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In aging South Korea, AI dolls care for the elderly

  • Authorities are providing AI care devices, some designed to detect signs of lonely deaths, to seniors living alone, including in districts of Seoul and in Yongin
By AFP ·

Japan city relieved as bear caught after roaming streets for days

By AFP ·

In Mexico City, axolotl salamanders are everywhere before the World Cup — except in the wild

By Reuters ·

Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling ‘gaokao’

By AFP ·

Rescued orphaned elephant highlights Nigeria’s conservation fight

By AFP ·

Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust

By AP ·

Frenchman eating McDonald’s crashes into historic Sydney fountain, police say

By AFP ·

Horses bolt through Rome after policeman lights fireworks at parade rehearsal

By Reuters ·

Dead humpback whale brought to shore in Denmark with autopsy set next week

By AP ·

AI helped a musician with Parkinson’s finish his new album when he could no longer play guitar

By AP ·

Robots need clothes: humanoids hit catwalk in Seoul

By AFP ·

Calling for ‘new approach,’ CBS News leader Bari Weiss replaces executive producer at ‘60 Minutes’

By AP ·

Fearsome dinosaur-era marine reptile was the T. rex of the sea

By Reuters ·

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