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The first next-generation Mercedes-Benz entry-point vehicles will arrive in 2024 as a four-door CLA-sized saloon with tech from the super-efficient Vision EQXX concept. Confirmed to Autocar by the brand’s head of exterior design, Robert Lesnik, the currently unnamed car will be the first to be released as the first under the marque’s "entry luxury" branding and be around 4.7 metres long. Essentially an electric equivalent of the ICE-powered Mercedes-Benz C-Class saloon, it will provide Mercedes with a long-awaited executive EV to rival the likes of the Polestar 2, BMW i4 and indomitable Tesla Model 3. An AMG variant will come a year later, Lesnik confirmed, fitted with some of the EQXX’s active aerodynamics, such as its moving diffuser. It will also get an active spoiler. The sleek EQXX will also form the look of the new "entry luxury" range, Lesnik said, with visual inspiration coming from the concept. The AMG variant will most likely get its own, more aggressive styling. It will be one of the first to use the brand’s upcoming Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) platform, conceived for small and mid-sized EVs. When it arrives, it will be the one of the first pieces of the brand's radical new electric plan, which includes ushering in electric options in crucial new segments and introducing a range of new platforms with unprecedented range and performance capabilities. The marque’s line-up of electric models already comprises a wide variety of cars of different shapes and segments – ranging from the Mercedes-Benz EQA hatchback to the new Mercedes-Benz EQS flagship – and it will be extended further with the launch of electric version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class 4x4 by 2024. The company’s commitment to offering a electric version of every model by 2025 is among the most ambitious electrification pledges of any mainstream manufacturer. This comes alongside a commitment to develop only bespoke EV architectures from 2024 – starting with the MMA. One of four new EV architectures being developed by engineers in Stuttgart as part of the wide-reaching electric offensive, the MMA will be instrumental in future-proofing some of Mercedes’ best-selling and most crucial models. Last year, Schäfer told Autocar the MMA platform will be used for compact cars but “has the potential to reach into the mid-size segment as well” and confirmed the potential for a dedicated EV offering in the mid-sized executive sector. The current C-Class is one of the few remaining legacy Mercedes models without a direct EV equivalent, but the plug-in hybrid Mercedes-Benz C300e has one of the longest electric ranges of any PHEV on sale, at an official 68 miles, and the recently launched EQE saloon helps to fill the gap between the C-Class and the EQS electric limousine. Likewise, Mercedes’ existing bespoke EVs are among the longest-legged in their respective segments, but the new-generation EVs will take this further. They will combine power-dense battery packs with hyper-efficient motors, lightweight construction methods and super-slick bodywork to fully maximise efficiency, as demonstrated by the radical (and fully functioning) EQXX prototype, which gives the most concrete clues yet as to the electric future of the po[CENSORED]r C-Class. Company bosses have already admitted the Mercedes-Benz EQXX will not directly evolve into a production car, but in its conception, design and capability, it serves to preview Mercedes’ future line-up, and in its positioning, it is more closely related to the C-Class than any other model. So while the eventual production descendant of this concept will be larger (the EQXX is just 1350mm tall and a full 162mm shorter than the EQE) and more conventionally styled, it will remain true to the core characteristics. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/2024-mercedes-c-class-ev-first-get-vision-eqxx-range-tech

Russia has hit Ukraine with a wave of attacks, dive-bombing the capital, Kyiv, with what appear to be Iranian-made "kamikaze" drones. Critical infrastructure was hit in the Kyiv, Dnipro and Sumy regions, with electricity cut in hundreds of towns and villages, the government says. At least eight people were killed, four in Kyiv and four in Sumy. Calls have mounted for sanctions on Iran, which continues to deny supplying drones to the Russian military. A week ago, the Ukrainian capital was hit by Russian missiles at rush hour, part of nationwide attacks which left 19 dead. In the latest attack, starting at around 06:30 (03:30 GMT), 28 drones targeted the capital but only five hit targets, according to the Mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko. The city reverberated to the rattle of gunfire as anti-aircraft batteries frantically tried to shoot them down. Video on social media appeared to show one interception. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, rescuers searched for survivors in the ruins of a block of flats that partially collapsed after one attack. The street was cordoned off as dozens of firefighters and emergency staff worked at the scene. Among the four people killed in the district was a pregnant woman. Across the street from the ruined building, the offices of Ukraine's energy company were also hit. The facility was probably the intended target of the strike. Mayor Klitschko described the attacks as a "genocide of the Ukrainian people", saying, "The Russians need a Ukraine without Ukrainians." The city authorities, he added, were expecting air defence systems to be delivered soon to protect the capital from further drone attacks. "The enemy can attack our cities, but it won't be able to break us," said President Volodymyr Zelensky, describing the attacks as "terrorising the civilian po[CENSORED]tion". Despite an appeal from the mayor for people to seek shelter, the city's streets were far from deserted. Between two sets of strikes, plenty of people could be seen going about their business. A Reuters news agency journalist reported seeing fragments of a drone used in the attack that bore the words "For Belgorod". The Russian border city of Belgorod has been hit several times since Russia invaded Ukraine. Moscow blames Kyiv for the attacks. In the other attacks: Four people were killed when an energy-generating facility was hit in Sumy In the port city of Mykolaiv, sunflower oil tanks were set on fire by three suicide drones late on Sunday evening. The low buzzing of the slow-moving drones is becoming familiar across Ukraine. Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak accused Iran of being "responsible for the murders of Ukrainians". Some EU foreign ministers, including those from France and Germany, are calling for new sanctions against Iran for supplying drones to Russia. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the bloc would investigate Tehran's participation in the conflict. Despite the mounting evidence of Iranian drones being used, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani insisted his country was not a "party in the war", adding: "We have not supplied any weapons to the sides of the Ukraine war." Russia said it had hit Ukrainian military command facilities and energy systems "in the course of 24 hours" with long-range air- and sea-based weapons on Sunday. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63280523

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a loss of close to $20 billion is conspicuous anywhere, even on paper. And that is, in gross figures, the devaluation that Ecopetrol has had since the end of last March, according to the company's share price on the stock market. (Also read: Tax would hit Ecopetrol by up to $12 billion per year from 2026) As of Friday's close, the market capitalization of the country's largest company totaled about $18.9 billion. When the impact of the exchange rate is excluded, the decline is close to 40 percent, since what amounted to more than 145 billion pesos is now 89 billion. Although the comparisons are odious, a look at the peers that the conglomerate has both in the region and in the rest of the world shows a huge lag, since the others are doing much better. Beyond the fact that crude oil prices have dropped somewhat compared to what was seen six months ago and are around 90 dollars per barrel, the sector continues to be viewed favorably. All things considered, the profitability of the activity is high and the prospects are positive. Even if the world economy is in trouble, OPEC's recent decision to restrict oil supply provides a safety margin that a drop in prices will not come soon. (Also: The new bet of Ecopetrol and El Dorado: asphalt with plastic bags) Some unsuspecting observer might think that Ecopetrol is doing less well than the others at the earnings party, but this is not the case. According to a projection by Corficolombiana, profits will reach 34.5 billion pesos this year, a figure that would more than double the 16.7 billion pesos corresponding to 2021. In fact, when the fundamental points of the business are observed – whose main owner is the Nation, with close to 90 percent of the capital – there are strengths that are obvious. The profit margin, before interest, taxes and depreciation, far exceeds that of the industry thanks –among others– to an effective control of expenses and costs. However, what is the jewel in the crown of public heritage has been punished by the markets. Apart from the poor performance of the stock, there is the loss of ground of the bonds issued by the company that show an 8 percent drop in value in the last couple of months. How to understand this apparent contradiction of outstanding numbers in the financial statements and loss of confidence on the part of investors? The reason given by analysts is the signals given by the Petro administration regarding the exploration and exploitation of oil resources. (You may be interested: Fall in Ecopetrol bonds is 8% since August) That the will to wither the segment is maintained was something reiterated by the Minister of Mines last Thursday. According to the official, the commitment to "decarbonize the economy", which is one of the campaign promises, is still valid. Although she clarified that there are still more than a hundred signed contracts that could be developed, the question that observers ask themselves is whether there will be interest and funds to do so. Said concern is even greater in light of what the tax reform that makes its way through Congress says. the broken dishes Lower income from the sector will aggravate the imbalance in external accounts, make the exchange rate much more expensive and attract less investment FACEBOOK TWITTER As is known, the new version of the project changed the idea of a tax on exports for that of a temporary surtax on the rental rate, which would start at 10 percent – in addition to the 35 percent paid by all legal entities – in 2023. The purpose is to capture part of the extraordinary benefit caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the value of hydrocarbons. Fifteen countries in Europe have introduced or announced this type of tax with the primary purpose of financing the subsidies given to households that must pay a higher cost for the energy they consume. And those affected are not only the oil companies, but some dedicated to the generation or distribution of electricity. Although that is a difficult pill to swallow, the real poison in the case of Colombia is in the prohibition of deducting the royalties paid to the regions from the income tax, which are equivalent to 15 percent of what is produced. For the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), the combined effect of both charges would lead to a jump of 81 percent in what is paid to the State. This would lead to making the country even less