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A robot sprinter shatters a 100-meter record again as sparks fly at China’s robot competition

A robot sprinter shatters a 100-meter record again as sparks fly at China’s robot competition

A robot sprinter has broken another 100-meter record at China's World Humanoid Robot Games

Nepal rescuers hunt survivors of devastating flood; 162 dead

Nepal rescuers hunt survivors of devastating flood; 162 dead

By Gopal Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar TRISHULI, Nepal/BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Rescuers in Nepal used helicopters on Thursday to scour for hundreds still missing after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border with China's Tibet, sending catastrophic

Trading Day: Hot inflation cools sentiment

Trading Day: Hot inflation cools sentiment

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The dollar and U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher and Wall Street treaded water on Wednesday after U.S. inflation figures reminded investors that the Fed could raise interest rates soon.

Hundreds missing after flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, 157 bodies recovered

Hundreds missing after flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, 157 bodies recovered

By Liz Lee, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar TRISHULI, Nepal/BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China's Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side that killed scores of people and

Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China's Xi

Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China's Xi

By Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Bill Gates is looking to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year, eager to propose global efforts to mitigate the growing risks posed by artificial intelligence.

65 Americans remain missing after deadly Nepal flash flood

65 Americans remain missing after deadly Nepal flash flood

More than 1,000 people are missing after the Nepal flash floods, including 65 U.S. citizens. Two Americans, a woman, 52, and a man, 55, were rescued.

Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9 second 100 metres in Beijing

Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9 second 100 metres in Beijing

By Eduardo Baptista, Tingshu Wang and Alessandro Diviggiano BEIJING, Aug 25 (Reuters) - China's Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 8.86 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Tuesday, lowering the 9.39-second mark it set at the event's opening.

A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games

A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games

A Chinese humanoid robot has set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing

China robot maker Unitree's post-listing slump sparks bubble fears

China robot maker Unitree's post-listing slump sparks bubble fears

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A roughly 45% slump in the shares of Unitree, China's best-known humanoid robot maker, since a more than fivefold jump on its Shanghai debut has triggered concerns about bubble risk, retail investor losses and flaws in the IPO system.

China flexes its auto-safety chops with huge recall of Tesla, other cars

China flexes its auto-safety chops with huge recall of Tesla, other cars

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A huge recall in China last week aims to address a long-standing fear of EV owners: potentially being trapped in their cars when the power fails.

Trump's Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia

Trump's Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia

By John Geddie, Yukiko Toyoda, Ben Blanchard and Aftab Ahmed TOKYO/TAIPEI/NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's olive branch to North Korea's Kim Jong Un at the expense of a long-standing ally comes at a pivotal moment for U.S. security ties in Asia, as partners from Japan to India reassess