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A humanoid robot performs at Humanoid Summit 2026 Seoul, held at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on Sept. 22, 2026. Roughly three out of every ten new business entries identified by major South Korean listed companies as future growth opportunities are concentrated in renewable energy and robotics. The findings reflect the growing importance of energy transition driven by carbon-neutrality policies and the adoption of robotics to improve manufacturing efficiency, both of which have become core corporate strategies.

OTTAWA - Mark Carney thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for “his leadership toward securing an energy ceasefire" between Ukraine and Russia, the Prime Minister's Office said on Sunday.

The affected items were sold on Amazon for between $40 and $50 More than 2,000 baby bath seats are facing a recall over a hazard that federal regulators say could potentially cause injury or death to children. About 2,140 ONTHEWEI-branded baby bath seats are affected by the recall, posing a risk of "serious injury or death due to drowning," the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a notice last week. "The recalled bath seats violate the mandatory standard for infant bath seats because they are unstable and can tip over while in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to drowning," the notice reads. BABY SLEEP PRODUCT RECALLED AFTER FDA FINDS 3 TYPES OF ALCOHOL NOT LISTED ON LABEL ONTHEWEI-branded baby bath seats pose a risk of "serious injury or death due to drowning. " (U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)The affected items were sold on Amazon in April for between $40 and $50. The bath seats were sold in gray, pink, blue and mist green colors. They have detachable restraint arms and suction cups on the underside. "Model No: MY002" and "Date of manufacturer: 2026/1/10" are printed on a label located on the back of the item.

Scaling an e-commerce start-up in India’s dispersed markets is challenging, but innovation, patience, and passionately solving hard problems have enabled Meesho’s founders to succeed.

At least 10 African countries are affected by Israeli restrictions barring certain foreign airline pilots and cabin crew from operating flights to and from Israel, according to an internal United Airlines memo reported by aviation publication Live and Let’s Fly. The list includes Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia. The restrictions cover crew members who hold citizenship, including dual nationality, from countries without formal diplomatic relations with Israel.

Like many industries, scamming is getting an artificial intelligence-powered upgrade. That’s according to a report Saturday (Oct. 10) by Bloomberg News, citing data from the Global Anti-Scam Alliance estimating victims lost $442 billion across 42 countries last year, more than some valuations for the worldwide cocaine trade.

After Kelly Clarkson took to X on Saturday to share her experience “being treated like Julia Roberts” in “Pretty Woman” during a visit to Art of Play, a novelty shop in Brooklyn, the local business is responding to her claims, saying it has received “widespread outrage” since and explaining that the item she wanted to buy — a bird permanently fixed to the store’s wall– was not actually for sale. In her initial tweet, which has garnered nearly 260,000 likes and 32.2 million views, the singer wrote that she had driven to the store, which she thought “looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy.” She continued, writing that she “literally was looked at as if I couldn’t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me. Wow, dude. You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale.” She then named the store and told her fans to visit if they “enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman,” accompanied by a thumbs-down emoji.

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There’s been a shift in how some medicines and therapeutic products are accessed and used. Medicinal cannabis, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) weight-loss medicines, ketamine, psychedelics, testosterone and peptides illustrate this shift.

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MontrealLasik MD's spokesperson Jessica Lukian Papineau said Bashour was suspended immediately that night, and all his surgeries were reassigned to other physicians the next morning. That case is due in court next year, and no charges have officially been laid against Bashour. Court documents describe Dr. Mounir Bashour as recruiter and go-between for escort agency's bossCBC News · Posted: Oct 11, 2026 1:30 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 12Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Bashour's name came up amid a host of troubling revelations during this week's Enquête show on Radio-Canada. (Photo taken from the Lasik MD website)Lasik MD announced Saturday that it has fired one of its surgeons, Dr. Mounir Bashour, who worked for the company in Montreal and several locations in Ontario including Toronto and Ottawa for over 20 years. Bashour's name came up amid a host of troubling revelations during this week's Enquête show on Radio-Canada.