competitive, which, according to an ECLAC study on the matter, is in the three worst places in Latin America. (Also read: The move of the Petro Government to control the board of Ecopetrol) The new rules of the game will most likely lead to a drop in investment plans, for the simple reason that the cut-off line for a project's profitability will have to be drawn much higher. Both the drilling of exploratory and development wells in existing fields would be affected, in the face of which it will be impossible to avoid a drop in domestic production, which today oscillates around 750,000 barrels per day. As a consequence, what seems to be a big problem for a handful of companies becomes a real economic and social headache. As far as the first is concerned, what is today the most important line of exports may disappear faster than it seems, in case the remainder to sell abroad collapses. Lower revenues from the sector will aggravate the imbalance in external accounts, make the exchange rate much more expensive and attract less investment, which will increase the risk of a crisis of confidence. And on the domestic front, as the months go by, tax and royalty collections will begin to drop, apart from the generation of quality employment in remote parts of the national geography. This is not a hypothetical long-term scenario. As things stand, the consequences will be felt starting next year and the vicious circle will turn incrementally from then on, to the point where the probability that it will become mandatory to import gas and oil to meet domestic consumption increases. . Ironically, none of that will do anything to contain global warming. It is enough to remember that Colombia contributes 0.6 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the world and the majority share of that figure corresponds to deforestation. As experts have pointed out, as long as China, India, the European Union and North America do not do more, the rest of humanity will not be able to contain climate change. written warning Those who believe that Ecopetrol will be able to get out of the crossroads thanks to its current financial figures are risking a mistake. As stated by the president of the company in a letter addressed to the heads of the Senate and the House that was published in the Congress Gazette, the elimination of the deductibility of royalties, the surcharge on income tax and the change in the free zones regime, which are three cornerstones of the tax reform, will have a huge impact. Starting with the third, losing the present advantages would force to nationalize assets for 1.8 billion pesos owned by Reficar, in addition to raising the rental rate from 20 to 35 percent. It would be even worse to try to allocate to the foreign market what today supplies the national consumption of refined products such as gasoline, since 44 million barrels of fuel would have to be imported. In the case of the first two points, Corficolombiana projects that due to lower expected prices and falling production, the oil company's revenues would fall 25 percent, to about 120 billion pesos in 2023. Even more notorious is that the profits would plummet 57 percent, due to higher taxes. However, the great challenge is managing the cash position, since apart from paying the treasury, dividends will have to be drawn on the record profits for the current year. The The matter would be manageable were it not for the fact that the Fuel Price Stabilization Fund, managed by Ecopetrol, will show a red balance of some 31 billion pesos at the end of December, despite the scheduled readjustments in the price of gasoline. (Also: Ecopetrol is already looking to develop gas discoveries in the sea) Unless the government decides to turn over this shortfall to the company, it will be necessary to press here and there, starting with the investment plans. The cited communication states that by 2026 oil and gas production would fall by the equivalent of 100,000 barrels per day. Given these circumstances, it is worth asking who is going to associate with Ecopetrol to develop the promising gas fields identified in the depths of the Colombian Caribbean, whose extraction cost is high and demands state-of-the-art technology. In an area where risk is shared, the first thing anyone looking to break into new territory does is how things stand. Dollar continues its advance and touches a new maximum of $ 4,636.8 The novel bet of Ecopetrol and El Dorado: asphalt with plastic bags Refinery workers are attacked for not being from Cartagena If that happened these days, the part issued would be far from the best. The worsening of the current conditions triggered the alarm among private companies, which today are responsible for 48 percent of the barrels that are removed daily and who affirm that their production would drop by 70,000 barrels per day in a short time. Beyond the fact that claims against the Colombian State are being studied due to what is described as a unilateral change in the rules of the game of the signed contracts, the damage caused threatens to be very deep. Not only will foreign investors be more reticent, but the cost of borrowing will tend to rise. And at that point the problem will stop being one of taxes and will become one of credibility. Ultimately, everything points to a lower growth path, with which Colombia will take much longer to overcome its difficulties in terms of poverty and social exclusion. https://www.eltiempo.com/economia/empresas/la-joya-de-la-corona-pierde-su-brillo-analisis-de-ricardo-avila-710158

