When Magician, a Ukrainian serviceman, was remotely steering a robot hauling a wounded soldier away from the front line towards safety, the worst-case scenario played out on his monitor. The 27-year-old, who asked AFP to identify him by his call sign in line with military protocol, was navigating the bot on a journey with life-or-death […]
Read MoreIndia’s Supreme Court on Friday scaled back its order to catch and remove tens of thousands of stray dogs from the capital, after feasibility questions about the sheer scale of the exercise. The court earlier this month handed city authorities a deadline of eight weeks to round up all dogs, ordering that they be held […]
Read MoreDeutschlands Wirtschaft ist im zweiten Quartal stärker geschrumpft als erwartet. Das Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) sank um 0,3 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorquartal, wie das Statistische Bundesamt in Wiesbaden am Freitag mitteilte. Der Rückgang fiel damit um 0,2 Prozentpunkte stärker aus als in der Schätzung von Ende Juli. Der Grund war vor allem, dass sich die Industrieproduktion […]
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In Kolumbien sind am Donnerstag bei zwei Angriffen in verschiedenen Teilen des Landes Behördenangaben zufolge mindestens 18 Menschen getötet worden. Zwölf Polizisten wurden demnach in der nördlichen Region Antioquia getötet, als ein Polizeihubschrauber von einer Drohne abgeschossen wurde. Sechs weitere Menschen wurden durch eine Autobombe in der Stadt Cali südwestlich von Bogotá getötet. Die Regierung machte […]
Read MoreIsraeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed Friday to destroy Gaza City if Hamas did not agree to disarm, release all remaining hostages in the territory and end the war on Israel’s terms. “Soon, the gates of hell will open upon the heads of Hamas’s murderers and rapists in Gaza – until they agree to Israel’s conditions […]
Read MoreThe seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses. For many flyers, air turbulence can be an unnerving experience — and in a world warming under the effects of climate change, it is only set to worsen, according to a growing body of scientific evidence. Here are the key things to know during […]
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Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was cleared Friday of royal defamation charges, relieving one of the threats to his embattled dynasty, which has dominated Thai politics for two decades. Thaksin’s family has long jousted with the nation’s pro-military, pro-monarchy elite, who view their populist movement as a threat to Thailand’s traditional social order. Their […]
Read MoreA new instalment in Chinese action saga “Black Myth”, a long-awaited indie favourite and stereotypically French cosplay have all marked the vast Gamescom trade fair this week in Cologne. Here are some of the highlights of the occasion, which draws more than 300,000 people each year to the city on the Rhine.- ‘Black Myth’ outshines […]
Read MoreA US federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration and Florida state government from bringing any new migrants to the detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” and ordered much of the site to be dismantled, effectively shuttering the facility. Florida’s government swiftly announced it would appeal the decision. The detention center was hastily assembled in […]
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