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Development of an electric Skoda Octavia is underway and the model is primed to go on sale later this decade as the Czech firm rapidly bolsters its EV line-up. Before a zero-emissions version of the brand’s biggest seller is launched, Skoda will refresh its current ICE and plug-in hybrid Octavia variants, due to hit showrooms in 2024. When the electric Octavia arrives, it will join a seven-seat electric SUV (previewed by the newly revealed Vision 7S concept), an urban EV, a crossover – all due by 2026 – and a mini-SUV Skoda Fabia replacement in Skoda’s new electric-focused line-up. Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer said it is currently investigating an electric Octavia ahead of Europe’s potential ICE car sales ban in 2035. The carmaker is targeting 70% of its profits to be from EV sales by 2030. However, Zellmer didn’t rule out the combustion-engined Octavia continuing in some form to enable it to continue to appeal to a wider global audience. If that was the case, such a model would be likely to remain on the current platform, while the electric Octavia would adopt a Volkswagen Group electric-only platform. Given that the electric Octavia will arrive later in the decade, it is likely to eschew the MEB architecture currently being used for mainstream cars such as the Volkswagen ID 3 and Volkswagen ID 4 and instead be one of the early models to adopt the Volkswagen Group’s SSP architecture, which will be launched in 2025. Zellmer said: “The Octavia is a fantastic car that we of course will have to keep in the family as long as we can as we have such a huge customer base.” The electric Octavia is expected to get a more rugged look than the current model, in keeping with Skoda’s recently announced ‘Modern Solid’ design language reboot, which places a focus on SUV-type styling. When the Octavia EV does arrive, it is expected to use a more advanced version of Skoda’s new 89kWh battery, which is due in 2024/25 with a WLTP range of more than 370 miles and a charging rate of up to 200kW – far quicker than any mainstream Volkswagen Group EV on sale today. This battery is expected to power two front motors on the standard car and four motors (one fitted to each wheel) on any sportier vRS variants. Speaking about what the model means to the brand, Zellmer told Autocar: “The Octavia is rock solid. It has got its customer base and we are market leaders for the [estate] segment. Never change a winning team.” He added: “I think that car is Skoda [through and through], but when you look at the future position [of the brand] and we talk about Modern Solid as attributes to our design language, yes, this will be more cars that are in the market to go off road, to accommodate more people, to have a bit more of a bold appearance, but we need to do both – [this and the Octavia]. “It is really important for our brand to stay true to our values and to our heritage.” Zellmer also hinted that as part of the brand’s push for more SUV-type cars, the Octavia could get a variant with higher ground clearance – designed for light off-road use. He said: “We want to bring some surprises to the market.” https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/all-electric-skoda-octavia-works-join-new-ev-line

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has won Italy's election, according to exit polls, and is on course to become the country's first female prime minister. If they are confirmed, Ms Meloni will aim to form Italy's most right-wing government since World War Two. A Meloni-led Italy will alarm much of Europe with Russia at war in Ukraine. She is predicted to win between 22-26% of the vote, says a Rai exit poll, ahead of her closest rival Enrico Letta from the centre left. Several exit polls just published given her right-wing alliance a commanding lead, with 41-45% of the vote. That would give the three parties control of both elected houses of parliament. The centre left was well behind with 25.5%-29.5%. They failed to form a viable challenge with other parties, after Italy's 18-month national unity government collapsed in July. The Five Star Movement under Giuseppe Conte is on course for third place but despite having several centre-left policies does not see eye to eye with Enrico Letta. Turnout was a dramatically low 64.7% by the time polls closed, said Italy's interior ministry. Voting levels were especially poor in southern regions including Sicily. The decision on who becomes Italy's next leader is up to the president, not Giorgia Meloni, and that will take time. Although she has worked hard to soften her image, emphasising her support for Ukraine and diluting anti-EU rhetoric, she leads a party rooted in a post-war movement that rose out of Benito Mussolini's fascists. Italy is a founding father of the European Union and a member of Nato, and Ms Meloni's rhetoric on the EU places her close to Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban. However, Prof Gianluca Passarrelli told the BBC he thought she would avoid rocking the boat on Europe and focus on other policies: "I think we will see more restrictions on civil rights and policies on LGBT and immigrants." Her allies, Matteo Salvini of the far-right League, and Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right Forza Italia have both had close ties with Russia. Mr Salvini will be hoping to return to the interior ministry to halt migrant boats crossing from Libya, Reacting to the exit polls, Mr Salvini said the right had a clear advantage in both the Chamber and Senate. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63029909