The skin of 'Dakota', the hadrosaur found in the US, retains a particular shine despite the fact that it died millions of years ago, since its body was 'mummified' naturally. 'Dakota' is a hadrosaur that is at least 67 million years old. When a team of paleontologists found it in North Dakota, on the border between the United States and Canada, they were amazed because its remains were practically intact. And what's more: his skin still glowed, as if it had undergone a mummification process. Like the other specimens found of its species, 'Dakota' was a duck-billed dinosaur. It belonged to the ornithopod family, a common group of herbivores in the Upper Cretaceous, which is historically situated between 145 million years ago and ending 66 million years ago in Prehistory. Hadrosaurs are among the dominant herbivores of this historical period. Despite this, the remains that have been preserved of this species do not have the quality of Dakota and other mummy dinosaurs, as they are called by a group of scientists from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This is the reason. We suggest: This was the Cretaceous period: the era in which climate change ended the dominance of the dinosaurs A prehistoric 'mummification' process Other hadrosaur specimens, such as 'Dakota', have been found in Asia and North America. However, it is known that "several lineages spread throughout Europe, Africa, South America and Antarctica," reports The New York Times. Few retain their original skin—and almost none of the remnants shine. The one from 'Dakota' yes. The researchers are particularly puzzled by the state of preservation of one of the hadrosaur's legs. It was found along with another of its limbs, as well as some parts of its tail. Although the rest of his body has not yet been found, these parts are enough to show why it has been preserved in such exceptional conditions: “REMOVING OR PROTECTING BIOSTRATINOMIC AGENTS OF DECOMPOSITION, SUCH AS PREDATORS AND SCABBERS, IS WIDELY CONSIDERED AS A REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH-QUALITY PRESERVATION OF SOFT TISSUES IN THE FOSSIL RECORD,” THE AUTHORS WRITE IN PLOS ONE. Although it is not the first time that original skin remains of other dinosaurs have been recorded, the cases are few. Especially, because that kind of organic remains tend to rot very quickly. Therefore, the limbs of 'Dakota' have helped researchers understand how it was so well preserved. Also read: Antarctica was a lush jungle before it became the frozen cap it is today How did Dakota the hadrosaur keep her skin for so long? The first theory that was made regarding Dakota's preservation was that, immediately after she died, her body was buried. Thus, the degradation of her remains could have been stopped, and the possible scavengers did not take advantage of the corpse. However, not all prehistoric animals that were buried undergo a natural 'mummification' process, the scientists explain. And what's more: much less when they have "injuries consistent with carnivorous activity in the soft tissue", as is the case with 'Dakota', as described by the authors. Therefore, the researchers explain "extreme circumstances are required for its conservation." The two strongest theories in this regard are the following: Corpses were quickly buried after death The remains remained intact in a barren landscape long enough for the corpse to be preserved. Either of these two scenarios is viable for 'Dakota', and for the other dinosaurs that have been 'mummified' over time. Still, the study's lead paleontologist, Stephanie Drumheller, describes the discovery as "strange and unexpected." “But it is really in line with the forensic anthropological literature,” concludes the specialist. https://www.ngenespanol.com/animales/ella-es-dakota-la-hadrosaurio/

Maybe we can all agree on something. It’s that, everything else being equal, having the ability to temporarily lose the roof on a supercar is better than not. Disagree? Come on, don’t be pious. Of course coupés are way cooler, being more pure-bred and motorsporty, and generally no-nonsense. But it's also important to accept that if you are driving any supercar, open or not, you're already fully partaking in the nonsense and may as well lean into it. And the fact is that although all modern supercars give you the option of toggling fruity exhaust modes, lessening the hand of the chassis electronics, taking ‘manual’ control of the gearbox and exploring various other tricks to your heart’s content, none of it skyrockets the drama quotient quite so effectively as peeling back the roof and opening up the sky. But here's the drawback: without the panel above your head, you reduce the torsional stiffness of the shell, making the chassis steer less precisely and the suspension work less consistently. To remedy this, you can strengthen the floor and half-moon of the door apertures, but this never fixes the issue entirely and adds weight, as does the mechanism that retracts the roof. You end up with a tubbier, floppier car, which is okay for an Audi A5 Cabriolet but less desirable, you’d think, in an 819bhp Ferrari. The Ferrari in question is the new £278,000 296 GTS, which arrives on the heels of its fixed-top Ferrari 296 GTB twin and, quite possibly, as something of a relief to its maker. Word has it that in Maranello they were worried that after the epic aural panto of the naturally aspirated 458 Italia, the blown V8 of the 488 (and subsequently F8) would fail to evoke adequate excitement in the open-air version. As it happens, they were right to be concerned. That turbo unit did indeed sound a little flat. But now it’s gone, and we know from driving the 296 GTB that Ferrari’s fresh twin-turbo 2.9-litre V6 is really quite tuneful, its sonic spectrum loaded with higher frequencies. It's natural, too. There are pipes that cleverly channel appealing sounds from pick-ups around the engine bay into the cockpit via a series of valves and resonators but there is nothing man-made about any of it. Roofless GTS duties should suit this engine well. But first, those compromises. Ferrari’s stated aim with the 296 GTS is to replicate the character of the sensationally good 296 GTB as faithfully as possible. It’s why the double-wishbone suspension in both cars uses exactly the same geometry; why the EPAS calibration is