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The GWM Cannon ute lineup has expanded in Australia, with two cab-chassis variants and a cut-price pickup coming to showrooms.After renaming its Ute to Cannon and trading a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine for a stronger 2.4-litre, GWM has reintroduced the smaller-capacity powerplant for its two new ‘Premium’ entry-level grades.The 2.0-litre engine is available in the Cannon Premium 4×2 single-cab/chassis from $35,490, and the 4×4 dual-cab pickup from $39,490 drive-away.A second cab-chassis has been added in dual-cab Lux guise, retaining the 2.4-litre engine and arriving with a price of $42,490 drive-away – a $2500 premium compared to the last time the Ute…

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to import more liquefied natural gas from the United States over the next five years, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Wednesday (Apr 16), ahead of a planned meeting to discuss tariffs with US officials early next week. There is already an agreement to import 1 million tonnes of LNG worth US$500 million next year as part of a 15-year plan starting in 2026 totalling 15 million tonnes, he said. Thailand is planning an additional contract for more than 1 million tonnes of US LNG worth about US$600 million over the next five years, Pichai said. Thailand…

These are the key events on day 1,147 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is where things stand on Wednesday, April 16: Fighting Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its units destroyed 115 Ukrainian drones in an overnight attack. The ministry also accused Kyiv of carrying out six attacks on Kremlin energy infrastructure in the past day, despite a mutually agreed 30-day moratorium on energy strikes. A Russian military court jailed a Kremlin soldier for 15 years after convicting him of desertion and voluntarily surrendering to Ukraine. A Russian court also jailed five young Russian citizens, all in their 20s, for setting…

Just one day before Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration agents at what he was told was his citizenship interview, the Columbia student and Palestinian activist told CBS News he thought there was a chance the long-awaited appointment could be a trap.”It’s the first feeling of like, I’ve been waiting for this for more than a year,” Mahdawi — a native of the Israeli-occupied West Bank who has held a green card for the last decade — told CBS News on the eve of his detention. “And the other feeling is like, wait a minute. Is this a honey trap?”Mahdawi…

A full roster of jurors and alternates has been selected in the second murder trial of Karen Read, a former financial adviser accused of killing her Boston cop boyfriend John O’Keefe in a drunken hit-and-run after an argument during a blizzard in January 2022.All 12 jurors and six alternates were empaneled Tuesday, clearing the way for opening statements. The case had needed just two more jurors since Friday came to a close with 16 of 18 selected.Read, 45, is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene of a deadly accident.  Outside the courthouse, Read said she was ready…

Supercars has rebranded the famous Adelaide 500 as the Australian touring car series launches a new finals series.

PETALING JAYA, Selangor: Malaysian authorities are investigating a viral video involving university students wearing Ku Klux Klan (KKK) robes which has sparked outrage online. Sepang police chief Norhizam Bahaman told the media that a police report regarding the video was received at about 7.24pm on Tuesday (Apr 15). The same day, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) defended the students’ act, saying that their donning of the extremist group’s costumes was part of a class assignment for its ‘Contemporary Global and Legal Issues’ course.  This was also mentioned by the Sepang police, local media reported.  “Preliminary investigations indicate that the video was…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.At a lunch with TotalEnergies boss Patrick Pouyanné in 2019, drillers worried about the future asked what their roles would look like a decade down the line. For the chief executive it was “obvious”, they would still be drilling for oil.TotalEnergies pushed further into renewables in 2021 as it and the rest of the industry responded to pressure to embrace the green transition. But Pouyanné also made the crucial decision to raise oil and gas output, using profits from its legacy business…

Shortly before my mother’s death, my brother, with whom I have a poor relationship, persuaded her to vary her will, meaning I’ve ended up with one-quarter of the estate instead of half. I need the full half for my retirement, but don’t have funds for a legal fight if my brother drags it out. What are my options?Candy Stockton, partner at JMW Solicitors Candy Stockton, partner in the private wealth team at JMW Solicitors in London, says first consider whether your mother’s final will is actually valid. Even if it is, there may be circumstances where you could make a…

When it’s in between the lines — or with golf, inside the ropes — it’s all business for Rory McIlroy.That memo apparently did not get to Bryson DeChambeau ahead of the final round of the Masters. The two were paired together again in a major, just like last year’s U.S. Open, which DeChambeau snatched from McIlroy in the late holes. McIlroy even joked over the winter that he wanted to “get back” at DeChambeau for “what he did to me” at Pinehurst. DeChambeau cracked, “To be fair, you kind of did it to yourself.” Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Bryson DeChambeau…