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A robot takes part in the humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing on April 19, 2025 A robot takes part in the humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing on April 19, 2025

Tech & Science

Humanoid robots stride into the future with world’s first half-marathon

Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early Saturday.

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In light of recent tariffs, Ford has halted shipments to China of F-150 Raptors, Mustangs and Broncos In light of recent tariffs, Ford has halted shipments to China of F-150 Raptors, Mustangs and Broncos

Business

Ford ‘adjusts’ some exports to China due to tariffs

"We have adjusted exports from the US to China in light of the current tariffs," Ford told AFP without specifying the models affected.

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Prada presented its womenswear ready-to-wear fall-Winter collection at Milan Fashion Week in February Prada presented its womenswear ready-to-wear fall-Winter collection at Milan Fashion Week in February

Life

Still work to be done: Europe’s most women-empowered countries

Which are the most female-empowered countries in Europe? Iceland comes top!

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Business

IT decision-making is shaping the future of workplace sustainability

Hybrid work has fundamentally changed how IT contributes to sustainability initiatives.

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Change of tone: the new Holocaust rooms at the Memorial de Caen museum in northern France

World

Museums rethink how the Holocaust should be shown

World

Op-Ed: Well, how DO you interpret life expectancy by country? Some nitpicking required
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party chief Mark Carney shake hands following an election debate in Montreal on April 17

World

Under fire at debate, Canada PM Carney tries to focus on Trump
AI-generated videos putting Trump, US Vice President JD Vance -- who sparked outrage with comments referring to "Chinese peasants" -- and tech mogul Elon Musk on footwear and iPhone assembly lines quickly went viral

Social Media

Chinese vent anger at Trump’s trade war with memes, mockery

Defiant posts have shot to the top of most-searched lists on social media, flooding platforms with patronising comments and jokes.

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Having won a court ruling that Google had a monopoly in online ad technology, US attorneys could recommend that the tech titan be order to spin off its ad exchange operations

Business

US judge rules Google monopolized online ad tech market
The United States has been the top market for Swiss-made watches since 2021

Business

Swiss watch exports to US soared ahead of Trump tariffs
"Where is everybody?": This question, about the lack of aliens in the vast universe, is called Fermi's paradox

World

Where are all the aliens?: Fermi’s Paradox explained

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The US Supreme Court paused the Trump administration's deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under the 1789 Alien Enemies Act

World

US Supreme Court pauses deportation of Venezuelans from Texas

The US Supreme Court on Saturday paused the Trump administration’s deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under an 18th-century law. US President Donald Trump invoked...

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US Senator Chris Van Hollen said El Salvador officials staged this photo of his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia to make it appear as if they were enjoying margaritas together US Senator Chris Van Hollen said El Salvador officials staged this photo of his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia to make it appear as if they were enjoying margaritas together

World

US senator says El Salvador staged ‘margarita’ photo op

A US senator described Friday how El Salvador staged a photo of him supposedly sipping margaritas with a wrongly deported constituent.

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Texas Muslims seeking to build a new mosque and expanded community face bitter opposition Texas Muslims seeking to build a new mosque and expanded community face bitter opposition

World

Plan for expanded Muslim community triggers hope, fear in Texas

Threats to Muslims living in Texas are nothing new, but lately the vile phone calls to Imran Chaudhary have ramped up. The cause? Chaudhary’s...

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The US economy added 150,000 jobs in October, less than analysts expected, while the unemployment rate ticked up, said the Labor Department

Business

US unemployment falls, and then rises, under Trump

New unemployment claims in the U.S. decreased by 8.7 percent week-over-week last month.

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US forces patrol near Syria's northeastern border with Turkey on September 3, 2024 US forces patrol near Syria's northeastern border with Turkey on September 3, 2024

World

US to withdraw some 1,000 troops from Syria

The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the...

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Employees at a McDonald's restaurant in New York are seen on May 27, 2022; demands by some Manhattan fast-food workers for an hourly minimum wage of $20 would once have been unthinkable Employees at a McDonald's restaurant in New York are seen on May 27, 2022; demands by some Manhattan fast-food workers for an hourly minimum wage of $20 would once have been unthinkable

Business

Survey: Younger employees bear the brunt of work-related stress

To protect wellbeing and productivity, businesses must go beyond surface-level initiatives and implement practical, evidence-based solutions.

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, seen in April 2025, said he considered Fed independence to be a matter of law US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, seen in April 2025, said he considered Fed independence to be a matter of law

Business

Trump goes to war with the Fed

Donald Trump’s simmering discontent with the US Federal Reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening to take the unprecedented step of ousting...

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