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The radically reinvented, fifth-generation Toyota Prius is official, bringing a dramatic design and technology evolution while switching exclusively to plug-in hybrid power. Revealed overnight in Japan, the new Toyota Prius represents an obvious departure from the outgoing car, and will be the first generation to not be sold in the UK, with Toyota citing a change in buyer habits - reflected in a shift to other models. In a statement sent to Autocar, Toyota said: "With our evolving UK product strategy and changing market conditions, we have taken the decision not to introduce the new generation Prius in the UK as the new model represents a very different proposition to its predecessor, alongside a clear shift in UK consumer demand towards more SUV style vehicles. "Since its introduction as our first hybrid model back in 2000, over the years we have launched a much greater selection of self-charging hybrids, covering all the main segments of the market meeting a much wider customer base. "Acknowledging its po[CENSORED]rity in the private hire market, we are still able to cater for operators who continue to require our reliable hybrid technology, with the UK built Corolla Touring Sports estate. "This shift in UK market conditions has been reflected in Prius sales figures β there were 563 sales in 2021, in comparison to just under 18,000 hybrid Toyota C-HRs. Prius will continue to be sold in other European markets and will only be available as a plug-in version." In other European markets, the Prius will no longer be sold with Toyota's long-running full-hybrid drivetrain, which made its debut in the original Prius and helped establish the brand as a front-runner of the initial wave of electrification. The new drivetrain β an upgraded version of that used by the previous Toyota Prius Plug-in β pairs a 147bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with a 158bhp EV motor on the front axle for a combined 221bhp, 100bhp up on its predecessor. Official figures put the 0-62mph time at 6.7sec, making this the quickest Prius yet, and Toyota says the larger engine matches the fuel efficiency of the previous 1.8-litre unit, which in Autocar's testing returned an MPG figure in the high 60s. Toyota highlights that the battery's improved energy density allowed for a tangible EV performance boost without a compromise to interior space. The battery is located entirely under the rear seat, which means the floor did not have to be raised and keeps the centre of gravity low. EV power, meanwhile, is supplied by a 13.6kWh battery said to boost EV range by 50%. This would suggest the new Prius can travel around 58 miles with the engine off, which would be one of the longest EV ranges of any PHEV on sale. Full charging specs will be revealed at the Prius's European debut on 5 December, but Toyota has confirmed that the standard-fit solar roof panel can generate enough energy for 777 miles of EV driving per year. As well as charging the battery when the car is parked, solar energy is also used to power the air conditioning and other internal systems. A more familiar version of the full-hybrid system will be offered with the Prius in other markets, with the more powerful 2.0-litre version boosting performance to 191bhp compared with 136bhp in the old 1.8-litre car. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-2023-toyota-prius-radically-redesigned-and-phev-only
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The American space agency Nasa has launched its most powerful ever rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The 100m-tall Artemis vehicle climbed skyward in a stupendous mix of light and sound. Its objective was to hurl an astronaut capsule in the direction of the Moon. This spacecraft, known as Orion, is uncrewed for this particular flight, but if everything works as it should, people will climb aboard for future missions that go to the lunar surface. Wednesday's flight followed two previous launch attempts in August and September that were aborted during the countdown because of technical woes. But such issues were overcome on this occasion, and the Space Launch System, as the rocket is often called, was given the "go" to begin its ascent from the Kennedy Space Center at 01:47 local time (06:47 GMT). "Today, we got to witness the world's most powerful rocket take the Earth by its edges and shake the wicked out of it," said Mike Sarafin, Nasa's Artemis mission manager. "We have a priority one mission in play right now." His boss, the agency's administrator Bill Nelson, was also wowed. "That's the biggest flame I've ever seen. It's the most acoustical shockwave that I have ever experienced," he commented. "I have to say what we saw tonight was an A+. But we have still a long ways to go. This is just a test flight." How we get humans back to the Moon The rocket had a number of important manoeuvres to perform high above the planet to get the Orion capsule on the right path to the Moon. All were performed "outstandingly", said John Honeycutt, Nasa's SLS programme manager. The ship will now rely on its European propulsion module to shepherd it safely on the rest of the mission. Josef Aschbacher is director general of the European Space Agency (Esa): "We have to make sure that Orion is powered safely to the Moon, circles the Moon, and then, as