Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe remote-controlled shop assistant In a quiet aisle of a small supermarket in Tokyo, a robot dutifully goes about its work. Reaching down, it grabs yet another bottle of a flavoured drink that humans like, lifts it and places it on the […]
Daily Archives: October 5, 2020
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Neurological symptoms are extremely common among Covid-19 patients sick enough to be hospitalized, a study published Monday finds. The symptoms range from mild to severe, and can include headaches, dizziness and altered brain function, according to the study in the journal Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. Full coverage of […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and 25 other nations countries on Monday called for the immediate lifting of sanctions by the United States and Western countries to ensure an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on behalf of the 26 countries at a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly’s […]
Tyreek Hill and Mecole Hardman had short touchdown catches, the Kansas City defense shut down a Patriots offense missing quarterback Cam Newton and running back Sony Michel, and the Chiefs beat New England 26-10 Monday night in a game postponed by positive Covid-19 tests on each team. Tyrann Mathieu returned […]
By Jonathan O’Callaghan Arrokoth was visited by NASA’s New Horizon’s spacecraft in 2019NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute/Roman Tkachenko The surface of Arrokoth, an oddly flat object on the edge of the solar system, may have been boiled away by heat from the sun. This body, more than […]
Last week, Nintendo revealed that Steve Minecraft of Minecraft fame will be the next character added to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster. As is often the case, some folks were excited, some weren’t. More importantly, eagle-eyed Twitter users noticed a particularly memeable moment in the reveal trailer, wherein Steve […]
Delphine Boel has been acknowledged as Belgian Princess Delphine of Saxe-Coburg after a two-decade royal paternity scandal By RAF CASERT Associated Press October 5, 2020, 3:12 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BRUSSELS — Delphine Boel has been acknowledged as Belgian Princess Delphine of […]
Rihanna recently broke the Internet with her fashion show. She managed to impress her fans once again with a Savage X Fenty runway show that blew everyone’s minds. The Shade Room notes that ‘As expected, Ri Ri delivered nothing but the best and put together a show that celebrated women, […]
The court ruling is only temporary, and could be appealed by the US government. The ruling could also eventually be thrown out: The judge only weighed in because TikTok challenged the ban, and the company could lose its court case. To make things more confusing, TikTok’s court case isn’t the […]
(CNN) — Negotiating an airport with its labyrinthine corridors, endless escalators and myriad gates is never easy. Now imagine doing it if you were blind. That’s the challenge faced by Chieko Asakawa, a computer scientist and IBM researcher. Asakawa splits her time between the US and Japan, making the journey […]
In March, a judge for the United States District Court in Washington declared unlawful the appointment of Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II to lead the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Mr. Cuccinelli, an immigration hard-liner, was unlikely to win Senate confirmation after he headed a conservative SuperPAC that backed candidates […]
Dolly Parton. Xavier Collin/Shutterstock Here she goes again! Dolly Parton might break out her Playboy bunny ears in honor of her 75th birthday in January. “I just might do it,” the Grammy winner, 74, said on the Scott Mills & Chris Stark Show on BBC Radio 5 on Saturday, October 3, noting […]