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Papua New Guinea Agriculture Minister John Simon has lost his Maprik Open seat. The Peoples National Congress (PNC) Party candidate, Gabriel Kapris has been declared the Member-elect for the Maprik Open Seat in East Sepik Province following the conclusion of the elimination process. Gabriel Kapris Returning Officer Godfried Sokomia declared Mr. Kapris winner at 4:30 this afternoon, after exclusion 26. He said “I Godfried Sokomia, the Returning Officer for Maprik Open, as accorded by the Electoral Commissioner Mr. Simon Sinai on the 18th of May 2022, hereby, declare Gabriel Lenny Kapris, who received 16,657 votes. Absolute majority was 16,207+1.” NBC / PNG Today Next :  PNG Electoral Commission under pressure

Volvo has updated its C40 and XC40 Recharge electric vehicles to provide longer ranges and faster charging rates, writes Brian Byrne. The company now rates the two cars’ ranges at up to 578km and 570km respectively, while the maximum charging rate has been increased from 150kW to 200kW where available. This cuts nine minutes of previous charging times. The changes were achieved by changing the FWD single-motor cars to RWD, and on the AWD versions providing larger batteries. Both cars are available to order now from €61,715, with deliveries expected from July.