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Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon, showing rapid advances

Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, highlighting the sector’s rapid technical advances. The race’s inaugural edition last year was riddled with ‌mishaps, and most robots were unable to finish. Last year’s champion robot recorded a time of 2 hours 40 minutes,...

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Security beefed up as Islamabad braces for arrival of ‘foreign delegations’

Islamabad’s Red Zone was closed for traffic as the capital braces to welcome foreign delegations, police said on Sunday, with alternate traffic plans issued to facilitate citizens. “Due to the arrival of foreign delegations in Islamabad, Red Zone and Extended Red Zone will remain completely closed for all kinds of traffic,” the police said in a statement on X. The alternative traffic plans will remain in place from t...

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Religious cleric Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza survives attack in Jhelum

JHELUM: Religious cleric and lecturer Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza survived an attack by an unidentified person on Sunday, police said. The attacker was killed in retaliatory firing. Mirza, known for delivering religious speeches on social media, has over 3.1 million followers on his YouTube channel. He was also attacked earlier this year, and previously survived an assassination attempt in Jhelum in March 2021. The c...

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Religious cleric Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza survives attack in Jhelum

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Iran replenishes launchers at higher rate than pre-war, guards commander says

DUBAI, April 19 - Iran now updates and replenishes its missile and drone launchers at a higher speed than it did prior to the war with the U.S. and Israel, the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force commander said on Sunda...

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Security tightened as Islamabad braces for arrival of foreign teams in run-up to anticipated US-Iran talks

Islamabad Police on Sunday said the Red Zone area will remain closed for traffic until further orders, as foreign delegations were expected in the capital, ahead of a possible second round of peace talks between the Unit...

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Watch Star Awards 2026: Live red carpet arrivals and awards show

This year’s edition of the annual event celebrating Singapore’s Chinese entertainment scene is held on Sunday (Apr 19) at The Theatre at Mediacorp. Red carpet arrivals start at 5pm and the awards show kicks off at 7pm.

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