# And finally, if you thought the Olympics were unusual, welcome to the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. More than two-thousand robots from 16 countries are competing in 51 events, ranging from athletics and soccer to dancing and practical tasks. The accompanying World Robot Conference is showcasing more than 300 companies and thousands of […]
# En ten slotte — die robotte kry spoed! ‘n Chinese mensagtige robot het Usain Bolt se 100-meter wêreldrekord verbeter met ‘n tyd van 9.39 sekondes by ‘n byeenkoms vir robotte in Beijing. Dis byna twee-tiendes van ‘n sekonde vinniger as Bolt se rekord, wat in 2009 opgestel is. Nog ‘n robot het ook die […]
# And finally — the robots are getting faster. A Chinese humanoid robot has beaten Usain Bolt’s 100-metre world record, clocking 9.39 seconds at a robot games event in Beijing. That’s almost two-tenths of a second faster than Bolt’s record, set in 2009. Another robot also beat the Jamaican’s time. The machines competed in events […]
# Botswana se president, Duma Boko, het oproepe vir groter samewerking en oop handelskorridors regoor die SAOG-streek herhaal teneinde streekshandel te bevorder. In ‘n onderhoud met die SABC sê Boko lande moet wegbeweeg van afsondering en eerder op hul gesamentlik voordele voortbou. Hy het beklemtoon dat die uitbreiding van streeksverbindings noodsaaklik is om intra-Afrika-handel te […]
# Botswana President Duma Boko has reiterated calls for greater cooperation and open trade corridors across the SADC region to boost regional commerce. Speaking to the SABC, Boko says countries must move away from working in isolation and instead build on their comparative advantages. He emphasised that expanding regional connectivity is crucial to increasing intra-African […]
# Die Kanadese eerste minister, Mark Carney, sê sy land sal van 8 September af tariewe hef op die invoer van Amerikaanse staal, elektronika en ander produkte as vergelding vir president Donald Trump se 50 persent-tariewe wat gisteraand om middernag in werking getree het. Na dae van spannende onderhandelinge kon die twee lande laat Vrydag […]
# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says his country would impose tariffs starting September 8 on imports of US steel, electronics and other products in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s 50-percent tariffs that took effect at midnight last night. After days of intense negotiations, the two countries did not reach a trade deal late Friday, worsening […]
# Minstens 16 mense is dood en meer as 130 gewond toe verskeie Russiese hommeltuie ‘n winkelsentrum in sentraal-Oekraïne getref het. President Volodymir Zelensky het ‘n reaksie belowe op wat hy ‘n “barbaarse daad” noem. Streekgoewerneur Oleksandr Hanzha sê daar was 22 kinders onder die gewondes in die aanval laat Vrydag op die stad Kryvyi […]
# At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded when several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine. President Volodymir Zelensky promised a response to what he called an “act of barbarism.” Regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said that 22 children were among the wounded in the attack late Friday on […]
