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Proton X70 CKD 7-speed wet DCT: more efficient than VW DSGs, >350k km lifetime, meets Volvo standards Geely

Proton X70 CKD 7-speed wet DCT: more efficient than VW DSGs, >350k km lifetime, meets Volvo standards

In Cars, Local News, Proton / By Jonathan Lee / 1 February 2020 12:02 am / 60 comments Proton has recently confirmed that the locally-assembled 2020 X70 will come with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and ahead of its impending launch, the national carmaker brought a select group of media to…
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January 31, 2020
Coronavirus, should you be worried? Spanish Flu

Coronavirus, should you be worried?

With the recent news surfacing about confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases identified in Canada, this has left many with one substantial question, should we be worried? Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) falls under a family of viruses that range from the common cold to more critical diseases like MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome…
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January 31, 2020
Coronavirus spreads; Taliban attacks hit decade high; Brexit begins; USS Ford goes to sea; And a bit more. Korean Peace Talks

Coronavirus spreads; Taliban attacks hit decade high; Brexit begins; USS Ford goes to sea; And a bit more.

Coronovirus hits Russia, UK as death toll passes 200. Two cases have been found in Britain, whose government has upgraded the risk from “low” to “moderate”; and two in Russia, where one senior official said there’s no risk that the infection will spread. UN’s WHO declared the outbreak a global public…
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January 31, 2020
Study: Brexit referendum did not lead to more radical Euroskepticism elsewhere Brexit

Study: Brexit referendum did not lead to more radical Euroskepticism elsewhere

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Following the result of the UK Brexit referendum in June 2016 many Euroskeptic parties across Europe celebrated, contending that the vote could pave the way for similar referendums in other countries. This was explored in a paper, Eager to leave? Populist radical right parties' responses to…
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January 31, 2020
An Entanglement of Whales Animal Protection

An Entanglement of Whales

Basking in the tainted glossof west coast rays,these once frigid watersoverflow with sustenance,enticing anchovies tocavort along the coastlines;their corporeal writhinga carnal call tohungry, ancient giants.Upstream, waves of heatweave blobs of warmthinto toxic bouquets,their ghastly aromasleeching beneath theburly exteriors ofCalifornian crabs,as grounded vesselsdelay the inevitabilityof their passing.Warming waves andcontaminated crabsconvene to…
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January 31, 2020