unchanged; and why the damping rates have been tweaked only on account of the Spider’s extra 70kg, rather than to give the car any distinct dynamic. That’s one of the drawbacks: 70kg, plenty of it quite high up in the car’s structure. Rigidity is the other. However, while Ferrari wouldn’t say how close the GTS gets to matching the GTB, it did claim at the launch event a 50% improvement compared with the F8 Spider, which sounds pretty remarkable. As for performance, the GTB and GTS are identical: 0-62mph in 2.9sec, at least 205mph flat out. No surprise, then, that the rear-drive, plug-in hybrid powertrain is also unchanged. That means 654bhp comes from the V6 and 164bhp is generated by the slim motor between the flywheel and the eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox, with its versatile limited-slip differential. The GTS also employs the GTB’s fiercely complex electronic chassis command centre. This uses data from the steering, throttle and e-diff plus various gyroscopes and sensors to keep the handling as locked down or joyfully adjustable as you like, all in the context of relative safety. For civilised slivers of oversteer on the exits of the bends, you might set the powertrain to Performance and for chassis have the eManettino (that’s the colourful rotary dial on the steering wheel) in CT Off. For maximum attack at Silverstone, you’d go straight for Race on the eManettino and set the powertrain to Qualifying, which is the only way to get all 819bhp. Does ultimate speed matter in the 296 GTS? From the driver’s seat, I’m not sure. Fully unleash it and the car is head-scrambling; unnerving, even, if only when you remind yourself that this is no SF90, with the stabilising effect of a driven front axle. Honestly, 719bhp would be more than enough and even 619bhp plenty to be getting on with, but 819bhp? Pointless, brilliant and something that even a well-developed frontal lobe will struggle to contend with. That it doesn’t feel especially risky to extend the 296 GTS speaks to just how supremely well this car absorbs the road beneath it and how homogeneous the handling is, helped by truly world-class traction control and ABS tuning. Having previously experienced the coupé with only the hardcore Assetto Fiorano chassis and aero package (also available on the the GTS), with its race-style Multimatic dampers, I thought the regular set-up could feel clumsily soft, especially in the convertible. But it doesn’t. Truth is that on uneven roads, the unyielding reactivity of the Assetto suspension can unsettle the car, but in the firmer of its two modes, the factory-standard hardware on our GTS proves awesomely polished. Only the worst compressions, taken at outrageous speeds, threaten to bamboozle the car’s body control, which is an uncanny blend of iron-fisted and carefree. It’s perfect for road duties. It lays the ground for this Ferrari’s defining characteristic, which is simply ‘flow’. There’s no question that a carbon-tubbed McLaren Spider model (any of them) reacts more cleanly on turn-in and feels just a touch more unified in the way both axles carve through your chosen line, but that approach does come with the caveat that those cars can sometimes feel a little too racy. The 296 GTS doesn’t take itself so seriously but still feels delightfully agile and composed. Everything is so nicely matched up: steering, pedal weights, spring and damper rates. It’s an exceptionally confidence-inspiring car, both up to and just beyond the limits of lateral grip. Maybe there’s 5% precision lacking compared with the GTB – a faint inertia on turn-in and an even slighter willingness to push into understeer that isn’t there with the stiffer coupé, perhaps – but that’s about it. And while we’re on the subject of small margins, of the many extraordinary figures at play with the 296 GTS, how about this one: 0.3sec. This is the fragment of time by which this boulevardier derivative conceived to cater for your inner poseur trails the 488 Pista around the Fiorano circuit. So the 296 GTS is basically as quick as the 260kg-lighter 488 Pista, which is an animal of a track-day supercar. That’s almost incomprehensible, hybrid assistance or not. The powertrain in the 296 is extraordinarily potent, of course. But what matters more than the mad scope of the power and torque is the style of the delivery, which is pretty sensational on all counts. Open the throttle and you're treated to unexpectedly sharp powertrain response courtesy of the torque fill provided by the e-motor. Even without it, this powertrain doesn’t really do lazy. Ferrari reckons the responsiveness of this heavily turbocharged V6 is only 15% longer than what you’d achieve from a similarly powerful atmospheric V8 and you can sense that urgency. It builds pressure so quickly too, and when the boost bubble reaches full size, you’re not automatically treated to a frightening spasm of lost traction but still have finesse and linearity on your side, sustained all the way to the 8500rpm redline. There are no gaps, only drive and shape. The counterpoint here is that the 296 GTS can unstick its Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres almost at will, if you really want it to. As for having the roof off, well, it’s great fun. Obviously. It only takes 14 seconds to complete the process and this can be done at up to 30mph. Once it’s down, you’re reasonably well shielded from wind buffeting so long as you keep the windows up. However, arguably the most satisfying arrangement is to have the roof up but the impressively wide rear screen retracted, which you can’t do in the coupé. This brings you so much closer to the engine, with its pneumatic gasps and hisses when you’re coming off part-throttle and its more histrionic traits when you push the perfectly weighted accelerator as flat to the floor as you dare. It’s a lovely halfway house, and weirdly pacifying when the GTS is in electric mode too. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/ferrari/296-gts