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The draft of the project for the submission of criminal gangs has three central axes of criminal policy to be able to present its members, in the same place and collectively, as revealed by EL TIEMPO. (Read: Community prisons: draft proposal to seek peace with gangs). This newspaper learned of the central basis of the document, which is part of a general framework of 'total peace' proposed by the Government, which makes use of elements that already exist, such as the search for charges, restorative justice, and introduces new elements such as the Ombudsman's Office being able to represent the victims collectively. (It may interest you: Total peace 'is not lowering your guard against crime', Ministry of Defense). Adjustment to the Penal Code: the highest penalties change and the community prison is created The draft says that the judicial congestion in criminal matters is worrying and that the deprivation of liberty "whether preventively or because of a penalty, has become incompatible with human dignity" given the prison crisis. Therefore, the following changes are proposed. First, of the Penal Code, to correct “defects” that exist due to several reforms that have progressively increased penalties, according to the document. (Read: "One thing is politically oriented groups and another is criminal groups": Cabello) “The normative arrangement, which goes through several articles, guarantees the adequacy of the maximum penalties to the current constitutional standards. The maximum penalty for competition will be 50 years and the maximum for criminal types will be 40 years, ”says the draft, which does not specify which crimes it refers to. It should be remembered that today the Penal Code contemplates sentences in some cases of up to 60 years. The initiative also expands the penal surrogates that exist today, creating three more: the community prison, the measure of deprivation of community liberty and the special execution of the sentence. The first two imply that the person will be detained in the place of settlement or in which a judge determines, while the last will apply to people sentenced to a sentence of maximum 4 years so that they can comply with the special restoration and reintegration program in temporary or permanent settlement centers. "The community prison will allow the prisoner to carry out community activities aimed at guaranteeing the repair of the damage caused by the crime and that will facilitate his process of social reintegration," says the document. (Read: 'Iván Mordisco' reappears announcing disposition to ceasefire) The initiative proposes that these centers be located in the territories affected by the violence exerted by the structure and that they have spaces at the service of the community, such as ranches, library, sports centers, community gardens, educational and health centers. And he points out that "the confinement establishments will be decongested and the execution of sentences will be humanized." In addition, it is proposed to maintain the exclusion from these mechanisms for those who have reoffended in intentional crimes within the previous five years, provided that they have not been committed in a situation of marginality. And the exclusion will be maintained for those convicted of heinous crimes and other serious human rights violations. Judicial benefits and changes in criminal procedure As a second axis, the initiative seeks a series of reforms to the Code of Criminal Procedure to strengthen the mechanisms of collaboration with the justice system. Formulas for collaboration benefits are proposed "that are designed for the imputation and punishment of high-impact criminal structures, including restorative components that guarantee the rights of victims." Thus, says the draft, any sentence resulting from a mechanism of collaboration with justice could include restorative components. (Read: 'Iván Márquez' is still in a military hospital in Caracas: he has brain trauma) The document incorporates an ordinary criminal procedure for the effective prosecution of high-impact organized crime structures, those criminal structures that have sufficient capacity to subdue po[CENSORED]tions and destabilize territories in Colombia, which aims to contribute to prevention and punishment. of organized crime; facilitate their persecution, investigation and prosecution, and guarantee the rights of the victims. This would be the procedure The dialogue phase In the first place, there will be a phase of dialogue that begins with the voluntary manifestation of these organized crime structures to present themselves to the judiciary. “The group and the national government, based on what was agreed, will sign a final act of dialogue. Subsequently, each member of the criminal structure will sign an act of presentation and individual commitment. These two minutes will be transferred to the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation and all members of the criminal structures will be transferred to the temporary location areas (which were contemplated in the public order law and which are not jails)”, says the draft. (Read: In sausages they found 28 kilos of marijuana that were going to San Andrés) Imputation stage and assurance measure Then, there is the judicial stage of imputation by structure and imposition of a deprivation of liberty measure. Here, it is provided that the delegated prosecutor will present at the hearing the document formulating charges by structure, which will contain the specifics of the criminal structure, its members, the criminal patterns and the acts committed, and then request the arrest. “The individual acts of reception to justice will be sufficient evidentiary support for its imposition. The deprivation of liberty measures will be in the temporary location areas”, says the document that specifies that the breach of the imposed obligations inherent to the security measure causes the substitution of the deprivation of liberty measure of those areas to a prison. (Read: Emcali: Attorney asks to suspend execution of questioned contract) Acceptance of charges and delivery of goods: those involved may keep 10 percent https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/conflicto-y-narcotrafico/bandas-criminales-en-colombia-claves-del-borrador-de-sometimiento-704693

