Lawyers for the six victims say ‘historic’ court decision recognises the plight of survivors who demanded justice for decades.
Chinese firms like DroidVP and Noetix Robotics fielded bots of all shapes and sizes, with a few even donning boxing gloves and headbands. Officials likened the event more to motorsport than a traditional race.Tang Jian, CTO at Tiangong’s lab, said they plan to shift focus to real-world tasks: “A focus going forward will be industrial applications … so they can truly enter factories, business scenarios, and finally households.”
Declarations from abroad, however poignant, are not substitutes for showing up and standing up for democracy.For all his faults and hubris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy possesses one unmistakable quality: courage.That became apparent during a memorable moment more than three years ago when Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
A foreboding, endless column of Russian tanks and other armoured vehicles had breached the border in a pincer pattern.In the halting face of such an intimidating display of overwhelming force, defeat seemed close by.
Kyiv looked bound to fall. Zelenskyy and company would be arrested or killed as a lethal exclamation point while Russian President Vladimir Putin installed a puppet regime to bow and obey.
The comedian turned unlikely wartime leader did not flinch. He stood his ground – on the sacred soil of Ukraine.Styleout Watches and Jewellery, a jewellery store in Dubai that sells Rolex and other premium watches, told an Al Jazeera journalist posing as a buyer that it was “more than happy” to deal with a Russian client and had “lots of them”.
Rolex announced a boycott and ceased supplies to Russia after the Ukraine invasion and its watches are considered luxury goods under EU and US sanctions, although the UAE has not joined sanctions against Moscow.When approached directly by Al Jazeera for comment, a representative said the company did "not need marketing or advertisement” and refused to discuss the matter further.
Kiv.Kz, a wholesaler in Kazakhstan that sells household appliances, said it also had many clients from Russia, some of whom make bulk purchases of goods that are not officially available in the country due to sanctions.“You can come and buy the whole truck,” a company representative told Al Jazeera in a phone conversation.