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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - ILE DE FRANCE - PARIS (75): THIRD WEEK OF CONFINEMENT DUE TO THE EPIDEMIC OF CORONAVIRUS. HERE, THE UNIVERSITY OF JUSSIEU, MAIN CAMPUS OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF SORBONNE UNIVERSITY, FORMERLY OF THE PIERRE-ET-MARIE-CURIE UNIVERSITY. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE ZAMANSKY TOWER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. PARIS (75) APRIL 2020. THIRD WEEK OF CONFINEMENT DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC. AERIAL VIEW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF JUSSIEU, MAIN CAMPUS OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF SORBONNE UNIVERSITY, FORMERLY PIERRE-ET-MARIE-CURIE. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE ZAMANSKY TOWER Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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Luban Workshop empowers technical talents in Egypt

STORY: Luban Workshop empowers technical talents in Egypt SHOOTING TIME: April 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the workshop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KARIM MOHAMMED, Mechatronics engineering student at ASU 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ADEL AL-SABBAGH, Professor with the Faculty of Engineering and supervisor of the Luban Workshop at ASU 4. various of the workshop STORYLINE: At Ain Shams University (ASU) in Egypt's capital Cairo, a workshop in the name of Lu Ban, a craftsman in ancient China, has won acclaim from teachers and students. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KARIM MOHAMMED, Mechatronics engineering student at ASU "The Luban Workshop helps us put what we learned into practice through the process of dismantling, examining, repairing and assembling real engines, brakes, etc." Co-founded by China's Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College, Tianjin Transportation Technical College, and Egypt's ASU, the Luban Workshop was l

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Devastation at the west end of Miyuki Bridge (Panoramic view)

At the west end of Miyuki Bridge, 2.2 kilometers southeast of the hypocenter. A police officer from the Ujina Police Station had begun to administer first aid by applying oil stored in the station to the wounds of the injured men and women of all ages who had taken refuge there. Men and women collapsed or squatting, a woman holding a baby, female students receiving first aid, and a police officer are captured in the photo. The railings on the lower river side (left side) of the bridge had been blown into the river. The building on the left is the Senda-machi Police Box of the Ujina Police Station, and the building in the back is Hiroshima Technical Institute. Miyuki Bridge, connecting Senda-machi and Minami-machi, is one of the major bridges in Hiroshima City, on which streetcars also run. (Distance from hypocenter 2200 meters.) Photo: Yoshito Matsushige, Collection: Photo Archives of Japan, Ownership: Chugoku Shimbun, **Editorial use only, commercial use not possible**,Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Huawei bridges gap between ICT industry, academia in Zimbabwe

STORY: Huawei bridges gap between ICT industry, academia in Zimbabwe DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:06:29 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event venue 2. various of the event 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YANG SHENGWAN, Managing Director of Huawei Zimbabwe 4. various of the event 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TANAYESHE KARIWO, Student, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Zimbabwe 6. various of the event 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KAPAKWASHE MAKUYAZA, Student, Medical Physics, University of Zimbabwe 8. various of the event 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): IDAH SITHOLE-NIANG, Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Zimbabwe STORYLINE: China's telecommunications giant Huawei is working on closing the gap between theory and practice in information and communications technology (ICT) education in Zimbabwe through initiatives aimed at developing robust ICT ecosystems in the country. On Tuesday, Huawei held an ICT Career Expo at the University of Zimbabwe in the capi

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-XI JINPING-INSPECTION (CN)

(230908) -- HARBIN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with representatives of faculty members and students while inspecting Harbin Engineering University in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Xi inspected northeast China's Heilongjiang Province from Wednesday to Friday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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University venture firm demonstrates feeding robot

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A robot designed to help physically disabled people eat meals is demonstrated on Dec. 17, 2014, at the Institute of Biomedical and Welfare Engineering, a venture business set up in the Faculty of Engineering of Yamaguchi University in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan.

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Japanese research team demonstrates autonomous robot

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A research team in the Faculty of Engineering at Utsunomiya University demonstrates its autonomous wheeled robot "nena" in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, as seen in this file photo taken in June 2014.

