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Toyota’s Human Support Robot (HSR) delivers a basket to a woman in a wheelchair at a demonstration of Tokyo 2020 Robot Project for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon The two products, Toyota’s Human Support Robot (HSR) and the Power Assist Suit from Panasonic, …

The dollar slipped against its rivals on Friday and was set for its biggest weekly drop in more than three months before a U.S. Central Bank meeting next week. Policy makers, will, at the meeting, shed more light on the outlook for interest rates. While no change in policy rates …

A Consultant Nephrologist at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Dr. Enajite Okaka, has cautioned against excessive intake of painkillers. Okaka, who spoke on Thursday in Benin during the World Kidney Day, blamed the increase in kidney-related diseases on abuse and misuse of painkillers and unregulated use of herbal medicines. …

An Australian gunman involved in attacks on New Zealand mosques Friday that left at least 49 people dead published a racist manifesto on Twitter beforehand then live-streamed his rampage, according to an AFP online analysis. The New Zealand government said it could be illegal to share the video, which showed …

The Federal Government says it will soon commence the reconstruction of grazing reserves across the country. Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said this in Abuja when participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course Twelve (EIMC12) and Institute for Security Studies, Usma Dam, Bwari, visited him. A …

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has granted access to President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to inspect the materials used for the conduct of the election. The tribunal, led by Justice Abdu Aboki, gave the go-ahead on Thursday following the applications filed on behalf of …

Kunle Awobodu, the National President, Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG), says there are over 1,000 buildings unfit for human habitation in Lagos Island. Mr Awobodu made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He told NAN that BCPG had brought such …

The Supreme Court will on March 26, begin hearing in the appeal seeking the determination of the authenticity of the direct primary conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State for the nomination of its candidates for the 2019 general election. APC factional governorship candidate in the state, Senator …

Nigeria’s Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi has scooped the overall prize of the 2019 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, in recognition of her efforts to end sexual violence. A ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Commonwealth’s headquarters in London, where Osowobi and three other exceptional young people from India, the …

A woman and her dog were killed in Germany when both were struck by a train as she tried to rescue the pet that had wandered onto the tracks, Police said on Thursday. The 53-year-old had desperately hurried after her dog as it ran into the path of the oncoming …