SERVICE ROBOTS -- This picture taken on January 18, 2023 shows service robots developed by Tokyo-based robotics firm ZMP (from left); single-seat mobility robot RakuRo, security robot PATORO, and delivery robot DeliRo at the company's service station in Tokyo. "Excuse me, coming through," a...
PARIS, France – An international team of codebreakers said Wednesday they have found and deciphered the long-lost secret letters of 16th-century monarch Mary, Queen of Scots, one of the most argued-over figures in British history. The long-rumored missing letters, which were found mislabeled...
LONDON, United Kingdom – Britain's Royal Mail on Wednesday unveiled the first postage stamps to feature the image of King Charles III, following his ascension to the throne last September. A handout picture received from Britain's Royal Mail in London on February 7, 2023, shows the new King...
Hatay, Turkey- Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved frigid weather, aftershocks and collapsing buildings Tuesday, as they dug for survivors buried by an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people. Disaster agencies said several thousand buildings were flattened in cities across a vast border...
SANLIURFA, Türkiye - A major earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,800 people and flattening thousands of buildings as rescuers dug with bare hands for survivors. Residents search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of a building that collapsed, following...
ISTANBUL, Turkey – A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey on Monday, the US Geological Service said. Epicenter of a 7.8 earthquake near Gaziantep, Turkey (U.S. Geological Survey) The quake struck at 04:17 am local time (0117 GMT) at a depth of about 17.9...
Police keep watch outside a court in Hong Kong on February 6, 2023 as the trial of 47 of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures begins in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city. (Peter PARKS / AFP) HONG KONG, China – A small group of...
“Unang-una nakikita natin ngayon, if we lift the public health emergency, hindi na tayo nati-threaten ngayon sa mga kaso na marami. So, I think ang mga kaso natin for the past month, even after the holiday, iyong Christmas holiday, ang mga kaso natin nag-stabilize na to (First of all, if the...
AFP/File BEIJING, China – China's population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed Tuesday, as the world's most populous country faces a looming demographic crisis. The nation of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows as its...
A special police officer is seen on the roof of the Congress hotel on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 16, 2023. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) DAVOS, Switzerland – The war in Ukraine is set to take the spotlight Tuesday as global business and...
LIMA, Peru – Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in a protected natural area in Cusco, southeastern Peru, national park officials said Monday. Life holotype of Proctoporus titans sp. nov. (MUSM 40916) in dorsolateral (A), dorsal (B), and ventral views (C). SVL 53.9 mm. (Photos...
Officers and vehicles of the National Security Force stand guard outside the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on January 11, 2023. The Brazilian government boosted security around its buildings in the capital Wednesday ahead of another planned protest by followers of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro who...