you know, we have to bring it back safely to Earth, making sure that the entry of the capsule into the atmosphere is on the right trajectory and at the right angle so that it can land in the Pacific Ocean. Yes, our job starts now, and it's a huge responsibility." December will see Nasa celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17, the very last time humans walked on the Moon. The space agency is calling its new programme Artemis (Apollo's twin sister in Greek mythology). It's planning a series of ever more complex missions over the next decade that should result in a more sustained presence at Earth's satellite, with the presence of surface habitats and the use of rovers, together with a mini space station in orbit around the Moon. Nasa hopes it will be a new inspiration for a new age. It has promised that women and people of colour will feature in these endeavours, something that didn't happen 50 years ago. "I wanted to be an astronaut from the time that I was five years old." said astronaut Jessica Meir. "For anybody that has a dream or some kind of aspiration, if they see somebody that they can identify with a little bit, it puts them into a totally different perspective where they can say, 'Well, wait a minute, that person was just like me, and they did it so I can do it too'." https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63643707
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In Europe, especially in Spain, the authorities are on high alert due to the increase in cocaine seizures and the location of laboratories for the processing of alkaloids. That modus operandi was carried out by Colombian drug traffickers who are clear that it is easier, and generates fewer losses in the event of a seizure, to transport the coca base and paste and process it there. (We invite you to read: These are the two drug networks that compete for cocaine in Putumayo) The alarms went off in 2016, after an operation by the Spanish Police that located a rustic laboratory to process cocaine on a farm in AlcΓ‘zar de San Juan, in Ciudad Real. (We suggest you read: Unusual: women camouflaged two kilos of cocaine in their hair extensions) At the scene, 31 kilos of coca, a large amount of chemical precursors, were seized and six people were captured. The investigation determined that the network transported the drug to Madrid, in coves located in private cars. Since that time, the Spanish authorities have had two Colombian citizens on their radar: Wilson Humberto Parra Murcia and Otoniel VillafaΓ±e Montoya, whom they point to as "members of an international drug trafficking network", for which they are accused of drug trafficking and responsibility in production, processing and marketing of cocaine in Europe. (Surely you are interested in reading: 'Robin', head of the feared gang 'los ViΓ±as', fell for a woman) EL TIEMPO had access to the dossier against Parra and VillafaΓ±e that indicates that in the midst of the investigations carried out by the Central Unit for Drugs and Organized Crime of the Spanish National Police, "they are linked as members of an international drug trafficking network, which had its criminal actions in Ciudad Real and Orcoyen (Spain), where they carried out their illicit activities of cocaine trafficking". What was your role in the network? The Spanish authorities asked Interpol to issue a red circular for considering them "highly dangerous criminals" and thus facilitate their location and capture in the 195 countries that are part of this elite body. According to the Spanish authorities, Parra Murcia is accused of installing a drug laboratory in Ciudad Real. There he "he would have taken care of the manufacture and processing of cocaine hydrochloride through the acquisition of coca base and allied chemical products for its preparation," reads the dossier. On the other hand, VillafaΓ±e would have been in charge of the distribution and commercialization of cocaine in the city of Orcoyen, "prioritizing areas of tourist influx and tolerance for the trafficking of the alkaloid". (Surely you are interested in reading: Mourning in the Police: General (r) Samuel DarΓo Bernal passed away) In fact, the document indicates that in 2020 the Spanish authorities carried out an operation against VillafaΓ±e, to whom one of his homes in the Balearic Community, Spain, was searched, "achieving the seizure of considerable amounts of narcotic cocaine, documents and accounting books, where he recorded all the criminal movements of the commercialization, distribution of the hallucinogen and the financial control of the sales made". Captured in the middle of an operation between Spain and Colombia In a coordinated effort between the Spanish and Colombian police, they detected that the two men would have returned to Colombia, "in order to evade the European authorities." (We suggest you read: The three networks vying for control of coca in Norte de Santander) In Colombia, an elite group of the National Police began the investigation in order to locate them and after several months of investigation they found them in Cartago and Buga (Valle del Cauca), "where they engaged in daily activities to keep a low profile and elude the authorities." The location of Parra and VillaΓ±afe was coordinated with the Central Unit for Drugs and Organized Crime of the Spanish National Police, "in an example of the good relations in the fight against drug trafficking between the two police forces of the aforementioned countries," assured the investigator on the case. The nationals are requested in extradition and the judicial authorities are already advancing in that process. https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/conflicto-y-narcotrafico/asi-cayeron-los-narcos-colombianos-mas-buscados-por-espana-717842
