Can Italy’s first EV company change the country’s car culture?

[ad_1] It’s not every day that your introduction to a car company includes spending time in Europe’s largest vertical wind tunnel for aerodynamic tests. Meet AEHRA. Its headquarters in Milan comprises not only the usual meeting rooms and desks, but also a wind tunnel where you can experience flying —  and while mildly terrifying, it’s a hell of a lot of fun.  AEHRA is Italy’s only electric car startup, and its secret sauce is aerodynamics.…

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Lebanese lawmaker demands trapped bank savings

[ad_1] BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese parliamentarian on Wednesday entered a bank branch near Beirut, demanding some of her trapped savings to cover medical expenses. Cash-strapped Lebanon in recent weeks has witnessed a surge in depositors storming bank branches to forcefully withdraw their locked savings as the country’s economy continues to spiral. On Tuesday, depositors stormed at least four banks, two of which were armed. Lebanon’s cash-strapped banks have imposed informal limits on cash withdrawals…

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Russia had 10 torture sites where they electrocuted, waterboarded, shot Ukrainian soldiers – report

[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an awarding ceremony for Russian team members who won medals at the Winter Paralympic games on March 17, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images An Associated Press investigation found Russian soldiers committed torture at 10 sites in Izium. Torture of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians was widespread during the Russian occupation, AP found. A UN investigation recently concluded Russia committed war crimes, including torture, in Ukraine. For…

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What to do in L.A. in October: Fashion, art, pop-ups, LAFW

[ad_1] Beyond the Streets flagship opening Beyond the Streets displays work by artists including Timothy Curtis, from left, Maya Hayuk and Madsaki. (Yubo Dong / ofstudio photography) Beyond the Streets, the global graffiti art movement and traveling exhibition, has found a home based in — where else? — L.A. Located on La Brea, the bricks-and-mortar will make its debut with the opening of “POST GRAFFITI,” an exhibition that tracks the evolution of graffiti through the…

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Burkina Faso hit by fresh uncertainty after second coup in eight months

[ad_1] Issued on: 01/10/2022 – 14:33 Burkina Faso awoke to fresh chaos Saturday, with the country facing its second coup in a year. Junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was toppled by junior officers who accused him of failing to address the numerous jihadist attacks on the impoverished and restive West African nation.  Shopas have begun to open and traffic is resuming, but the presence of soldiers in armoured vehicles and pickup trucks can be felt in certain parts…

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realme brings tech x trendy lifestyle to consumers with realme Design Studio

[ad_1] New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) As India undergoes a not-so-quiet smartphone revolution — as an explosion in feature smartphones is shaking up the market providing multiple options to users — global smartphone brand realme has brought one-of-its-kind realme Design Studio to the country. Design and innovation have always been part of realme’s DNA and the brand recently launched its Design Studio in Gurugram. The idea is simple: Today, users not only seek cutting-edge features,…

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US signs Pacific pact with South Pacific Island nations

[ad_1] Loading The enhanced partnership comes after the US and its allies were shaken earlier this year when China and Solomon Islands signed a new security agreement, prompting fears that Beijing could use it to establish a military foothold in the Pacific nation less than 2000 kilometres off Australia’s east coast. Last week, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare used an address to the United Nations General Assembly to argue that his country had been…

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Baltic Pipe: Norway-Poland gas pipeline opens in key move to cut dependency on Russia

[ad_1] Leaders from Poland, Norway and Denmark have attended a ceremony in Szczecin to mark the opening of the new Baltic Pipe, a key stage in the drive to wean Poland and Europe off Russian gas. The pipeline will transport natural gas from the Norwegian shelf via Denmark and through the Baltic Sea to Poland. It is the centrepiece of a Polish strategy to diversify away from Russia that began years before Moscow’s February invasion of Ukraine triggered…

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How the Ritual of Journaling Can Create Clarity

[ad_1] I was struggling in the moment. It felt like my emotional walls were caving in, pressured between what I knew in my gut was right, but fearing the judgment and guilt that may come with it. I’d been here before. So, I broke open my journal and went back to revisit that point in time. When I looked back at that moment and what I’d written, it felt surreal. In that moment, my past…

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Andor is One of the Highest Rated Star Wars Works

[ad_1] Photo: Collected Dani Di Placido’s Forbes article titled “Andor puts the rest of Disney+’s Star Wars to shame” is one of the best headlines we’ve read since the premiere of the new Disney series Andor. The journalist writes in her review that the series “really feels like it takes place in another world, in an interesting place filled with clunky retro-futuristic technology and clueless rebels; At times, it almost feels like Blade Runner, a…

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