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The Voyah Dreamer MPV was officially launched in China with two variants available – EV and EREV. The EV Dreamer has twin electric motors powered by an 82-kWh ternary (NMC) battery which produces a combined output of 435hp and 620Nm of torque, allowing it to go from 0-100km/h in 5.8 seconds with a quoted range of 475 kilometres. This makes it possibly the world’s quickest MPV. The EREV version has two motors powered by a 25.57-kWh ternary battery and a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine producing 394hp and 610Nm of torque. 0-100km/h takes 6.6 seconds, with a top speed of...

A US-based Muslim group has hit out at those seeking to criminalise homosexuality, arguing that it is “un-Islamic” to punish those of different sexual orientations. Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV), which has a Malaysian chapter, said however that it would be up to Malaysia’s people to decide if they want to legalise same-sex marriages as has been done by the US Supreme Court earlier this week. “Yes, I do believe all forms of penalisation and outright criminalisation of homosexuality needs to be done away with as it has no basis in universal values, compassion for our fellow humankind. Homosexuality is...

A week ago today, Texas became the first state to require school-age girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that has been shown to cause cervical cancer. Governor Rick Perry inked an executive order mandating that most girls, starting in September 2008, get the vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) before entering sixth grade. The highly-publicized move spurred two New Jersey lawmakers to respond. Assemblymen Mike Doherty and Rick Merkt have introduced legislation that would preclude the government from dictating that children enrolled in schools receive vaccinations against the objections of their parents. In Texas young girls, some...