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Due to the loss of their colonies in the United States, the life expectancy of honey bees has dropped by 50% since the 1970s. It happened in a lab at the University of Maryland. Working with honey bees, the researchers realized that the individuals were dying too quickly. Although they were in a controlled study environment, the insects' endurance was markedly shorter than in studies conducted in recent decades. Observing this trend, university scientists in the United States reviewed the historical record. With these records, they identified an alarming phenomenon: the life expectancy of bees had halved in the last 50 years. This is the reason. We suggest: Global warming is killing bees and bumblebees in the United States What is the reason for these hasty deaths? According to the researchers, the life expectancy of honey bees has been reduced by two specific factors. First, the environment is no longer healthy or conducive enough for colonies to develop. Therefore, a significant loss has been noted "for commercial beekeepers in the United States," the authors write in a statement. Although conditions in a laboratory are different from those in the field, historically the life expectancies of bees in both environments have been similar. For this reason, the researchers attribute this loss to the rotation in the colonies that, although it has benefited the honey business, is directly impacting the welfare of the bees. Previously, this mechanism favored the bees to age and die naturally. It was part of the business cycle, too. Now, insects are more stressed, they get sick more easily and are more exposed to pesticides that eradicate certain pests, poisoning them unintentionally. A genetic issue? In addition to all of the above, scientists in the United States tracked possible genetic factors that promote these early deaths. Since the bees in the colonies were isolated before reaching adulthood, it seems that the decisive factor is in the DNA of the species. The study was recently published in Scientific Reports, and appears to have found a solution to the problem: βTHIS INTRODUCES THE IDEA OF A GENETIC COMPONENT. IF THIS HYPOTHESIS IS CORRECT, IT ALSO POINTS TO A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. IF WE CAN ISOLATE SOME GENETIC FACTORS, THEN MAYBE WE CAN BREED LONGER HONEY BEES," EXPLAINS ANTHONY NEARMAN, RESEARCHER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY AND LEAD AUTHOR OF THE STUDY. Bee breeding protocols were formalized until the year 2000 in the United States. According to Nearman, this would intuitively mean that the insects' quality of life would improve. However, the opposite trend was seen. These precipitous deaths, in addition, are impacting the speciesβand beekeepers' profits, too. Now, the research team in Maryland is evaluating supplementing the bees' diet with plain water, rather than just giving them sugar water. In addition to that, they propose not exposing bees to pesticides and toxins while they are still larvae. In this way, they will not have a genetic conditioning that ends their lives before their time. With this, they hope that the life expectancy of the bees can recover, little by little. https://www.ngenespanol.com/animales/cual-es-la-esperanza-de-vida-de-las-abejas-hoy/
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Music Title: TAGNE - NADI CANADI (Clip Officiel) Signer: - Release Date: 16/11/22 Official Youtube Link: Informations About The Signer:- Your Opinion About The Track (Music Video):10/10
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President Gustavo Petro has many open fronts on his agenda and in his project for change. But, without a doubt, the economy, 'total peace', drug crops, international relations and energy transition are some of the issues that the head of state is focusing on, as they are key to consolidating his proposal for change. In economics, for example, he is faced with high inflation and economic slowdown. In addition, the high price of the dollar. President Gustavo Petro has many open fronts on his agenda and in his project for change. But, without a doubt, the economy, 'total peace', drug crops, international relations and energy transition are some of the issues that the head of state is focusing on, as they are key to consolidating his proposal for change. In economics, for example, he is faced with high inflation and economic slowdown. In addition, the high price of the dollar. In 'total peace', the head of state intends that the largest number of illegals, via negotiation or submission. The negotiation with 'IvΓ‘n MΓ‘rquez' will be one of the most sensitive issues. Regarding drug crops, the president has prioritized voluntary substitution and sustainable plans over forced eradication. In addition, he has led a speech to international bodies on the need to rethink the war on drugs. Regarding international relations, the flag issue is Venezuela and relations with NicolΓ‘s Maduro. Petro wants the neighboring country to return to international bodies. Finally, about the energy transition, there is talk of projects such as the explosion of solar energy, wind energy or bioenergy, as well as a program of sustainable mobility and energy efficiency, and natural gas. (Also: Gustavo Petro: after almost 100 days of government, the positive image of him is 61%). https://www.eltiempo.com/politica/gobierno/gobierno-petro-estos-son-los-retos-a-los-que-se-enfrenta-717132
