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Offbeat

Humanoid robot crashes into barrier, breaks in half mid-training for China event. Photos: Collected

Humanoid robot crashes into wall during training for China's robot games

Footage of the robot losing control during a running drill goes viral online.

Illustration: TBS

From prenups to secret bank accounts, romance gets a financial reality check

People walk past billboards from Innovent Biologics and Meituan displayed on a wall in a metro station in Shanghai, China, on July 6, 2026. REUTERS/Andrew Silver

Snoring, subways, and stealth ads: How big pharma targets China's waistline

Clément Vandenkerckhove became a Belgian prince after a paternity test confirmed his biological father to be Prince Laurent, brother to the King of Belgium. Photo: Collected

Car salesman becomes Belgian prince after DNA test confirms royal parentage

Children play in the grounds of a local primary school. Photo: Collected

How parents can help children make friends at a new school

School buses are seen parked at First Student Charter Bus Rental in San Francisco, California, US, 7 April, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Yellow school buses evolve as US education and transport needs change

The reception desk at Gorilla Clinic, a men's beauty clinic, in Tokyo, Japan, 19 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters

No sweat: Japanese men turn to hair removal in scorching summer

Gandhi’s final piece of advice to us would be to pray. At the end of each day, sit quietly, reflect, and submit yourself to god, to life, to nature, to truth, to history. You have done all you could have. Photo: Getty Images via Hindustan Times

Gandhi's 688 handwritten reflections fetch record Rs16.2cr at auction

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Robots ask for tips, but who gets the money?

Photo: Jarin Tasnim Tuba/TBS

Beyond the lens

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3-minute workout may outperform 90 minutes of exercise, scientists say

Roasted coffee beans are pictured in the hopper of a coffee grinder at a branch of Costa Coffee near Manchester, Britain May 5, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

‘I drink black coffee daily’: Oncologist shares 6 research-backed benefits, from brain health to longevity

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Secondhand book sales surge as AI firms fuel demand for old titles