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Robot runners beat humans in Beijing half-marathon
🇩🇪 GermanyDW News

Robot runners beat humans in Beijing half-marathon

For the first time, humanoid robots have outclassed humans in a half-marathon held in Beijing. The winner beat the men's record for the distance set by Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo in March.

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Austria: Police find rat poison in recalled baby food jar
🇩🇪 GermanyDW News

Austria: Police find rat poison in recalled baby food jar

The Germany-based HiPP had recalled the jars, suggesting they were tampered with. The contaminated jars were also found in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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Unlicensed driver charged after 'hitting and killing man outside comic con'
🇦🇺 AustraliaSydney Morning Herald

Unlicensed driver charged after 'hitting and killing man outside comic con'

A driver without a licence has been charged after allegedly killing a man outside a comic convention in Melbourne.

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Free rides to continue in Victoria
🇦🇺 AustraliaSydney Morning Herald

Free rides to continue in Victoria

Victorian commuters will continue to get a free ride on trams, trains and buses until the end of May after Jacinta Allan bowed to public pressure.

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Boy dies after being hit by car driven by neighbour
🇦🇺 AustraliaSydney Morning Herald

Boy dies after being hit by car driven by neighbour

A seven-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car while riding a scooter outside his home near Melbourne.

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Joey urges Flanagan to axe his son
🇦🇺 AustraliaSydney Morning Herald

Joey urges Flanagan to axe his son

Andrew Johns issues Shane Flanagan with an ultimatum about his halves.

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Man accused of murdering mother
🇦🇺 AustraliaSydney Morning Herald

Man accused of murdering mother

A 25-year-old man has been accused of stabbing his 47-year-old mother to death in a NSW town.

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A humanoid robot sprints to victory in Beijing, beating the human half-marathon world record
🇵🇭 PhilippinesPhilippine Daily Inquirer

A humanoid robot sprints to victory in Beijing, beating the human half-marathon world record

A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing ran faster than the human world record in a show of China's tech leaps... Keep on reading: A humanoid robot sprints to victory in B...

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Three killed in broad daylight shooting in Kota Tinggi, suspect caught trying to flee
🇲🇾 MalaysiaMalay Mail

Three killed in broad daylight shooting in Kota Tinggi, suspect caught trying to flee

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — Three people were killed in a shooting outside a food outlet in Kota Jaya, Kota Tinggi in...

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Ben Roberts-Smith breaks silence after arrest
🇦🇺 AustraliaSydney Morning Herald

Ben Roberts-Smith breaks silence after arrest

Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has broken his silence, vowing to clear his name.

41m ago

Iran truce remains uncertain
🇦🇺 AustraliaSydney Morning Herald

Iran truce remains uncertain

Australia is committing to help keep international waters open in the Middle East but the truce remains uncertain.

41m ago

AI is advancing. Now it’s up to humans to redefine their worth
🇨🇳 ChinaSouth China Morning Post

AI is advancing. Now it’s up to humans to redefine their worth

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) powered by large language models presents a significant breakthrough. For the first time, humans are communicating with computers using language instructions. T...

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