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Belugas' brains are contained in a spongy structure known as a 'melon', which allows them to talk to other whales and locate themselves in their habitat. Beluga whales are known as the 'canaries of the sea'. This is so because they are the most expressive cetaceans, with the ability to produce a wider range of sounds. The most impressive thing is that they don't even have vocal cords. Unlike other species, this wide variety of sounds comes from the brain of belugas. According to BBC Earth, these white whales communicate "through the nasal sacs located around their blowhole". Right in front of this hole, which serves as a respirator, belugas have a spongy structure known as a 'melon'. Right at the top of your head, this space receives direct instructions from your nervous system. That's how it works. What is beluga melon used for? The top of the beluga's forehead is smooth. Although it seems otherwise, it is spongy and can be molded. In fact, they themselves are capable of moving them according to their needs: in addition to serving as a container for the belugas' brain, the 'melon' conducts the sounds that these whales emit from their nasal cavities. This is how the organization Whale and Dolphin Conservation explains it: "BELUGAS MOVE THEIR MELONS TO FOCUS SOUNDS IN SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS," EXPLAINS THE INSTITUTION ON ITS OFFICIAL WEBSITE. βDURING WHALE VOCALIZATIONS, RESEARCHERS HAVE OBSERVED HOW THE MELONS CHANGED SHAPE.β The belugas' 'melon' also serves as a natural GPS. This is because beluga brains are designed for echolocation: the resonant calls they make to find objects and communicate with each other. The soft forehead region focuses and projects these sound signals underwater. Should this structure be touched? In addition to this, according to the Polar Guidebook Arctic research platform, this organ "generates high and low frequency sounds to communicate, feed and travel". In addition, it is moldable because it is mainly made up of fat and soft tissue. On the internet, videos circulate in which certain caregivers crush this region of the head. Although they are not actually touching their brain, which is located inside their skull, animals are sentient beings. Many times, these actions stress the whales, which already, when they are in captivity, live in small spaces that do not correspond to their dimensions. "Reconsider your actions before crushing the head of a whale," concludes the institution. https://www.ngenespanol.com/animales/como-funciona-el-cerebro-de-las-belugas/
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Volvo will retain a βtightβ and focused product range in its electric-only future, according to company boss Jim Rowan β but while there will be an early focus on SUVs, he hinted that the firm will eventually offer other bodystyles. The Swedish firmβs sales in recent years have been dominated by high-riding models and its first three electric cars β the Volvo XC40, Volvo C40 and new Volvo EX90 β are all SUVs. They will be followed next year by a new small electric crossover model. Volvo recently pulled the S60 from sale as it re-evaluates its line-up in the UK for the coming model year, although the machine will continue to be offered in other markets. Asked if saloon and estate models would play a part in Volvoβs future, Rowan refused to be drawn on specifics, but said: βSuffice to say we play across all the spectrums and range, and we have customers who require different vehicles, and different uses for vehicles. Weβll try and make sure that we can capture as much of that as we possibly can.β But he added that having β40 different models is not out strategyβ. He said: βOur strategy is that we will be tight. Weβll look after the demographic that we think makes sense. Weβve teased whatβs coming next, and weβd already signalled weβd do a smaller SUV. Then different formats, saloons and estates or whatever: weβll get to that when we get to that. β Rowan noted that electric vehicle design gave car firms more freedom to share technology between vehicles. He said: βThe big secret for us is that we can use the generation of technology that we have in one view and transpose it into the other. Sometimes that will be the same platform. Sometimes that will be the same software and silicon. And weβll put that in different models.β The EX90 is built on the new SPA2 platform, while the forthcoming small SUV is set to use the SEA architecture developed by Volvo and Geely. Rowan hinted that platform will be key to helping lower the cost of future electric models. βWe have another platform that takes us into full core computing and takes us into lower cost,β he said. βYou need to get to price parity between ICE and BEV. No industry can rely on subsidies for a long period of time. Youβve got to make sure that you can be comparative. βWhatβs going to happen in the future is that people making big purchase decisions about a car are going to think about what a residual value of an ICE car is going to be in three or four years' time, and should I buy a BEV because itβs going to have a higher residual value? We need to make sure we are positioned in all those markets.β https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/volvo-plots-saloon-and-estate-evs-after-suv-push
