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Robots ran alongside humans at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday. Twenty-one humanoid robots, designed by Chinese manufacturers, raced alongside thousands of runners over a 21km (13-mile) course that included slopes, turns and uneven surfaces. Some robots completed the race, while others struggled from the beginning. One robot fell at the starting line and...

Officials are working to deliver essential raw materials to British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant, the government has said, as it races to keep its blast furnaces burning. An emergency law rushed through Parliament on Saturday gave the government control of the Lincolnshire site to prevent its Chinese owner shutting it down. The government said work was...