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Faster Than Usain Bolt: Chinese Robot Completes 100-Meter Dash in 9.39 Seconds to Roaring Crowd As the preliminary results of the humanoid robot 100-meter race were displayed on the large electronic scoreboard, a crowd of about 10,000 spectators cheered. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:31 AM

Trump Gains 10kg Compared to Before Presidential Election, Experts Warn of Health Risks President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the IndyCar Freedom 250 race track in Washington. SBS Aug 24, 2026 5:20 AM

Belarus and North Korea Plan Mutual Visa Waiver: 'Only Details Left to Iron Out' On the 23rd local time, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov announced that he held talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui to discuss overall bilateral relations, including the visa waiver agreement. SBS Aug 24, 2026 4:47 AM

US and Canada Impose Mutual Retaliatory Tariffs... "If Attacked, a War Begins" Starting at midnight local time on the 22nd, the Trump administration imposed a 50 percent tariff on approximately 20 billion dollars worth of Canadian imports. SBS Aug 24, 2026 4:15 AM

Waste Pile Collapse in Guinea's Capital Kills at Least 22 A pile of waste collapsed at a landfill in Conakry, the capital of the West African nation of Guinea, leaving at least 22 people dead. SBS Aug 24, 2026 4:06 AM

Russia Recalls Ambassador to UK in Protest Over Support for Ukraine Russia has recalled its ambassador to the United Kingdom, expressing strong dissatisfaction with Britain's support for Ukraine. SBS Aug 24, 2026 1:31 AM

Migrant Boat Bound for Europe Sinks off Tunisia, Leaving 8 Dead and 6 Missing A migrant boat headed for Europe sank off the coast of Tunisia in North Africa on August 23 local time, leaving eight people dead and six others missing. SBS Aug 24, 2026 1:28 AM

Cargo Ship Sinks in Bay of Bengal Near India: 2 Rescued, 22 Missing According to local authorities, the Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean WINNER sank on the 21st local time in the Bay of Bengal, about 444 km away from the port of Paradip in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. SBS Aug 24, 2026 1:19 AM