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Liton (Central African Republic), Feb 10 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Adrienne Surprenant) More than 2,500 people have taken refuge since mid-January in the village of Liton, in the Central African Republic, after the blockade of the capital, Bangui, by armed groups that reject the reelection of the president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra.FOOTAGE OF REFUGEES IN LITON.
Volvo Volvo filed a patent application for a steering wheel that slides side to side within a car's cabin. The design would allow passengers in a highly automated vehicle of the future to move the steering wheel out of the way and have more room to stretch out. Although driver-assistance systems are the new craze, true autonomous vehicles — cars that will allow for driving without any human intervention — are still nowhere close to hitting the streets. The feature could also come into play in a highly automated future vehicle, enabling passengers to slide the wheel out of the way when the driver-assistance system takes over, according to the filing.
Moscow, Feb 11 (EFE), (Camera: Bernardo Suárez / Anush Janbabian).- The ZIL-111V convertible in which Yuri Gagarin made his triumphant entry in Moscow on April 14, 1961, after its historic flight, will be auctioned on Saturday with a starting price of 2.9 million dollars.FOOTAGE OF YURI GARGARIN'S CAR IN MOSCOW.
At least 19 people have been killed and 300 wounded after a shallow earthquake rattled north-eastern Pakistan, with the tremor tearing car-sized cracks into roads and heavily damaging infrastructure. IMAGES
16-year-old Yerevan native Karine Sargsyan dazzles audiences by pulling vehicles weighing nearly two tons fastened to her hair by tow wire. The athlete has devoted herself to boxing and trains in the gym regularly and preparing for her chance at glory. She's practicing and building her strength because her main goal is to achieve worldwide fame.
This is the Vulcano Titanium, the world's first and only titanium supercar. It was unveiled at the Dubai Motor Show on Tuesday and comes with a staggering price tag of $2.5 million. The Vulcano Titanium is handmade by Italian carmaker Icona and inspired by the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird aircraft. A supercharged V8 engine capable of being tuned to over 1000 horsepower can power the Vulcano from 0-60 in just 2.8 seconds.