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The new BMW 7 Series Protection offers customised protection from attacks with firearms or explosives for at-risk individuals.New Delhi: The BMW Group India has introduced the new BMW 7 Series Protection. The car is exclusively available with the petrol engine and as a completely built-up unit (CBU) in India now.Vikram Pawah, President, BMW Group India, said, “For over 45 years, BMW has set the standard in design and development of armoured vehicles. The new BMW 7 Series…

The lava flow on Jan. 14, 2024, with Grindavík in the foreground. Credit: Iceland Department of Civil Protection Fountains of lava erupted from the Sundhnúkur volcanic system in southwest Iceland on Jan. 14, 2024. As the world watched on webcams and social media, lava flows cut off roads and bubbled from a new fissure that invaded the outskirts of the coastal town of Grindavík, burning down at least three houses in their path.…

California officials are investigating the disappearance of 30 tons (61,000 pounds) of ammonium nitrate from a railcar crossing the Midwest. Ammonium nitrate, which is used as fertilizer, can also be used to create explosives and was a key component in the homemade bomb used in the 1995 attack on the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.Making Paint Cool in the Face of HeatThe chemical was shipped by train from Cheyenne, Wyoming last month but when it arrived in the Mojave Desert two weeks later, its holding car was…

Crafting has been a part of the Resident Evil series since the beginning, when you would mix your herbs together to create different and more powerful healing items. The original Resident Evil 4 didn’t add much to that formula, but the Resident Evil 4 remake adds a host of new resources you can combine your items into beyond just your healing items. You will simply just need to figure out some of these recipes in the game, while a few can only be unlocked if you purchase the recipes from the Merchant. Being a…

A Hong Kong police officer controls a bomb disposal robot in a counter-terrorism exercise in 2020.Photo: Anthony Wallace / AFP (Getty Images)In the near future, police in San Francisco may be able to deploy robots armed with explosives and instruct them to kill a human being. On Tuesday, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 to approve a policy that would give the city’s police department permission to use remotely piloted robots to use lethal force in certain situations, specifically “when risk of loss of life…

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Nord Stream Pipelines 1 and 2 were likely sabotaged, according to the results of a preliminary Swedish investigation, which found evidence of the use of explosive devices. The pipelines cross the Baltic sea, delivering natural gas from Russia to Germany. Four suspicious leaks appeared in the pipelines at the end of September, and now Sweden’s findings bolster the widely held view that the pipelines were intentionally damaged.“We can confirm that there have been detonations at Nord Stream 1 and 2 in the Swedish economic…

While the most obvious application would be to scan for bombs and other dangerous items and substances at airports, the findings, described in Nature Communications today, could also help to detect cracks and rust in buildings, and eventually identify early-stage tumors. A team of researchers from UCL hid small quantities of explosives, including Semtex and C4, inside electrical items, such as laptops, hairdryers and mobile phones. The items were placed inside bags with toothbrushes, chargers, paracetamol and other…

The latest DayZ update has been released, and it’s adding a whole slew of explosive weapons to the game. These come as part of the game’s 1.18 update and are showcased via a teaser trailer. The first is an M79 grenade launcher. This is a single-shot weapon that’s able to shoot 40mm fragmentation grenades as far as 300mm. There is also a fireworks launcher, which comes as an event item. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=994VEkW19CI Alongside these are four types of smoke grenades (black, white, red, and green), a special…