous. Psychologically we are not doing well, because losing our things and starting over is not easy. Some of us have old little houses and we risk losing everything," she added. In Honduras, the country's second city and its industrial hub, San Pedro Sula, is bracing for major flooding.

The Mercedes-AMG C53 4Matic has been spotted undergoing its latest round of testing in what appears to be production-ready bodywork, less than a year before it's planned to head into UK showrooms alongside standard versions of the new, fifth-generation C-Class. Set to rival the Audi S4 and BMW M340i xDrive, the four-wheel-drive C53 will replace today's C43 4Matic. It forms part of an extensive new C-Class line-up from AMG alongside successor models to today’s C63 and C63 S – each to be offered in saloon, estate, coupé and cabriolet body styles. While it still wears non-standard alloy wheels that will evolve further before reaching production, these latest images give us our best look yet at the front and rear end of the upcoming saloon. The C53 prototype pictured here is clearly differentiated from standard versions of the new C-Class we’ve already caught testing by a series of typical AMG styling elements, including a Panamericana grille with vertical louvres, a deeper front bumper assembly with new vertical ducting and so-called flics within the outer edges, wider sills and a bespoke rear bumper housing four round tailpipes. Those exhausts single out the prototype as a C53, because all sightings of the top-end C63 have so far been with square-shaped exhaust tips. as well as a more aggressive front bumper and larger brakes. It also sports large brake discs and what appear to be six-pot front brake calipers – a telltale sign that this is no ordinary C-Class. Further differentiation from previous Mk5 C-Class prototypes include 18in wheels. The C53 had previously been spotted taking part in cold-weather testing with extensive visual camouflage, incuding heavily disguised front and rear lights and contrasting alloy wheel designs. As first reported by Autocar last year, AMG has settled on a four-cylinder strategy for its new C-Class models. The C53 is planned to eschew the turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine of the existing C43 for a further developed version of the turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine already used by the A35 and its more powerful A45 sibling. Nothing is official just yet, although indications are it will be tuned to develop in the vicinity of 380bhp, giving the new C53 and subtle 13bhp increase in power over the outgoing C43. Along with the new engine, the new AMG model is set to adopt a nine-speed automatic gearbox and heavily updated four-wheel drive system offering a greater apportioning of drive front to rear. Meanwhile, Autocar has learned AMG is also developing an advanced new turbocharger setup in partnership with its Brixworth-based High Performance Powertrain division for use on future production models, including the new four-cylinder engine due to enter service in the next C63 during the second half of 2021. Similar to the system already used by Mercedes on its F1 race car and set to appear on the AMG One hypercar, the new layout is understood to add an electric motor and compressor to the induction system to boost output, eliminate turbo lag and provide what AMG insiders describe as “energy to be harvested back into the system for added performance”.

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Fifteen countries have formed the world's largest trading bloc, covering nearly a third of the global economy. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is made up of 10 Southeast Asian countries, as well as South Korea, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The pact is seen as an extension of China's influence in the region. The deal excludes the US, which withdrew from a rival Asia-Pacific trade pact in 2017. President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) shortly after taking office. The deal was to involve 12 countries and was supported by Mr Trump's predecessor Barack Obama as a way to counter China's surging power in the region. Negotiations over the RCEP lasted for eight years. The deal was finally signed on Sunday on the sidelines of a virtual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, hosted by Vietnam. What is the RCEP? Leaders hope that the agreement will help to spur recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. "Under the current global circumstances, the fact the RCEP has been signed after eight years of negotiations brings a ray of light and hope amid the clouds," said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. India was also part of the negotiations, but pulled out last year over concerns that lower tariffs could hurt local producers. Signatories of the deal said the door remained open for India to join in the future. The RCEP is expected to eliminate a range of tariffs on imports within 20 years. It also includes provisions on intellectual property, telecommunications, financial services, e-commerce and professional services. Members of the RCEP make up nearly a third of the world's po[CENSORED]tion and account for 29% of global gross domestic product.

Lewis Hamilton has secured a record-equalling seventh Formula 1 World Championship with a dramatic victory in the Turkish Grand Prix. The British racer’s latest title - his fourth in a row - ties Michael Schumacher’s outright record. Hamilton passed the German’s record of 91 race wins earlier this year, and his success at Istanbul Park was the 94th of his career. While Hamilton has been dominant this year, wrapping up the title with three races to go, he had to work for his victory in Turkey. The Mercedes-AMG racer started down the order after struggling in a wet qualifying session, and spent much of the race stuck behind Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and struggling for pace. Matt Prior: is Hamilton the greatest? Of course he is Surprise Pole-sitter Lance Stroll lead his Racing Point team-mate in wet conditions for much of the early part of the race, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen battling up to third and starting to chase them down. But as the track began to dry and drivers switched from wet to intermediate tyres the order began to shuffle. Hamilton began to rise up the order, and took the lead by staying out when his key rivals stopped for new intermediate tyres. That gave Hamilton a substantial lead, which he held to the end. His Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, the only driver who could have beaten Hamilton to the title, had a nightmare race, spinning at the first turn and struggling for grip throughout. He finished out of the points in 14th. Perez also benefitted from staying out on older tyres to finish second, ahead of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton claimed his first title with McLaren in 2008, his second season in the sport, but had to wait until 2014, after he'd switched to Mercedes-AMG, to add his second. Hamilton and Mercedes have dominated since then, with the Brit only missing out on the crown in 2016 when he was narrowly edged by team-mate Nico Rosberg. Speaking after the race, an emotional Hamilton said: "Naturally, I have to start by saying a huge thank you to the guys here and the guys at the factory. The journey we've been on is monumental." He added: "It's important for kids out there to see this. Don't listen to anyone who tells you you can't achieve something. Dream the impossible. Speak it into existence. You've got to work for it, chase it, and never give up." Hamilton's record-equalling seventh world championship is just the lastest record the 35-year-old from Stevenage has now set. He now holds F1 records for the most race wins (94), pole positions (97) and podiums (163). Hamilton's tally of 94 wins from 264 starts means he has won 35.61 per cent of the races he has started, the third highest winning ratio in history.

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