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Spacecraft carrying Russia's first humanoid robot docks at ISS 27 Aug 2019 - 12:27 pm
A combination of handout photographs shows (L) provided by NASA on March 13, 2012 showing an image of the Robonaut 2 humanoid robot in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station (ISS), (top R) Taken on July 26, 2019 and released by the offi
Eggs from last northern white rhinos fertilised, scientists say 26 Aug 2019 - 04:03 pm
Fatu (L), 19, files along behind her mother Najin, 30, as they are led back to pasture by caretakers on August 23, 2019 at the ol-Pejeta conservancy in Nanyuki, 147 kilometres north of Kenyan capital, Naironi.  AFP / TONY KARUMBA
High above Greenland glaciers, NASA looks into melting ocean ice 26 Aug 2019 - 08:11 am
Icebergs float behind the town of Kulusuk in Greenland on August 19, 2019.  AFP / Jonathan NACKSTRAND
Why are the Amazon fires sparking a crisis for Brazil - and the world? 25 Aug 2019 - 10:34 pm
People wear masks while gathering ahead a demonstration to demand more protection for the Amazon rainforest, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 25, 2019. Reuters/Sergio Moraes
German army seeks out gamers in hunt for computer-savvy recruits 25 Aug 2019 - 04:07 pm
A gamer plays a cloud-based coputer game of Microsoft's Project X Cloud during Europe's leading digital games fair Gamescom, which showcases the latest trends of the computer gaming scene in Cologne, Germany, August 21, 2019. Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay
Docking aborted for Russia's first humanoid robot in space 25 Aug 2019 - 04:07 pm
This handout picture taken on July 26, 2019 and released by the official website of the Russian State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS on August 21, 2019 shows Russian humanoid robot Skybot F-850 (Fedor) being tested ahead of its flight on board Soyuz MS-14 sp
Rare earths are contested ground between US and China 25 Aug 2019 - 08:20 am
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In praise of the big pixel: Gaming is having a retro moment 24 Aug 2019 - 10:18 pm
A gamer plays Pac-Man, first released in 1980 on a historic Commodore 64 computer in the hall for retro games of Europe's leading digital games fair Gamescom, which showcases the latest trends of the computer gaming scene in Cologne, Germany, August 21, 2
Cloud gaming faces challenges as Google prepares launch 24 Aug 2019 - 10:18 pm
Visitors play the cloud-gaming based
The sky never goes dark while the Amazon burns 22 Aug 2019 - 02:08 pm
This handout NASA Earth Observatory image obtained on August 21, 2019, captured by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite shows several fires burning in the Brazilian states of Amazonas (top C-L), Para (top R), Mato
Russia sends 'Fedor' its first humanoid robot into space 22 Aug 2019 - 09:27 am
This handout picture taken on July 26, 2019, and released by the official website of the Russian State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS on August 21, 2019 shows Russian humanoid robot Skybot F-850 (Fedor) being tested ahead of its flight on board Soyuz MS-14 s
Amazon opens its largest campus anywhere, in India 21 Aug 2019 - 02:33 pm
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Going 'nude': UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones 21 Aug 2019 - 12:54 pm
Signs promoting plastic free packaging are seen above a display of loose fresh fruit as a shopper browses at Budgens supermarket in Belsize Park, north London on July 2, 2019. AFP / TOLGA AKMEN
More than 2,300 tigers killed and trafficked this century: report 21 Aug 2019 - 09:00 am
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Huawei expects no relief from US sanctions but is confident 20 Aug 2019 - 07:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: Huawei logo is seen during the Consumer Electronics Expo in Beijing.  AFP / FRED DUFOUR
Twitter to let users follow interests as well as people 14 Aug 2019 - 11:57 am
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Huawei launches own operating system to rival Android 09 Aug 2019 - 07:14 pm
Richard Yu, head of Huawei's consumer business, unveils the company's new HarmonyOS operating system during a press conference in Dongguan, Guangdong province on August 9, 2019. (AFP / FRED DUFOUR)
Twitter reveals unauthorized data use 07 Aug 2019 - 03:39 pm
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