Yearly Archives: 2026

China can mass-produce humanoid — but can it find enough buyers?

HONG KONG (AP) — Humanoids built in China robots are drawing widespread attention for their ability to perform tasks like making coffee, directing traffic, and flipping backward, while local developers move to aggressively expand their market share. Driven by a shrinking workforce and rising wages, Chinese robotics firms report thousands of humanoid orders from public

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Everest Miracle: Sherpa missing for a week found crawling to base camp

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) —  A Sherpa guide who went missing a week ago in the Mount Everest region has been found alive after crawling to base camp, sparking an emotional reunion with his family who had already given up hope. Dawa Sherpa vanished around May 29 while descending the mountain. Although his client safely reached

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PCG: China rocket debris may fall off Cagayan, Ilocos coasts on June 10

TUGUEGARAO CITY — Mariners and coastal residents in Northern Luzon have been advised to remain vigilant as debris from China’s Long March 5 rocket is expected to fall within designated waters off Cagayan and Ilocos Norte during its scheduled launch on June 10. Lt. Junior Grade Mark John Gazzingan, commander of the Philippine Coast Guard

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Sandigan junks remaining claims in forfeiture case vs Marcoses’ ‘ill-gotten wealth’

MANILA, Philippines — The Special Division of the Sandiganbayan has junked the remaining asset claims in the forfeiture case involving the alleged ill-gotten wealth against the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former First Lady Imelda Marcos.  In a resolution dated June 2, 2026, the Sandiganbayan said the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) filed a

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