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Chuo Univ. professor stabbed to death on campus, man flees

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers are on guard at the campus of Chuo University in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward where Hajime Takakubo, a professor of the university's Faculty of Science and Engineering, was stabbed to death by an unidentified man Jan. 14. Takakubo was found lying in the bathroom on the fourth floor of the No. 1 building of the university's Korakuen Campus. The suspect, who appeared to be in his 30s, ran from the scene.

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Chuo Univ. professor stabbed to death on campus, man flees

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows part of the campus of Chuo University in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward where Hajime Takakubo, a professor of the university's Faculty of Science and Engineering, was stabbed to death by an unidentified man Jan. 14. Takakubo was found lying in a bathroom on the fourth floor of the No. 1 building of the university's Korakuen Campus. The suspect, who appeared to be in his 30s, ran from the scene. The photo was taken by a Kyodo-chartered helicopter.

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Chinese telecommunications company funds students in South African university

STORY: Chinese telecommunications company funds students in South African university DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUNGELO CALA, Information engineering student, Wits University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAUN MOMBO, Computer science student, Wits University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LING CHENG, Professor at School of Electrical & Information Engineering, Wits University 5. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: A leading Chinese telecommunications company has donated 1.15 million South African rand (about 65,274 U.S. dollars) to assist students studying information science at Wits University, one of the world's top universities. The donation was welcomed by students and faculty at the university. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUNGELO CALA, Information engineering student, Wits University "In the past years, I've struggled with funding and it has been very stressful. I got sponsors

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Toyama professor shows models of human cell threads

Makoto Nakamura (R), a professor at the University of Toyama's faculty of engineering, shows models of threads, made by using a device developed by his team to produce ultrathin threads from live human cells, in Toyama, Japan, on June 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyama professor develops device to make human cell threads

Makoto Nakamura (R), a professor at the University of Toyama's faculty of engineering, shows a device, developed by his team, to produce ultrathin threads from live human cells in Toyama, Japan, on June 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chuo Univ. professor stabbed to death on campus, man flees

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows part of the campus of Chuo University in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward where Hajime Takakubo, a professor of the university's Faculty of Science and Engineering, was stabbed to death by an unidentified man Jan. 14. Takakubo was found lying in a bathroom on the fourth floor of the No. 1 building of the university's Korakuen Campus. The suspect, who appeared to be in his 30s, ran from the scene. The photo was taken by a Kyodo-chartered helicopter. (Kyodo)

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Chuo Univ. professor stabbed to death on campus, man flees

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers are on guard at the campus of Chuo University in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward where Hajime Takakubo, a professor of the university's Faculty of Science and Engineering, was stabbed to death by an unidentified man Jan. 14. Takakubo was found lying in the bathroom on the fourth floor of the No. 1 building of the university's Korakuen Campus. The suspect, who appeared to be in his 30s, ran from the scene. (Kyodo)

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robotic workplace openTube, robot ABB, samples covid-19, coronavirus

The robot from BUT (Brno University of technology) will prepare COVID-19 samples at the Brno University Hospital. Researchers from the Department of Automation and Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology came up with solution for biohazard laboratories in Brno, Czech Republic, May 14, 2020. The robotic workplace called openTube. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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robotic workplace openTube, robot ABB, samples covid-19, coronavirus

The robot from BUT (Brno University of technology) will prepare COVID-19 samples at the Brno University Hospital. Researchers from the Department of Automation and Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology came up with solution for biohazard laboratories in Brno, Czech Republic, May 14, 2020. The robotic workplace called openTube. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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PETR TESAR, robotic workplace openTube, robot ABB, samples covid-19, coronavirus

The robot from BUT (Brno University of technology) will prepare COVID-19 samples at the Brno University Hospital. Researchers from the Department of Automation and Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology came up with solution for biohazard laboratories in Brno, Czech Republic, May 14, 2020. The robotic workplace called openTube. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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ROMAN PARAK, robotic workplace openTube, robot ABB, samples covid-19, coronavirus

