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BLOOMBERG China’s burgeoning robotics industry has ascended towards mid- and high-end markets, with the nation emerging as a frontrunner in specific robot technologies and their applications, as reported by the Chinese newspaper People’s Daily Online. Beijing hosted the World Robot Conference 2023 (WRC 2023), presenting a panorama of the latest in robotics. The event featured nearly 600 exhibits from 160 ...

BEIJING / WAM China has reported robust progress in its industrial development this year, marked by significant milestones in several sectors, according to the Chinese newspaper Peoples Daily Online. The nation’s first domestically-produced large cruise ship has wrapped up its maiden test voyage, with plans for its official naming and delivery by year’s end. Further consolidating its aerospace credentials, two ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME As the new academic year begins, parents everywhere are gearing up to equip their teens with essential skills for a successful future. Financial literacy  forms the foundation of responsible money management. Leap is a revolutionary mobile app and prepaid Visa card designed to empower teenagers aged 6-18 with financial knowledge and cultivate lifelong good money habits ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME Back-to-school shopping can be quite stressful for parents. The kids want to look cool, with the latest accessories, but you may not be ready to spend all your savings on items they’ll grow out of in a few months. Homegrown kidswear brand, Cheekee Munkee is here with new season must haves that keep both kids, and ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME Making sure youngsters have the right nutrition, exercise, rest, and play is key to keeping any seasonal illness at bay, and it is not always an easy task. Everyday family life is busy, and parents have enough to think about without the worry of little ones becoming ill, or feeling a lack of energy, especially around ...

BLOOMBERG Germany is facing a shortfall of about €12 billion ($13.2 billion) in its special climate-protection fund, suggesting the government in Berlin has significantly underestimated the cost of greening Europe’s biggest economy. Commitments to climate—protection projects exceed earmarked resources through 2026, according to people familiar with the budget details, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. The estimated ...

BLOOMBERG Earth broke grim new records for melting glaciers, rising sea levels and ocean heat last year, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The WMO’s annual State of the Global Climate report, which tracks climate indicators and impacts, cited a record high for ocean heat content in 2022. Some 58% of the ocean surface experienced ...

  PROVIDENCE, R.I. / AP Many Florida beaches welcome a special type of visitor as the weather gets warmer: sea turtles. Female sea turtles crawl out of the water from spring to early fall to build nests and lay eggs on the beach at night. Babies hatch some 60 days later and crawl back into the sea. It’s a fragile process. ...

  PROVIDENCE, R.I. / AP Every submarine in the US fleet was designed with the height, reach and strength of men in mind, from the way valves are placed to how display screens are angled. That’s going to change. With women now serving aboard submarines, defense contractor Electric Boat is designing what will be the first Navy subs built specifically to ...

  CHITUNGWIZA / AP Zimbabwean boys as young as 10 hurry every weekend to a boxing ring whose nickname, Wafa Wafa, in the local Shona language suggests that whoever enters will be lucky to come out alive. No one has died in the ring, let alone suffered serious injury. But the exchanges can be brutal and bleeding is part of the ...