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By Ben Morris,Technology of Business editor Shoppers probably don’t think much about what happens next when they place an online grocery order. But it sets-off an intricate dance of software, artificial intelligence, robots, vans and workers. At an Ocado warehouse just outside Luton, I’m in the middle of such a dance. As far as I can see, hundreds of robots ...

By Frances Mao and Thomas Mackintosh,in Singapore and London The Japanese navy is continuing its search for seven crew in the Pacific Ocean after the apparent crash of two helicopters on Saturday night, which killed at least one crewman. Rescuers have so far recovered the body of one man, as well as black boxes and debris, but are yet to ...

By David Gritten, Francesca Gillett & Ruth Comerford,BBC News Heavy rain has continued to batter Gulf states, causing deadly flash floods and disrupting flights at the world’s second-busiest airport. Dubai International Airport warned of “very challenging conditions” and advised some passengers not to turn up due to areas being inundated by water. Further north, a man died when his car ...

By Kelly Ng,BBC News At least 39 people have been killed in Pakistan after days of unusually heavy rains battered the country’s southwest. Some of those killed were farmers struck by lightning while harvesting wheat, authorities said. Images online show swathes of farmland engulfed by rainwater. Flash floods have also disrupted power supplies and transportation networks. Pakistan has experienced an ...

By: Julius Addae Oduro Philanthropist and Physician Assistant , Edmond Amos Ameamu, on Wednesday April 10, 2024 donated eight (8) white formica boards to Hodzo-Ve MA Basic School in the Volta Region,Ghana. This was part of his initiatives to reach out to learners in hard- to-reach communities in the Volta Region and Ghana at large. Miss Janet Adanu, a partner ...

By Brandon Drenon,BBC News The parents of a Michigan teenager who shot dead four students have each been sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison.  A seven-year sentence was recommended, but prosecutors asked for more.  James and Jennifer Crumbley, the first parents of a US school shooter to be convicted, appeared together for the first time in months at ...

Millions of people across Mexico, the US and Canada looked to the skies on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse carve a narrow path of darkness across the continent.Its shadow first touched the surface of the Earth in the Pacific Ocean before travelling across Mexico, turning daylight into darkness as crowds watched on. The eclipse rolled over the border ...

By Ido Vock,BBC News More than 90 people have died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities say.  Officials in Nampula province said five people had been rescued of the around 130 believed to have been on board. They were fleeing a cholera outbreak, Nampula Secretary of State Jaime Neto said. Many children were among ...

By Jonathan O’Callaghan Millions of observers will watch next week’s American solar eclipse from the ground. But a few lucky Nasa flight crews will get a much closer view. When a total solar eclipse crosses North America on Monday 8 April, an estimated 31 million people will be in its path – watching. Many more are likely to travel for the ...

By Nadine Yousif,BBC News The first man to receive a genetically modified kidney transplant from a pig has been discharged from hospital.  The 62-year-old was sent home on Wednesday, two weeks after the ground-breaking surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).  Organ transplants from genetically modified pigs have failed in the past.  But the success of this procedure so far has ...