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Ukraine's entry into NATO would provoke World War III, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexandr Venedíktov warned Thursday, commenting on kyiv's recent request after Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions. "It is rather a propaganda step. kyiv fully understands that this step will mean a guaranteed escalation until the Third World War," the Russian politician said in an interview with the Russian agency Tass. (Also read: Live: Zelenski asks to create an international court; they urge to evacuate Kherson) According to Venedíktov, the intention was that, "to create noise in the informative space and draw attention once again". "Although, considering how alienated many representatives of the kyiv regime are from reality, I would not be surprised if one of them really counted on his country joining NATO," he added. However, Venedíktov pointed out, despite NATO's declarations that it is not involved in the Ukrainian conflict, "the actions carried out by Western countries show that they are direct participants in the conflict." "However, the admission of Ukraine to NATO would automatically give this participation a new quality, since it would involve the fifth article (on collective defense) and we know what the consequences would be for humanity," he observed. (You can read: The war intensifies in Ukraine due to the Russian counteroffensive) The deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council added that NATO members "understand that this step would be suicidal", so except for the Baltic countries, no power supported the proposal and only excuses were heard for not admitting Ukraine to the Atlantic Alliance. . On September 30, after the Russian annexation of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia, the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, signed an application to accede to NATO "in an accelerated way". Zelensky pointed out that, "de facto", Ukraine is already on the way to becoming a member of the Atlantic Alliance and has shown its "compatibility" with its military standards, which are "real" for kyiv both on the battlefield and in the interaction with your allies. (Keep reading: UN Assembly condemns Russia's illegal annexation of territories in Ukraine) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken responded to the request that NATO's doors "remain open" for Ukraine, but reminded kyiv that there is a process to follow to gain access. In addition, Blinken avoided answering the question of whether his country would support an urgent procedure for joining the bloc, like the one followed by Sweden and Finland this year. For its part, the Kremlin stated that it was "carefully" following this request, noting that Ukraine's aspiration to join NATO was one of the reasons for the so-called Russian "special military operation" against the neighboring country. *With information from EFE https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/europa/rusia-entrada-de-ucrania-en-la-otan-provocaria-la-tercera-guerra-mundial-709613

The short arms of the T-rex would be the result of an evolutionary process that would have protected these limbs against a latent threat If the dinosaurs themselves are fascinating to science, with more reason they attract the enigmatic predators of those times. In this sense, the Tyrannosaurus rex is the subject of several investigations that seek to discover what this animal was like. One of the questions that, ironically, continues to arise has to do with the size of the T-rex's arms. Much has been said on the subject, since it calls into question the very evolutionary logic. Of course, to date there are theories that seek to make sense of this matter, however, none seems to be approved by the scientific majority. This could be about to change. Recently, the American paleontologist, Kevin Padian, has published, in a publication of the journal, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, what could become the most widely accepted proposal on the reduced size of the T-rex's arms. These are what we know. Other theories One of the earliest theories on the subject came from Henry Fairfield Osborn, the man who described and named the huge predator. According to his perspective, the short arms of the T-rex would be so because they would function as "pectoral braces". That is, these limbs would be necessary to support the female during co[CENSORED]tion. In addition to not having evidence, this theory lacks sufficient support, since the size of the Tyrannosaurus rex opposes the described use. It may interest you: Pendraig milnerae: the dinosaur related to the T-Rex that was the size of a chicken It has also been mentioned that, most likely, the arms of the T-rex were a kind of support that this dinosaur used to get up in case of falls or other incidents. In short, these members of the body of the Tyrannosaurus rex would be essential to stand up. Until now, the most accepted theory about the small size of the T-rex arms is that of allometric growth. This type of development is the one that is related to the uneven maturity of the organs and other parts of the body. If so, these limbs would not have always been so tiny, but their development would have lagged behind other areas of the anatomy of this dinosaur. Kevin Padian argues that these types of theories are not strong enough, because they do not answer the main question: why did the T-rex's arms become so short? The American paleontologist says there must be some advantage to these members getting so small. In other words: there has to be an evolutionary sense. Why were T-rex arms so small? Kevin Padian's research proposes something different. As proposed by this new hypothesis, the arms of the Tyrannosaurus rex were shortened to avoid being accidentally or intentionally mutilated. Padian points