Japan’s SoftBank says Pepper robot remains ‘alive’ and well
TOKYO — Japanese technology company SoftBank denies it’s pulling the plug on its friendly, talking, bubble-headed Pepper robot.
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Biden behind on global vaccine sharing, cites local hurdles
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden came up well short on his goal of delivering 80 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to the rest of...
Bach arrives in Tokyo on July 8; infections on rise again
TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach will arrive in Tokyo on July 8 and spend three days in isolation before holding meetings leading up...
Infrastructure, low tax are priority for V4 leader Hungary
WARSAW, Poland — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Wednesday that investment and developing infrastructure facilitated by low tax are the main goals for...
Youth of the pandemic revisited: Hopeful, resilient, nervous
A young woman in California, newly vaccinated, flashes a smile and a peace sign as she poses for a prom photo with her pals....
To aid island during pandemic, students forgo senior trip
Students from a Maine island high school have seen the world on senior class trips -- the Eiffel Tower, Iceland’s volcanos, Norway’s fjords, the...
Britney Spears’ father seeks court probe of her allegations
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears’ father has asked the court overseeing his daughter’s conservatorship to investigate her statements to a judge last week on...
Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas
ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting those...
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts suffer huge declines in membership
America’s most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA – have been jolted by unprecedented...
Does Breyer follow big term with retirement, or hang around?
WASHINGTON — After writing two of the Supreme Court’s biggest decisions this year, Stephen Breyer could say he’s come to a fitting end of...