How informs The MBPassionBlog publication, citing its own sources at Mercedes-Benz, from January 17, the company suspended taking orders for the Gelendvagen, since the Magna Steyr plant in Austrian Graz simply cannot cope with the demand for an SUV. At the moment, according to insiders, the delivery time of the G-Class has stretched to the fourth quarter of 2024 – almost three years. The global shortage of semiconductors, and problems with the logistics of components, and limited production capacity at an assembly plant in Austria are probably to blame. At the same time, it is known that Mercedes-Benz has already launched an all-electric version of the model, the serial modification of which will debut in 2024.
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January 29, 2022
Australian Open: 5 things to know about Ashleigh Barty, the new queen of the circuit
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Imperial in the final of the Australian Open, Ashleigh Barty offered her very first title on Saturday in Melbourne, on her land. The world number 1, new queen of the WTA circuit following her triumphs at Roland-Garros three years ago, then Wimbledon last year, has already built an impressive record, at only 25 years old.
She had dumped everything for cricket
A precocious talent and winner of a junior Wimbledon in singles at 15, Ashleigh Barty was promised a brilliant career in the world of the little yellow ball. But caught up in the pressure and pace of travel, the rising star of Australian tennis went into depression. And dump everything overnight. She left the circuit in the fall of 2014 to try her luck in her other passion, cricket, following a meeting organized with the Australian women’s national team.
Barty is evolving at a good level with the formation of Brisbane, offering the possibility of breaking into the national championship. She will combine eleven matches in 2015, before (re) taking everyone by surprise and returning to tennis at the age of 18, to finally return to the circuit two years later.
She ended four decades of scarcity
The image, as much as the symbolism, was beautiful. By posing around the trophy won a few minutes earlier by the world number 1, Evonne Goolagon (4 titles in Melbourne in the 1970s) and Ashleigh Barty brought together nearly fifty years of Australian tennis history. Who had been waiting for 44 years for the coronation of one of his little proteges, and the crowning of local Chris O’Neil. A scarcity that looks like eternity for “Aussie” tennis, which worked on this sport in the seventies with nine women’s titles between 1970 and 1978. Barty is the fifth Australian of the Open era to be crowned in Melbourne. Among men, the last local winner remains Mark Edmondson, in 1976.
She made a “Wawrinka”
Adding Melbourne to its list, the Ipswish (Queensland) tornado hit hard. Winner of Roland-Garros in 2019 then of Wimbledon in 2021 for her first two Major finals, Barty stretched her invincibility in the Grand Slam final, on three different surfaces. A nice feat for the Australian who imitates the Swiss Stan Wawrinka, also winner of his first three Major finals (Australian Open 2014, Roland-Garros 2015 and US Open 2016).
She only lost one set in 2022
His title, his 15th on the WTA circuit, was acquired following a tournament flown over. Vastly superior to all her opponents, Ashleigh Barty will not have lost a single set throughout the fortnight – only two players have achieved such a performance, Steffi Graf and Mary Pierce. In her seven matches (and fourteen sets), the new Australian queen only conceded only 30 games, or just over 4 per match!
A real machine for crushing her opponents, the 25-year-old player has been unstoppable since the start of the year. She conceded only one set in 2022, in 11 games. It was in his first match, once morest Cori Gauff in Adelaide. Since then, she has had a string of successes in two winning sets.
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She can aim for the Grand Slam
After skipping the tournament in 2020 because of the Covid, surprise eliminated in the 3rd round by American Shelby Rogers in 2021, Barty will now be able to ramp up to his next big goal, the US Open (August 29-September 11), the only Major still missing from his list. From Justine Henin to Chris Evert, several legends of women’s tennis agree that the Australian has all the qualities to achieve the Grand Slam in her career.
The world number 1 for almost two and a half years, a very discreet character who remains little known to the general public, would then definitely make a name in the history of tennis. Only ten women have achieved this feat, which would further confirm her status as the new patroness of the women’s circuit.
Belize will require a visa from Venezuelans who want to enter its territory
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The Ministry of Immigration indicated that they have noticed an increase in the transit of people from Venezuela, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.
This Friday, January 28, the government of Belize approved a visa requirement for all those citizens from Venezuela, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.
All citizens who wish to enter the aforementioned country and who are of the mentioned nationality, must carry a visa.
The Ministry of Immigration indicated that they have noticed an increase in the transit of people from Venezuela, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.
“This follows the recent incident involving 37 migrants from Venezuela, Morocco and the Dominican Republic who were denied entry due to irregularities in their entry as tourists,” according to a publication by local outlet Breaking Belize News..
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Atari celebrates its 50th anniversary with its own NFTs
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
No doubt the gaming world will be the next big player to make the leap to NFTs, despite the still great rejection presented by many of the users. However, beyond the additional content within the games themselves, it seems that the companies themselves want to give themselves a little more visibility by taking advantage of these digital tokens.
Specifically, this time It has been none other than Atari, historical creator of some of the most iconic classic consoles in the world, who has decided to celebrate its 50th anniversary with the launch of the so-called GFTs, loot boxes that will randomly contain one of the different NFT contents created for the occasion .
«As a celebration of the brand that launched the modern video game industry. The Atari 50th Anniversary Commemorative GFT Collection pays tribute to 50 years of Atari, celebrating the exciting future ahead while also commemorating the iconic Atari 2600 console and fan-favorite games like Combat, Swordquest, Asteroids, Centipede and more«, shared the company.
As we can read in the newly opened official store of these GFT, this collection will have up to 10 different tokens, divided into three rarity ranges Common, Rare and Epic, with opening percentages ranging from 0.2% to 35%. However, the company has not come to stipulate if there is a limited number of units, or if on the contrary, there will be an indefinite number only limited by this probability.
However, unlike traditional NFTs, these Atari GFTs are presented as a gift for a third party more than for a personal purchase (although we can always buy them as a gift for ourselves), adding the curious addition of not being able to open until the expiration of a specific date, next February 1.
So Atari joins Konami, another video game veteran who debuted in the NFT with the sale of some Exclusive Castlevania content for more than 160,000 dollars; and Ubisoft, which is committed to exclusive content within its own games to offer additional utility for these elements.