Cognition is more diverse than we thought: other species of mammals and birds also dream, suffer and have a sense of humor. For 8 years I have lived with my dog Charlie who, despite being a bloodhound, is lousy at tracking scents. Whenever I come home he greets me with joy, even if I have only gone out to the store. When I laugh, I hear his tail tapping on the floor in the next room; he reacts to my joy even if he doesn't see me. Although we share that bond, I often sit next to him on the couch, hug him, and ask my wife, “Do you think he loves me?” “Yes, yes!” she replies with just a touch of exasperation, kind of generous of hers considering how often I do it. This could be considered a ritual in our house. I wonder if Charlie will think anything of it. Watching him sunbathe on the porch, a deeper question comes to mind: how similar are the minds of animals to ours? Will they have thoughts, feelings and memories like us? Intelligence is not only human As humans, we still consider ourselves different from other animals. However, in the last 50 years scientists have accumulated evidence of intelligence in many non-human species. The New Caledonian crow uses twigs to extract insect larvae from the bark of trees. Octopuses solve puzzles and protect the entrance to their burrows with rocks. There is no doubt that many animals possess extraordinary cognitive abilities. But could they be more than just sophisticated automatons concerned only with survival and procreation? A growing number of behavioral studies, combined with observations in the wild – such as a killer whale nudging her dead calf for weeks – are revealing that many species have more in common with humans than previously believed. Elephants mourn, dolphins play for fun, cuttlefish have different personalities, crows seem to respond to the emotional state of other crows. Many primates form strong friendships. In some species, such as elephants and killer whales, the older ones share with the younger ones the knowledge acquired through experience. Others, like rats, perform acts of empathy and kindness. He also reads: Young killer whales learn from their grandmothers how to hunt and feed Consciousness is more diverse than we thought This emerging landscape of consciousness, among such diverse non-human species, is like a Copernican revolution in the way we view those beings with whom we share the planet. Until about three decades ago, the minds of animals were not even considered a subject worthy of investigation. “AND THAT ANIMALS HAD EMOTIONS…THAT WAS FOR ROMANTICS,” OBSERVES ETHOLOGIST FRANS DE WAAL OF EMORY UNIVERSITY, WHO HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO STUDYING PRIMATE BEHAVIOR. DE WAAL WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO PROPOSE THAT ANIMAL CONSCIOUSNESS BE RECOGNIZED. FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO,” HE COMMENTS, “SCIENTISTS BEGAN TO ADMIT THAT CERTAIN SPECIES HAD SCIENCE, BUT MAINTAINED THAT THEIR EXPERIENCES WERE NOT COMPARABLE WITH OURS AND THEREFORE WERE MEANINGLESS. Today, some behaviorists are beginning to believe that "the internal processes of many animals are as complex as those of humans"; de Waal points out. “The difference is that we express them through language; we can talk about our feelings.” If this new appreciation is widely accepted, it could lead to a total reconsideration of how we humans relate to other species, how we treat them. “If you recognize that animals have emotions, which includes insect consciousness, then they take on moral relevance,” explains de Waal. “They are not the same as stones. They are sentient beings." We suggest: Cats look to their human families as a source of security and emotional support, study reveals Delving into the inner life of other species However, the scientific mission to understand the inner lives of animals is controversial: some experts consider that knowing the mind of another species is practically impossible. “Attributing feelings to an animal by observing its behavior is not science; they are just assumptions,” says neurobiologist David J. Anderson of the California Institute of Technology, who studies emotion-linked behaviors in mice, fruit flies and jellyfish. Those who investigate emotions such as sadness and empathy in non-human creatures must refute the accusation that they anthropomorphize their study subjects. https://www.ngenespanol.com/animales/como-funciona-la-cognicion-de-los-animales/

