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Children interact with a fruit-picking robot during the 2025 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 11, 2025. The WRC 2025 showcases rapidly advancing embodied intelligence technology, with humanoid robots as the highlight, demonstrating significant progress achieved globally and particularly in China, while the event also serves to illuminate a wide range of future commercial application scenarios.Themed “Making Robots Smarter, Making Embodied Agents More Intelligent,” the five-day conference that opened on Friday features forums, exhibitions, competitions and networking events — with over 200 robotics companies from around the world presenting their latest innovations. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)A robot competes…

Listen to article PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) issued a stay order on Tuesday, halting the appointment of new opposition leaders in the National Assembly and Senate following the disqualification of PTI’s Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz. The court issued notices to the National Assembly speaker, Senate chairperson, and other relevant officials, directing them to submit responses by August 15. On August 5, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had disqualified Ayub and Faraz, along with other opposition MNAs and MPAs, following their convictions in three cases related to the May 9, 2023 riots. Subsequently, on August 8, both leaders were…

Robust backing from the government and a desire to stage big-ticket events make India a strong candidate to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, a top Indian Olympic Association (IOA) official told Reuters. The world’s most populous nation is bidding for the 2030 edition of the Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad to boost its bigger dream of hosting the 2036 Olympic Games at the western Indian city. A Commonwealth Sports delegation visited Ahmedabad last week to share their experience from the previous Games and help the Indian organisers prepare a comprehensive bid to be submitted by the August 31 deadline. “First and…

People wait to attend a birthday celebration for giant panda Dingding at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, on July 30, 2025. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)by Xinhua writers Wu Qiong and Yu LiCHENGDU, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — In the lush enclosures of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, 50-year-old researcher James Edward Ayala leans in to observe 2-year-old panda cub Rong Shuo, whose name translates to “Shining Chengdu.” With gentle precision, he measures the cub’s paw size, part of a study tracking male pandas’ development.”I love working with him…it’s kind of symbolic of my relationship with the…

A banner for Circle Internet Group, the issuer of one of the world’s biggest stablecoins, hangs on the front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to celebrate the company’s IPO in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Brendan McDermid | ReutersCircle Internet Group shares jumped Tuesday after reporting its first quarterly earnings as a publicly listed company.While charges related to the stablecoin issuer’s debut contributed to a second-quarter loss, it reported a 53% increase in revenue, driven by strong growth in stablecoins. Revenue rose to $658.1 million from $430 million in the same period a year ago.Shares rose more than 7%…

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – JULY 31 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during Russian-Laotian talks at the Kremlin on July 31, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin is not actually interested in negotiating when he meets his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to discuss the war in Ukraine, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told CNBC on Tuesday.European officials and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have expressed concerns at being sidelined from the Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska on Friday. The Ukrainian leader warned that Russia is planning further offensives and…

Aaron Rodgers, #8 of the Pittsburgh Steelers, in action during Minicamp at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 10, 2025.Justin K. Aller | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesNFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers is backing a startup that hopes to make athletes more accessible to companies, charities and sponsors.AthleteAgent.com launched on Tuesday as a rebrand of the former Online Sports Database. The site was created to improve access to athletes, offering a more streamlined way for organizations to connect with them.The rebrand isn’t just about a new name. AthleteAgent.com is also rolling out a subscription-based model, offering users…

ISLAMABAD: Authorities on Monday auctioned one of the three properties “illegally” transferred to former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, according to the £ 190 million corruption reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the couple and some other accused in December 2023. An accountability court in Islamabad on January 17, 2025 found Imran, Bushra and other accused guilty of corruption and sentenced the PTI founder to 14 years in prison. Bushra Bibi received a seven-year jail term. Last week NAB had decided to auction the properties. According to a public notice issued by Assistant…

A humanoid robot is seen during the 2025 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)As China transitions toward high-quality, innovation-driven growth, companies like AUBO are positioning cobots not as job-takers, but as partners — unlocking new potential for small businesses, skilled workers, and daily life.BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — With two taps on a screen, soft music plays, and a robotic arm begins to massage. “So comfortable,” a guest smiles. “I could lie here all day.”This is no ordinary machine. Developed by Chinese firm AUBO (Beijing) Robotics Technology Co., Ltd, it’s a collaborative…

ISLAMABAD: The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled in favour of Pakistan on issues of general interpretation of the Indus Waters Treaty, saying that India would let flow the waters of the Western rivers for Pakistan’s unrestricted use. The Hague-based PCA issued a binding Award on the interpretation of the IWT on August 8, 2025, which was published on its website on Monday, in a case brought by Pakistan in 2016. The court says that awards of a court of arbitration and the decisions of a Neutral Expert are final and binding on both parties. The PCA has also ruled…