The robot from BUT (Brno University of technology) will prepare COVID-19 samples at the Brno University Hospital. Researchers from the Department of Automation and Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology came up with solution for biohazard laboratories in Brno, Czech Republic, May 14, 2020. The robotic workplace called openTube. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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robotic workplace openTube, robot ABB, samples covid-19, coronavirus

The robot from BUT (Brno University of technology) will prepare COVID-19 samples at the Brno University Hospital. Researchers from the Department of Automation and Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology came up with solution for biohazard laboratories in Brno, Czech Republic, May 14, 2020. The robotic workplace called openTube. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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robotic workplace openTube, robot ABB, samples covid-19, coronavirus

The robot from BUT (Brno University of technology) will prepare COVID-19 samples at the Brno University Hospital. Researchers from the Department of Automation and Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology came up with solution for biohazard laboratories in Brno, Czech Republic, May 14, 2020. The robotic workplace called openTube. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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robotic workplace openTube, robot ABB, samples covid-19, coronavirus

The robot from BUT (Brno University of technology) will prepare COVID-19 samples at the Brno University Hospital. Researchers from the Department of Automation and Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology came up with solution for biohazard laboratories in Brno, Czech Republic, May 14, 2020. The robotic workplace called openTube. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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robotic workplace openTube, robot ABB, samples covid-19, coronavirus

The robot from BUT (Brno University of technology) will prepare COVID-19 samples at the Brno University Hospital. Researchers from the Department of Automation and Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology came up with solution for biohazard laboratories in Brno, Czech Republic, May 14, 2020. The robotic workplace called openTube. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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robotic workplace openTube, robot ABB, samples covid-19, coronavirus

The robot from BUT (Brno University of technology) will prepare COVID-19 samples at the Brno University Hospital. Researchers from the Department of Automation and Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology came up with solution for biohazard laboratories in Brno, Czech Republic, May 14, 2020. The robotic workplace called openTube. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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top class respirator made with 3D print technology

Zdenek Peroutka, dean of the University of West Bohemia (ZUC), shows a top class respirator made with 3D print technology during a press conference, on March 24, 2020, in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The respirator was developed by experts from the Czech Technical University (CVUT) in Prague in cooperation with experts from Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the ZUC. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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top class respirator made with 3D print technology

Zdenek Peroutka, dean of the University of West Bohemia (ZUC), shows a top class respirator made with 3D print technology during a press conference, on March 24, 2020, in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The respirator was developed by experts from the Czech Technical University (CVUT) in Prague in cooperation with experts from Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the ZUC. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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top class respirator made with 3D print technology

Zdenek Peroutka, dean of the University of West Bohemia (ZUC), shows a top class respirator made with 3D print technology during a press conference, on March 24, 2020, in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The respirator was developed by experts from the Czech Technical University (CVUT) in Prague in cooperation with experts from Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the ZUC. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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top class respirator made with 3D print technology

Zdenek Peroutka, dean of the University of West Bohemia (ZUC), shows a top class respirator made with 3D print technology during a press conference, on March 24, 2020, in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The respirator was developed by experts from the Czech Technical University (CVUT) in Prague in cooperation with experts from Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the ZUC. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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drone

The Prague Czech Technical University (CVUT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering students present drones in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, prior to the February's Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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drone

The Prague Czech Technical University (CVUT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering students present drones in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, prior to the February's Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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drone

The Prague Czech Technical University (CVUT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering students present drones in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, prior to the February's Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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drone

The Prague Czech Technical University (CVUT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering students present drones in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, prior to the February's Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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drone

The Prague Czech Technical University (CVUT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering students present drones in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, prior to the February's Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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drone

The Prague Czech Technical University (CVUT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering students present drones in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, prior to the February's Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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drone

The Prague Czech Technical University (CVUT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering students present drones in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, prior to the February's Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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drone

The Prague Czech Technical University (CVUT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering students present drones in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, prior to the February's Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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drone

The Prague Czech Technical University (CVUT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering students present drones in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, prior to the February's Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)