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A robot band is displayed at the 2025 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 8, 2025.  (Xinhua/Li Xin)BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) –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 Aug. 8 features forums, exhibitions, competitions and networking events — with over 200 robotics companies from around the world presenting their latest…

People visit the Smart Vehicle Chain area of the third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, July 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — During last month’s third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), overseas exhibitors made up 35 percent of participants — up 3 percentage points from 2024 and 9 points from the inaugural 2023 edition — with industry giants like Honeywell, GE Healthcare, and Siemens already securing their spots for next year, underscoring foreign firms’ growing commitment to China.As a major national platform for global industrial collaboration, the CISCE embodies the enduring…

Listen to article LAHORE: In response to a recent order, the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) issued a ‘warrant of release’ addressed to the superintendent of Central Jail Kot Lakhpat for the release of PTI’s Shah Mahmood Qureshi. The release pertains to two cases in which the court had acquitted him. ATC Judge Manzer Ali Gill issued two separate ‘warrants of release’ in connection with two different FIRs (768/23 and 103/23). Qureshi had been acquitted on August 11 in these cases, which were registered against him following the May 9 riots that erupted after the arrest of PTI’s founding chairman, Imran Khan. Judge Gill,…

The exterior of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, after the museum removed explicit reference to U.S. President Donald Trump from an exhibit about impeachment according to a spokesperson, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 1, 2025.Annabelle Gordon | ReutersThe White House told the Smithsonian Institution it will conduct a comprehensive review of Smithsonian museums and exhibits to “ensure alignment with” President Donald Trump’s “directive to celebrate American exceptionalism,” according to a letter Tuesday.The White House’s letter directs eight Smithsonian museums to turn over materials within 30 days about any exhibits related to America’s 250th anniversary, other exhibits, and educational…

Listen to article Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari dismissed on Tuesday speculation on any potential legislation on a 27th Constitutional Amendment as “baseless”. Even as the 26th Constitutional Amendment remains marred in controversy, power corridors in Islamabad have been abuzz with rumours of a possible 27th Constitutional Amendment. Speculation suggests that the potential amendment would bring further changes to the structure and functioning of superior judiciary. The 26th Amendment had brought in sweeping changes to the judicial framework. Speaking to reporters at the launch of renovation works for Hyderabad’s Niaz Stadium, Bilawal rubished the “baseless rumours”. “So far, no federal…

A drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2025 shows a cargo ferry being loaded with autos for export at a dock in Lianyungang Harbor, Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Wang Chun/Xinhua)BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) — China’s auto industry registered solid year-on-year growth in both output and sales in July, according to industry data released Monday.In July alone, the country’s auto output was 2.591 million units — a 13.3 percent year-on-year increase — while sales grew 14.7 percent to 2.593 million units, per data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).China’s total auto output in the first seven…

Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned India that any attempt to block Pakistan’s water in violation of the Indus Waters Treaty would be met with a decisive response. “You threaten to stop our water. If you attempt such a move, Pakistan will teach you a lesson you will never forget,” he said while addressing an event on International Youth Day in Islamabad on Tuesday. He stressed that water was crucial for Pakistan’s survival and that the country would not compromise on its rights under international agreements. Sharif also reflected on the recent military achievement against India, recalling the May 10…

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) invites Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to speak in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on “Investing in America” on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration is still working out the details of its 15% export tax on Nvidia and AMD and could bring deals of this kind to more companies, the White House’s Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.”Right now it stands with these two companies. Perhaps it could expand in the future to other companies,” said Leavitt, the White House’s spokesperson. “The legality of it, the…

E. J. Antoni, Heritage Foundation economist and former economist for the Texas Public Policy Foundation.Courtesy: Texas Public Policy FoundationHeritage Foundation economist  E. J. Antoni, who President Donald Trump picked Monday to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, recently floated the idea of the BLS suspending its traditional monthly jobs reports.Antoni, in an interview last week with Fox News Digital, questioned the accuracy of those monthly reports, which are key economic indicators that Wall Street investors and economists rely upon to assess the health of the U.S. labor market.”How on earth are businesses supposed to plan – or how is the…

A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccination event at Josephine’s Southern Cooking in Chatham, Illinois, Dec. 30, 2021.Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration is considering revoking its authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for healthy children under the age of 5, the drugmaker confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday. The move could leave many kids with no available shot against the virus, as jabs from Moderna and Novavax are cleared for more limited populations. While Covid typically causes mild symptoms in most children, others, such as infants under 1 or those…