Honda’s new ASIMO robot, more human-like than ever
It walks and runs, even up and down stairs. It can open a bottle and serve a drink, and politely…
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Pro-Russians take two Ukrainian soldiers ‘hostage’
KIEV: Ukraine’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that pro-Russian militants had taken two of its soldiers “hostage” in the separatist…
Durian odour triggers patient evacuation at Melbourne hospital
MELBOURNE: The smell of a durian caused patients to be evacuated from a hospital here. Firefighters were called to the…
Five students stabbed to death at Canada house party
OTTAWA: Five students were stabbed to death in a rampage at a house party in Calgary, Canadian authorities said Tuesday,…
Australian state premier quits over wine ‘memory fail’
SYDNEY: A leading Australian politician resigned yesterday after admitting to a ‘massive memory fail’ when he told a corruption inquiry…
Japan lawmakers demand continued whaling
TOKYO: Japanese lawmakers yesterday demanded the government redesign its ‘research’ whaling programme to circumvent an international court ruling that described…
Thousands of workers strike at China shoe factory
BEIJING: Tens of thousands of workers were on strike yesterday at a factory in southern China which makes shoes for…
Islamists abduct more than 100 girls from Nigeria school
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Heavily armed Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped more than 100 girls from a school in northeast Nigeria, sparking a…