out that these limbs would have been the result of natural selection that would benefit the dinosaur in various circumstances. An example is feeding together with other members of the species, just when one of them could be injured by the voracity of the moment. What Padian proposes would make the question more logical. In this way, the T-rex would not have a part of its body so exposed that it could easily be amputated. Evolution would have, then, favored the protection of these limbs of the dinosaur, which would be at high risk if they were larger. It may interest you: The meteorite that killed the dinosaurs unleashed a massive earthquake that lasted weeks or months, according to a new study Although the Padian hypothesis takes into account important aspects of evolutionary behavior, there are those who do not agree with this new idea. This is the case of Thomas Holtz, an American paleontologist from the University of Maryland. Holtz says that it does make sense to him that T-rex could be harmed if many individuals were feeding at the same time, but what he doesn't believe is that this happened regularly enough to generate selective pressure. . Padian acknowledges that this hypothesis still needs to be studied more rigorously. He considers that his proposal needs to be analyzed by a group of specialists who work with different preserved specimens. Only in this way will it be possible to find the sustenance that is so lacking to answer the question with more certainty. https://www.ngenespanol.com/animales/por-que-los-brazos-del-t-rex-eran-tan-pequenos/

You can tell a lot from a single corner when you review a car like the Lamborghini Urus Performante, even if it’s just testing it on a track. It doesn’t even have to be at high speed. As is often the way with these things, the manufacturer - Lamborghini - gives the journalist a car and then sends them on some sighting laps of the circuit, following a pro driver in another car. Obviously, it’s slow to start off with but even then you can tell that the Urus Performante turns in incredibly well for a large SUV. There is little pause, minimal body roll and incredible bite as the car rotates sharply into a bend. Little wonder, when you learn of the engineering changes that have been wrought. This, then, is the hardcore Urus, designed to follow in the footsteps of cars like the Huracán Performante, albeit with an SUV starting point, and to take on the likes of the Aston Martin DBX 707 and Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT. The Italians have really thrown the engineering sink at it, with wholesale changes across the car to make it, in their words, a “super-sports car”. Power and torque are now 657bhp and 627lb ft, the same as the new ‘normal’ Urus S, with an identical 0-62mph time as the Porsche. But the big news lies largely hidden. Get ready for this: the suspension is now a lighter set of steel springs, not air, and it rides 20mm lower; the torque vectoring is new; it has Pirelli Trofeo R tyres that have been specifically developed for the Performante; there’s a titanium exhaust; it's fitted with lighter alloys (along with the tyres, saving over 6kg in unsprung mass); a new Torsen central diff (both in hardware and configuration) can send more power to the rear; it has a new rear wing (and up to 38% more downforce); there's a rally mode – in an Urus; the front and rear tracks are 16mm wider; downshifts are quicker; it has Alcantara trim; and there's a carbonfibre bonnet and optionally a carbonfibre roof, to give the car the most carbonfibre of any in the segment, according to the Lamborghini. This has not been a small task. With all the weight saving, the Performante is 47kg lighter than the normal one. It still weighs 2.1 tonnes, so it won’t be called to the front of the Weight Watchers class, but still, it’s heading in the right direction. As an aside, it’s interesting to see the divergence in Urus Performante and Cayenne Turbo GT. While both are on the same MLB-Evo platform, there are some differences between the two at these upper echelons of their ranges. The Cayenne keeps air suspension and rides on Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres, while the carbon roof is standard. Still, the Cayenne's diet isn’t as harsh overall, because it weighs in at 2220kg. Visual changes on the Urus aren’t quite as dramatic but still run to larger air intakes in the front bumper to aid engine cooling, as well as better air curtains to keep the standard carbon-ceramic brakes cooler. The rear spoiler is also new, while lashings of carbonfibre accentuate the more muscular haunches over the wheels. Mitja Borkert, head of design at Lamborghini, told us he drew inspiration from the Aventador SVJ. Like that car, the Performante hasn’t exactly dialled things down in the looks department. This remains one of the more shouty SUVs. If you jump from the Urus S (the new baseline version) into this, the change to the interior is marked. Lamborghini talks of making this car more focused and it’s not wrong: all the dark Alcantara and carbonfibre give the cabin a much more hunkered-down feeling. The odd bit of red on the door handles, starter button and steering wheel only emphasises the moodiness. Incidentally, you can option these elements in black, but at that point, it genuinely becomes quite tricky to even see the door handle. I liked it with the red, but quite whether the inky effect works as well on a rainy day in Bognor remains to be seen. The same change marks out the driving as well. Not that the standard Urus is soft, but the Performante takes things to a new level. The caveat is we only drove it on track so the ride quality is completely unknown (although the lower unsprung mass help things in this regard) but every other dynamic measure is sharper, from the turn-in to the way it brakes, bites and goes. The manner in which it hides the weight transfer is particularly impressive. Even through