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DHL’s autonomous robots are at work.Source: DHLDHL Group employees walked nearly a half-marathon every day just to sort, pick, and move goods through a large warehouse.Autonomous mobile robots can now unload containers at rates of up to 650 per hour for package delivery and supply chain management companies, significantly reducing distance and effort.Tim Tetzlaff, global head of digital transformation at DHL, told CNBC: “That’s what we’re looking forward to, and over the past five years we’ve been successful in deploying the technology at scale. We started with 240 projects in 2020 and are now at 10,000 projects.” The company’s autonomous…
Written by Andrew Rosati and Anne-Marie Hordern President Donald Trump’s energy secretary said the United States could help Venezuela “dramatically increase” its oil, natural gas and electricity production this year as it works to issue new permits aimed at “freeing up” the country’s economy. Energy Secretary Chris Wright spoke to reporters after meeting with Acting President Delcy Rodriguez and other Venezuelan government officials at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas as the United States pushes to revive Venezuela’s struggling oil sector. “Our government in Washington, D.C., is working 24/7 to issue licenses so that existing Venezuelan companies, new companies wanting to…
Pressure is mounting on major supermarkets as Farmers for Action (FFA) enters its third week of protests in Northern Ireland over inheritance tax and farm income concerns.Activists gathered outside the Tesco superstore in The Meadows, Portadown, County Armagh, on Thursday night (February 12) as part of what the group is calling the IHT Phase 2 campaign.The protests center around inheritance tax (IHT) changes that come into force from April 2026 and what the FFA describes as posing a long-term threat to the succession and survival of family farms.Despite the bad weather, demonstrators handed out flyers to shoppers coming out of…
Unilever has come under fire for abandoning two key global animal welfare commitments, including a pledge to source only cage-free eggs worldwide.Compassion in World Farming said it was “deeply disappointing” for one of the world’s largest food manufacturers to backtrack from the commitments it first made in 2018.The charity warned that the decision risks keeping chickens in cages and preventing them from expressing their natural behaviors, and could slow progress towards higher welfare systems across international supply chains.The group said Unilever had reached a global cage-free adoption rate of 68% before changing direction.The company has since gone completely cage-free in…
Tariq Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has declared victory a day after the South Asian country voted in a high-stakes election. This is the first such attack since the 2024 student-led riots that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The Electoral Commission (EC) released the latest results of the election on Friday, showing that the BNP has so far won 209 of the 297 seats announced.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listJamaat-e-Islami, which was banned by Hasina’s government, recorded the best performance, winning 68 seats and emerging as the main opposition party in the 350-member parliament. 50 people are recommended…
Farmers across southern England are bracing for further disruption as heavy rain causes prolonged flooding of farmland and threatens to delay early spring work.With the soil already saturated and river levels rising, the Environment Agency warned that unstable weather will increase the risk of flooding in the coming days. Currently, 76 flood warnings and 157 flood warnings have been issued across the country.Flooded pastures, struggling winter crops and limited access along rural roads are currently the focus of concern for many agricultural businesses. In low-lying areas, prolonged groundwater flooding can render fields unusable for weeks.Multiple groundwater flood warnings are in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the military would work with the country’s police to counter “gang wars” that threaten “our democracy”.listen to this article | 4 minutesinformationSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the military would be deployed to work with police to tackle high levels of gang violence and other crimes in the country.Prime Minister Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that he had directed the police and military chiefs to develop a plan on “where security forces should be deployed in the Western Cape and Gauteng in the coming days to tackle gang violence and illegal mining.”Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend…
Japan’s Fisheries Agency announced that the captain of the Chinese vessel was arrested on suspicion of failing to comply with an order to stop for a maritime inspection.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationPublished February 13, 2026February 13, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareJapanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain on suspicion of disobeying an order by fisheries authorities to stop for inspection within Japan’s exclusive maritime economic zone, officials announced.Japan has seized South Korean and Taiwanese fishing boats in recent years, but this incident is the first involving a Chinese fishing vessel…
Waymo’s self-driving cars are currently transporting passengers in six cities. Unfortunately, this future without self-driving cars comes with its own set of problems. These vehicles can become inoperable if a passenger accidentally leaves the door open. According to a post on Reddit, one DoorDash driver discovered the issue when a strange request appeared in his queue. In exchange for making the delivery, the driver was offered $6.25 to drive less than a mile to the Waymo car and close the door. You will receive an additional $5 after it is “confirmed as complete.” One commenter pointed out, “You actually broke…
A French Air and Space Force Rafale fighter jet takes off from the 120th Air Force Base in Cazeau, southwest France, on January 29, 2026, during exercise TOPAZE 2026. The TOPAZE 2026 exercise will test rapid redeployment capabilities and operational readiness in simulated high-intensity combat conditions. (Photo by: Philippe LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images)Philip Lopez | AFP | Getty ImagesIndia on Thursday approved the purchase of Rafale fighter jets from France, the country’s largest aircraft order, ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India.The approval was part of New Delhi’s 3.6 trillion rupee ($39.7 billion) defense spending package targeting multiple…