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April 20, 2025 12:06 PM

China pits humanoid robots against humans in half-marathon

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course. The robots from Chinese manufacturers such as Droid...

April 20, 2025 11:00 AM

Russia’s Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise one-day ceasefire in Ukraine on Saturday for Easter, but Kyiv said Russian forces continued artillery fire and called instead for an extended true halt to hostilities. Ukrainian President Volodym...

April 13, 2025 6:44 PM

Ukraine says 21 killed by Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy

At least 21 people were killed and 83 others were wounded by a Russian ballistic missile strike in the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday morning, Ukraine's interior minister Ihor Klymenko said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy cond...

April 13, 2025 5:23 PM

Spain’s Lanzarote island hit by flooding after torrential rain

Homes were flooded and roads turned into muddy rivers after torrential rainfall over the Spanish Canary Island of Lanzarote, a popular year-round tourist destination. A state of emergency was declared after 6 cm (2.4 inches) of rain fell in two hour...

April 13, 2025 1:52 PM

WHO members close to accord on tackling future pandemics

Members of the World Health Organization are close to a deal on a treaty to prepare for future pandemics, sources involved in the talks told Reuters on Saturday, with a WHO spokesperson saying discussions had been paused until Tuesday. The pact, whi...

 

Last updated on: 5th Jul 2025