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Bangkok, Apr 22 (EFE/EPA).- Thai authorities on Thursday conducted a free COVID-19 testing for citizens in high risk areas following the recent spike in COVID-19 cases near the Government House.Thailand has so far recorded a total number of 48,113 cases and 117 deaths from the COVID-19. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE UNDERGO A FREE COVID-19 NASAL SWAB TEST AT A TESTING SITE INSIDE WAT YUAN SAPHAN KHAO, NEAR THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
People line up to get tested for Covid-19 in Manhattan, in the city of New York, where bars and restaurants will close early as part of new measures designed to slow surging new coronavirus infections in the United States. IMAGES
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia parade in a royal carriage during celebrations for the monarch's golden jubilee. The festivities are being attended by foreign royals and dignitaries, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to line the capital's streets to catch a glimpse of the long-serving royals. IMAGES
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an urgent session in the coming days to address recent incidents of Koran burning in Europe, a council spokesman says at a press conference in Geneva. "The UN Human Rights Council will hold an urgent debate to discuss the alarming rise in premeditated and public acts of religious hatred, as manifested by the current desecration of the holy Koran in some European and other countries," council spokesman Pascal Sim tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Mercedes-Benz tested the latest generation of brake control systems on drives in Arjeplog, Sweden, near the Arctic Circle. For more than 20 years, an official branch of the Sindelfingen plant has existed here: its very own test centre for testing in the most extreme conditions. In addition to the EQE, EQS, EQS SUV and EQE SUV, models of future vehicle generations based on future platforms were also used in the drives across a frozen lake and up the region’s highest mountain.“During the test drives, our team is primarily concerned with safety, efficiency and driving comfort. The development team tunes the brake control systems individually for each model series – and pushes them to their physical limits.”Christoph Böhm, Head of Brake Control Systems, Mercedes-Benz AGOn the way to an all-electric future, the team is working on a new generation of stability control systems. These make use of the properties of the electric drive to precisely control the torque at the wheels. Most drivers will probably never notice how hard their Mercedes-Benz vehicles work to keep them out of dangerous situations – for Böhm and his team, this is the definition of a job well done.
The purpose of this second round of testing in Sweden was to fine-tune all powertrain and chassis control systems. Thanks to their low-grip surfaces, the test areas sited on frozen lakes around Arjeplog were particularly well suited for delicately adjusting the drive torque control system in the BMW i5 under precisely reproducible conditions. In the new BMW i5, the DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) system, the near-actuator wheel slip limitation function and the drive torque control system are interlinked so that they can interact and complement each other flexibly in any driving situation. As a result, the all-electric sedan performs at least as proficiently as any conventionally powered model on ice and snow.The integrated application of all powertrain and chassis systems underpins the outstanding handling abilities displayed by the BMW i5 in winter testing. The more challenging the conditions, the more impressive were the speed and precision of the control systems in the fully electric version of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan. The BMW i5 serves up a harmonious blend of optimum traction when pulling away and supreme driving stability when cornering or braking, which is unique in the competitive environment.
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