A lifelike, child-size doll writhed and cried before slightly shocked onlookers snapping smartphone pictures Wednesday at the CES tech show — where the line between cool and slightly disturbing robots can be thin. “Oh! The eyes are very scary,” said Marcelo Humerez, an exhibitor from Peru who happened upon the Pedia-Roid, which is designed for …
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The UN’s top court ordered rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan Tuesday to prevent racial hatred and avoid aggravating their feud following last year’s war between the Caucasus arch-foes. Azerbaijan was also told to protect Armenian prisoners from the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and to stop the desecration of Armenian cultural heritage, including churches. The former Soviet republics …
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to speak to reporters during a news conference in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque February 23, 2021 By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – With a heated political debate underway over the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion proposed pandemic relief package, it was entirely predictable that U.S. lawmakers …
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FILE PHOTO: A China yuan note is seen in this illustration photo May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration February 8, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new bank loans are expected to surge to a record high in January on a seasonal boost, a Reuters poll showed, while credit growth may be constrained by some marginal tightening …
FILE PHOTO: Buildings of residential compounds are seen in Shanghai, China August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song February 1, 2021 By Lusha Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s home prices are expected to rise at a slower pace this year while sales will likely remain steady, as Beijing shifts its focus to tackling rising …
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December 14, 2020 BEIJING (Reuters) – New home prices in China grew at a slower monthly pace in November, official data showed on Monday, with tightening policies continuing to cool the market in larger cities while some smaller towns saw prices fall as demand waned. Average new home prices in 70 major cities rose 0.1% …
