Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing half marathon

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  • Winning robot runs faster time than Jacob Kiplimo’s world record

  • More than 100 robots run in parallel tracks to avoid collisions with humans

They can already carry the shopping, cook and clean. Now they can run and win half marathons.

In perhaps the most unusual spectacle ever seen at the end of the 13.1-mile (21.1km) race, robots flew over the finish line ahead of the humans for the first time in Beijing on Sunday. And there wasn’t a bead of sweat in sight.

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Brussels pushes remote working to ease energy crisis – Financial Times

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  1. Brussels pushes remote working to ease energy crisis  Financial Times
  2. War spurs EU plan for electricity tax cuts, faster shift from fossil fuels, draft shows  Reuters
  3. EU promotes ‘eco-driving’ lessons to deal with fuel shortages  politico.eu
  4. EU to Give Members Leeway on Fuel, Fertilizer Prices Amid War  Bloomberg
  5. EU Proposes Measures to Reduce Energy Consumption Amid Crisis  GuruFocus
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How Iran has been studying lessons from the war in Ukraine – Financial Times

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  1. How Iran has been studying lessons from the war in Ukraine  Financial Times
  2. This Ukrainian counter-drone company is worried about missing its moment in the Iran war  Business Insider
  3. Opinion: How Ukraine could leverage chaos in the Middle East to press for peace  The Globe and Mail
  4. How Are Ukraine’s Frontlines and the US-Iran Conflict Strategically Linked?  UNITED24 Media
  5. Ukraine Makes Putin Defend Russia  Substack
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Iran war: Tehran vows response to US seizure of cargo ship – dw.com

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  1. Iran war: Tehran vows response to US seizure of cargo ship  dw.com
  2. Live updates: Tehran vows retaliation after US seizes Iran-flagged vessel defying blockade  CNN
  3. Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices Rise as Iran Vows Retaliation for Cargo Ship Attack  The New York Times
  4. World awaits fate of ceasefire after US seizes Iranian ship  Reuters
  5. Iran war: What is happening on day 52 of the US-Israeli conflict?  Al Jazeera
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‘Sex In exchange for food or money’: Gaza’s widows sexually exploited by Hamas – ynetnews

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  1. 'Sex In exchange for food or money': Gaza's widows sexually exploited by Hamas  ynetnews
  2. Sick Hamas terrorists bribe slain colleagues’ desperate widows, young moms for sex: residents  New York Post
  3. Women, Girls and the Reconstruction of Gaza  The Times of Israel
  4. Gaza women break silence on sexual abuse and extortion under Hamas rule  www.israelhayom.com
  5. 'Sex In exchange for food or money': Gaza's widows sexually exploited by Hamas 2026 | JUSTICE - IUSTITIA.BG 2025  iustitia.bg
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Baltic states bar Slovak prime minister from using airspace for travel to Moscow – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Baltic states bar Slovak prime minister from using airspace for travel to Moscow  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Slovak PM complains Lithuania and Latvia will block his flight to Moscow for 9 May parade  Українська правда
  3. Slovakia's Fico denied Baltic airspace for Moscow Victory Day trip  Yahoo
  4. Lithuania and Latvia Block Fico’s Flight Path to Moscow’s Victory Day Parade  Kyiv Post
  5. airBaltic Joins Lufthansa, Ryanair, and Wizz Air in Facing Disruptions as Latvia & Lithuania Halt Slovak PM Fico’s Flight to Moscow – Outrage Spreads Across Europe  Travel And Tour World
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North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea – NBC News

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  1. North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea  NBC News
  2. North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast  Al Jazeera
  3. North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast  Reuters
  4. North Korean leader supervises missile tests from his naval destroyer  AP News
  5. North Korea test-fires flurry of ballistic missiles, Takaichi says  The Japan Times
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Spain, Brazil, Mexico vow to boost Cuba aid amid US threats – dw.com

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  1. Spain, Brazil, Mexico vow to boost Cuba aid amid US threats  dw.com
  2. Mexico, Spain and Brazil call for Cuba’s sovereignty to be protected  Al Jazeera
  3. Sincere dialogue needed to ease Cuba’s ‘grave humanitarian crisis’, say Mexico, Spain and Brazil  The Guardian
  4. Brazil, Mexico, Spain pledge to send more aid to Cuba  Reuters
  5. Sheinbaum proposes a global reforestation program and declaration against military intervention in Cuba.  MVNU
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Trinidad and Tobago police uncover 56 bodies, mostly children, at cemetery – Al Jazeera

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  1. Trinidad and Tobago police uncover 56 bodies, mostly children, at cemetery  Al Jazeera
  2. Bodies of 50 babies, 6 adults found in Trinidad and Tobago  DW.com
  3. Grave diggers explain 56 bodies  Trinidad Express Newspapers
  4. Police in Trinidad and Tobago investigate after 56 bodies are found dumped at a cemetery  Jamaica Gleaner
  5. Remains of 50 babies, 6 adults found at Trinidad and Tobago cemetery  Inquirer.net
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Ben Roberts-Smith denies war crimes allegations – As it happened

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Defence Minister Richard Marles says the success of Australia’s alliance with the United States should not be measured against a single president or federal government in Canberra, insisting the longstanding ties will endure.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised Australia for not assisting with the war in Iran, while federal Labor, including Marles and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, say the White House has not made any specific request for assistance.

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