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This year, artificial intelligence (AI) helped push the robotics world further, creating machines that can perform increasingly complex tasks. Machines even got their own sporting championship in 2025 with the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Robots from 16 countries, including Germany and Italy, competed in sports such as football, running, and boxing, showing how close they have come to replicating human movement. The teams took part in the 4×100 metres relay finals. The winning team was the Chinese manufacturer Unitree Robotics, completing the race in one minute and 48 seconds. “We participated in these games not (just) to win…
It’s a stalemate that has frozen the revival. “Those that could act don’t want to — and those that want to don’t have the means,” said railway expert Jon Worth. “Try booking a night train months ahead. You can’t. Demand is through the roof. But customer demand doesn’t drive railway behavior.” What does drive it are balance sheets — and most night services lose money. By definition, sleeper trains can run only once per night per trainset, need extra staff on board, and require rolling stock that is highly specific and very expensive. “A coach costs around €2 million, that’s…
By Eleanor Butler & Camille Simonet & Hannah Brown Published on 29/12/2025 – 6:47 GMT+1 Consolidation between European telecom firms is vital to allow companies to compete with larger foreign rivals, said Orange CEO Christel Heydemann. “The reality is that we’ve probably reached the limit of just looking at prices for consumers. We really need to take into account the ability of companies to invest in a world that’s moving very fast,” she told The Big Question. Heydemann was responding to claims that a potential takeover of rival firm SFR could result in reduced competition in the French market and higher prices for…
Prime Minister Albin Kurti says he’ll look to form a government quickly after his party won around half the votes in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, according to preliminary results. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
Wer regiert die Welt – und was treibt sie an? In unserem regelmäßigen Machthaber-Spezial geht es um die mächtigsten und umstrittensten Politikerinnen und Politiker unserer Zeit. Wir zeigen, wie sie denken, entscheiden – und was das für uns bedeutet. Eine Politikerin oder Politiker, alle zwei Wochen, ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der Macht. Die nächste Folge hört ihr am Dienstag, 30.12.2025. Dann mit einem Porträt der dänischen Ministerpräsidentin Mette Frederiksen. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es jeden Morgen ab 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team liefern Politik zum Hören – kompakt, international, hintergründig. Für alle Hauptstadt-Profis: Der Berlin…
“This approach rewards the laggards,” said Tsvetelina Kuzmanova, senior project manager as the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, adding that it “lowers expectations at the very moment when companies need clarity and policy stability to invest.” Inevitable turbulence Many of Europe’s decision-makers are convinced that undoing business rules is a necessary step in boosting economic growth. The simplification measures “were needed and they are needed,” said Danish Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke, confirming that he believes the EU regulatory environment is clearer now for businesses than it was a year ago. Denmark, which held the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU for the last six months, had led much of the negotiations on…
Brigitte Bardot, the French film star who came to define 1960s screen glamour before turning to militant animal activism, has died aged 91. She died at her home in southern France, according to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation. No cause of death was given. Bardot rose to global fame in 1956 with And God Created Woman, a film that shocked audiences and made her an international symbol of sexual freedom. She walked away from cinema at 39 and devoted her life to animal protection, founding a well funded charity and campaigning worldwide against cruelty. Her work earned official honours and broad…
Published on 28/12/2025 – 21:27 GMT+1 The main reason for the rising water levels is the so-called “backwater” effect – a phenomenon in which strong north-westerly winds push water from the Vistula Lagoon back into the Elbląg riverbed. This natural hydrological process can cause water levels to rise and significantly increase the risk of flooding in areas near the river In response, local authorities and emergency services have deployed flood-control barriers in the city’s most vulnerable areas, including Zygmunt August Boulevard and Warszawska Street. They are also monitoring water levels at three gauges in the Elbląg area, all of which…
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By Konstantinos Tsellos & euronews with ΑΠΕ ΜΠΕ Published on 28/12/2025 – 20:01 GMT+1 Parliamentary elections were underway in Kosovo, two million citizens were expected to head to the polls on Sunday for the second time in 2025 to elect 120 members of parliament. The previous elections, held on 9 February, failed to produce a government, and attempts to form a coalition were unsuccessful, resulting in a caretaker government holding power for almost ten months. The Central Electoral Commission reported that by 11:00 (12:00 in Greece and Cyprus) 8.27% of registered voters had cast their ballots, roughly the same proportion as at the same point…