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Renowned graffiti-artist Banksy has unveiled his latest work on a building devastated by shelling in Ukraine. Banksy posted a picture on Instagram of the artwork, a gymnast doing a handstand amid debris, in Borodyanka. Murals spotted in and around Ukraine's capital Kyiv had led to speculation the anonymous artist was working in the war-torn country. Another, not officially claimed, depicts a man resembling Vladimir Putin being defeated at Judo by a child. The graffiti artist posted three images of the gymnast mural in the wreckage left by Russian shelling, with a caption merely stating "Borodyanka, Ukraine". Borodyanka was one of the places hardest hit by Russia's bombardment of Ukraine in the immediate aftermath of the 24 February invasion. Russian soldiers occupied the town - located around 30 miles (48km) north west of Ukraine's capital Kyiv - for weeks in the initial phase of the war, before it was eventually liberated by Ukraine in April. A second piece in Borodyanka, which has not been confirmed to be by Banksy, depicts a man resembling Vladimir Putin being flipped during a judo match with a young boy. The Russian president is a judo black belt and noted admirer of the martial art. After the town was recaptured, the BBC News international editor Jeremy Bowen - a veteran war correspondent - said the destruction wrought by the Russian shelling of Borodynaka was the worst he had seen in Ukraine at the time. Several witnesses said that Russian troops stopped attempts to dig survivors out of wrecked buildings, threatening people who wanted to do so at gunpoint. BBC News has also heard the story of a local police officer who lost six family members - his mother, father, brother, grandmother, wife and one-year-old daughter - in a single Russian strike. The third artwork that appears to be painted by Banksy shows a female rhythmic gymnast, wearing a neck brace, performing with a ribbon on top of a gaping hole in the side of a building in Irpin. The town, which is on the outskirts of Kyiv, was the site of a notorious massacre of hundreds of civilians by occupying Russian troops. A fourth work, which also resembles Banksy's signature spray-painted style, portrays two children sitting on a metal tank trap and using it as a seesaw spray painted onto a concrete defensive block in Kyiv. Banksy is one of the world's most famous artists - while also remaining completely anonymous. He rose to fame with stencilled designs around Bristol in the early 1990s. But over the years, examples of his work have popped up in Paris, New York and Park City, in Utah Often described as "elusive" and "secretive" by the press, the "guerrilla street artist" has a legion of fans that includes A-list celebrities. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63606658
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Music Title: Djalil Palermo - Money Money Signer: - Release Date: 12/11/22 Official Youtube Link: Informations About The Signer:- Your Opinion About The Track (Music Video):10/10
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According to Ideam forecasts, the second rainy season in Colombia has been recorded with greater intensity, compared to previous years, due to the La NiΓ±a phenomenon, which would last until February of next year. Between January and until November 8 of this year, the rains left 765 municipalities affected, 204 dead, 281 injured and 37 people missing. The National Unit for Risk Management (UNGRD) reports that 5,840 homes have been destroyed and 147,562 families have been affected. The most recent event occurred in Barranquilla, where several landslides left around 500 families affected in the Nueva Colombia neighborhood, in the southwest. The disaster in this area is evident: destroyed houses, people trying to rescue some belongings from the rubble, women and children out in the open waiting for help, and faces of desolation and sadness. (You may be interested: The drowned cry of indigenous women in Colombia). Among the disappeared are a woman and her seven-year-old daughter, of Venezuelan nationality, who lived in a cabin on one of the gabions located in the Pescaito sector, on the right bank of this flow, an area declared high risk due to the proximity of the tributary. The sector affected by the rains is located in the upper part of the neighborhood. It is a broken terrain, considered as a risk area for landslides and water runoff, especially when it rains. βWe want the mayor to come and address the problem. We need tents so that people are not out in the open,β added Molina, who assures that they have not received attention from the District despite the fact that the rains have affected a large sector of the neighborhood. https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/en-vivo-lluvias-en-colombia-panorama-de-segunda-temporada-de-invierno-716619