On tracks throughout europe, the cars competed in disciplines including autocross, racing through formula 1like twists and turns as fast as possible. . . . . An endurance trial through more than 20km of track to push the limits of battery management. . . . . A test of grip and downforce by. . . Basically going round in a circle as fast as possible and then there s acceleration. It s a drag race, basically, and it s this last challenge that one team, amz racing, absolutely blasted last year, going from 0 to 100km an hour in. . . Well, i ll let you know a bit later. Amz includes students from lucerne university of applied sciences and arts and eth zurich, and i dropped in on the team s swiss hq. And up here is the electronics department at amz racing. We re going to meet lara. Not that lara. For one car to excel at all of these events, it not only has to have a powerful motor, but also computers have to control the traction and fine tune the speed of each wheel individually, and somehow
Brands barbie, fisherprice and moi, that is mattel to find out how his company s fortunes are being revived. Wherever you are joining around the world, once again hello and welcome to the programme. It is a billiondollar industry driven by creativity and innovation with a global reach and a diverse market. The toy industry is forecast to reach $302 billion in sales by 2030 and that estimate is at the conservative end of the scale. But falling birth rates and some of the highest inflation rates we have seen in decades have created challenging conditions for manufacturers and retailers and signal more tough times to come. While the covid pandemic boosted sales of toys and games temporarily, bigname companies reported sales have started to slip back once again. Let s look at some of those numbers. Local toy sales reached $108. 7 billion in 2023, a 2% drop compared to 2022 with toy companies calling it a normalisation process after that exceptional growth linked to the pandemic. But across
Live from london, this is bbc news. Israel warns its military will intensify its attacks on hamas, as 20 members of one family die, in an israeli Air Strike on rafah. As Ukraines President welcomes the new military aid deal, the kremlin warns america is wading deeper into a conflict that will end in humiliation. Another setback for the governing conservatives in britain, as one of its mps steps down after being accused
Us military Aid Package for ukraine is finally approved after months of delay. Ukraines president welcomed the decision, which he said would save thousands of lives. A Candlelit Vigil will take place in sydney shortly to remember those who died in last weeks stabbing attack. Manchester City End a difficult week with a big win. Theyre through to the Fa Cup final with a 1 0 victory over chelsea at wembley. And over chelsea at wembley. I am at London Maratho tens and i am at London Marathon where tens of thousands of people are taking on the challenge including gus who will be djing in the weather, cloud amounts and strength of breeze will make a huge difference to how your day feels today. Maybe just seven or eight degrees on north sea coast, up to 18 in the west of northern ireland. Ill have your full forecast. Its sunday 21st april,
Today hey, im Zachary Cohn and washington and this is cnn hello, and welcome to have you as joining us here in the united states and all around the world. Im taking k, this is seen and users coming up opening statements will begin this morning in the historic criminal trial of donald trump. What to expect is the case against the former us president is put before a new York Jury usaid package for ukraine is expected to get final passage in the senate. This weight. And Ukraines President says there is no time to spam plus concerns for the safety of jewish students at new yorks columbia university. Y rabbis calling for them to return home. As passive, it draws me up live from atlanta this is cnn News Room with linda kinky