Toyota has confirmed it will permanently close its plant in Russia, where production had been suspended since March following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Japanese car maker said it “sees no way” to restart production either now or in the future at the St Petersburg factory, following its more than-six month closure due to European Union-imposed import sanctions blocking parts and stifling construction. Before work was suspended, the factory produced the Toyota Camry and Toyota RAV4 with an annual capacity of 100,000, according to Reuters. Employees, who have been retained throughout the suspension, will be offered assistance for re-employment, retraining and wellbeing, Toyota has confirmed, adding that they will all be given redundancy payouts. It didn't confirm how many people were affected. Toyota will also retain aftersales services in Russia for both its and sibling brand Lexus’s vehicles. In a statement, the company said: “The decision to terminate production of Toyota vehicles in Russia is not one that we have taken lightly. “Over the last 80 years, we have developed our business and our brand with the support of stakeholders around the world. “We must now act in a way that allows us to protect the values and principles that our predecessors built up and be confident that we can pass them on to the next generation.” Toyota is the latest of several car makers to have pulled out of Russia since it started its war against Ukraine. Volkswagen announced that it would close its Nizhny Novgorod factory in July, while Aston Martin, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Honda and Jaguar Land Rover have halted sales in the country. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/business-vehicle-manufacturing/toyota-permanently-close-russian-plant

Hundreds of people have been arrested by authorities as protests against Russia's new "partial mobilisation" continue across the country, an independent rights group has said. OVD-Info said 724 people were detained across 32 different cities on Saturday. Widespread demonstrations have broken out since President Vladimir Putin announced plans to draft 300,000 men to fight in Ukraine. Unsanctioned rallies are banned under Russian law. But Mr Putin's move to draft civilians into the military has sparked large scale protests in urban areas, with more than 1,000 people being detained at demonstrations earlier this week. In Moscow, news agency AFP reported witnessing one demonstrator shouting "we are not cannon fodder" as she was arrested by officers. And in St Petersburg, Russia's second city, one man told reporters: "I don't want to go to war for Putin." Seventy-year-old Natalya Dubova told AFP that she opposed the war and confessed she was "afraid for young people" being ordered to the front. Some of those arrested on Saturday reported being handed draft papers and ordered to report to recruiting centres while being held by security officials. The Kremlin defended the practice earlier this week, saying "it isn't against the law". Moscow has also approved harsh new punishments for those accused of dereliction of duty once drafted. Mr Putin signed fresh decrees on Saturday imposing punishments of up to 10 years imprisonment for any soldier caught surrendering, attempting to desert the military or refusing to fight. The president also signed orders granting Russian citizenship to any foreign national who signs up to serve a year in the country's military. The decree, which some observers have suggested displays how severe Moscow's shortage of troops has become, bypasses the usual requirement of five years of residency in the country. Russia reveals exemptions as men flee call-up What does Russian military call-up mean for Ukraine? Putin fires deputy defence chief amid supply failures Elsewhere, other young Russians continue to flee mobilisation by seeking to leave the country. On the border with Georgia, queues of Russian cars stretch back more than 30km (18 miles) and the interior ministry has urged people not to travel. Local Russian officials have admitted that there's been a significant influx of cars trying to cross - with nearly 2,500 vehicles waiting at one checkpoint. The admission is a change of tone from Russia, with the Kremlin describing reports of Russians fleeing conscription as "fake" on Thursday. Meanwhile, Finland has also seen a sharp increase in the number of Russians seeking to enter the country. Matti Pitkaniitty, a spokesperson for the country's Border Guard, said said the number of Russians arriving had more than doubled since last week. On Friday, the government announced plans to stop Russian tourists entering the country. "The aspiration and purpose is to significantly reduce the number of people coming to Finland from Russia," President Sauli Niinistö told the state broadcaster. Several other neighbouring states have already ruled out offering asylum to Russians seeking to avoid the draft. "Many Russians who now flee Russia because of mobilisation were fine with killing Ukrainians," Latvia's Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs said. "They did not protest then. It is not right to consider them as conscientious objectors." On Friday, the Kremlin revealed a host of occupations it said will be exempt from conscription aimed at boosting its war effort in Ukraine. IT workers, bankers and journalists working for state media will escape the "partial mobilisation" announced by President Putin on Wednesday. But some have cast doubt on the truth of the Kremlin's claims, and reports have been emerging of Russian men who do not meet the criteria being called up by local recruiting officers. Margarita Simonyan, the editor of the state-run media outlet RT, posted to Twitter a list of elderly and disabled citizens ordered to report for duty. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63021118

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