quite quick left/right flicks, body roll is well contained and it rarely feels unsettled. I particularly enjoyed a slow left that opened out on the exit, where you could feed the power in quite sharply once you’d hit the apex, using all the performance to get a real sense of the torque vectoring bringing the rear around as the car powered towards the next corner. It doesn’t rotate around you like the best sports cars - there’s too much mass for that - but it is surprisingly enjoyable to drive fast. And fast it is. Planted and powerful, the Performante was incredible through some very high-speed corners, with the sort of confidence-inspiring security that shouldn’t be possible from a 2.1-tonne SUV. If the ride isn’t too unsettling on the road, it could be mighty. The car comes on standard carbon-ceramics, and while these resisted fade admirably, they need a bit more bite and feedback at the top of the pedal. Equally, it’ll be interesting to see how the tyres fare on wet public roads. Their semi-cut-slick appearance no doubt helped the Urus dynamics a huge amount on track, but a soaking British B-road? We’ll see. On the one hand, we should praise cars like this, where the engineers know they contain physical attributes that fundamentally shouldn’t add up to a great driver's car and yet they persist and finesse to the point where they get close. But do we need another super-capable super-SUV? It’s possibly not on most people’s priority lists right now, even allowing for the impressive engineering achievement. What’s a Lamborghini Urus like off road? Yes, we really did try it on an off-road stage. It was hardly Rally Finland, but the Performante did at least show that it’s capable off road. The single rally mode replaces the three off-road modes in the Urus S and allows for higher slip from the traction control, along with lower damping forces to let the car roll a bit more, and it also recalibrates the torque vectoring and rear-wheel steer. It’s unlikely owners will ever use the full potential of all this, but the Urus was certainly fun on mud. What impressed was how much feedback you got from the seat, which meant that the car was easy to hustle because you always knew what it was doing. It rode bigger bumps well for the most part, but you could feel the weight transfer more here than on the track. Still, Dakar 2023 here we come. Pros Impressive grip and stabilityRapid directional changeEngineering integrityLively exhaust note ConsBrakes could do with more bite and feelFuel economy https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/lamborghini/urus/first-drives/lamborghini-urus-performante-2022-first-drive

The Russian-installed leader of Ukraine's southern Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, has called on civilians to evacuate - citing daily rocket attacks by advancing Ukrainian forces. He urged them to "save themselves" by going to Russia for "leisure and study", and asked for Moscow's help. His call was later backed up by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin in a message on state television. Ukraine rejects accusations that it targets its own civilians. Its troops have recently retaken some areas of north-western Kherson, closing in on the regional capital, Kherson city. "The government took the decision to organise assistance for the departure of residents of the [Kherson] region to other regions of the country," said Mr Khusnullin, who has special responsibility for southern Russia and Crimea. "We will provide everyone with free accommodation and everything necessary." The first group of people from Kherson would arrive on Friday in Russia's Rostov region, said its governor Vasily Golubev according to Russian state news agency, Tass. "The Rostov region will accept and accommodate everyone who wants to come to us from the Kherson region," he added. Among other weaponry, Kyiv has been using US-supplied Himars rocket systems to great effect. They have targeted key Russian-held military targets and threatened to cut off the bulk of the occupying forces on the west bank of the Dnieper river (known as Dnipro in Ukraine). Kherson is the only regional capital seized by Russian forces since Moscow's invasion began on 24 February. Ukraine's military has been tight-lipped about its troop advances in the key region that borders Crimea - the southern Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014. In other major developments on Thursday: All of Ukraine - with the exception of Crimea - was for some time under air raid alert, and Russian missile strikes were reported on energy and military targets in the Kyiv region and Lviv, in the west Two people were killed in shelling in the southern city of Mykolaiv, and dramatic footage showed a young boy being rescued from the rubble of a destroyed house, although he later died, officials said Both Kyiv and Moscow confirmed that 20 Ukrainian service personnel were exchanged for 20 Russian soldiers - in the latest such swap Russia accused Ukraine of hitting a residential building in the Russian border city of Belgorod Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and proposed building a gas hub in Turkey as an alternative supply route to Europe following problems with the Nord Stream pipelines Ukraine in maps: Where have Russia's missiles hit? Speaking on Thursday, Mr Saldo said many towns in the region - including the two major cities of Kherson and Nova Kakhovka - were now under daily rocket attacks by Ukrainian troops. "Such strikes are causing serious damage," he said, urging residents across the whole region - and especially those on the west bank of the Dnieper river - to evacuate to Russia or Crimea. And he appealed to the government in Moscow to help organise the process. "Russia is not abandoning its people," he stressed, using a po[CENSORED]r saying. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63243313

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