Shola Lawal

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6 hours agoChina: World's first humanoid robot boxing match kicks off in China⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The China Media Group (CMG) World Robot Competition - Mecha Fighting Series, the first-ever humanoid robot fighting tournament, opened in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Sunday, as contestants, including robots developed by Unitree Robotics armed with a wide range of combat skills, gathered for a livestreamed showdown, while putting on display Chinese robotics firms' tech prowess.

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

When Abimbola Ogundairo saw a pretty wooden map she thought would be great decor for her walls, she did something most regular buyers wouldn't think of: She messaged the manufacturers with a simple, yet charged question. "Which map projection did you use?" she asked, referring to the method of representing maps on a flat plane. Recommended Stories The sellers never responded, but Ogundairo suspected they used a problematic projection. Discouraged, she refused to place an order.

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

Fake stories of a coup d'etat in the West African nation of Ivory Coast surfaced this week amid mounting tensions over the upcoming October general elections. Several accounts on social media sites, including Facebook and X, posted videos of huge crowds on streets with burning buildings, which they claimed were from the country's commercial capital, Abidjan. Recommended Stories However, no violence was reported by security forces or any other government authorities in the city this week.

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

After a plan by the United Kingdom to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was scrapped last year, Kigali is now in discussions about a similar arrangement with the United States, despite concerns from rights groups. This month, Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe confirmed that his country is in talks with Washington over a migration deal, but concrete details have been scarce. Recommended Stories Analysts say this time, things just might work out for Rwanda.

3 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

Their situation seemed desperate; their demeanour, portrayed in several videos published by news outlets, was sour. On a recent weekday in March, men, women, and even children - all with their belongings heaped on their heads or strapped to their bodies - disembarked from the ferry they say they were forcibly hauled onto from the vast northwest African nation of Mauritania to the Senegalese town of Rosso, on the banks of the Senegal River. Recommended Stories Their offence?