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Nairobi – A new restaurant in Nairobi is getting attention because of Nadia and Claire—its robot waiters. These robots assist the human staff by delivering food to tables, making the restaurant a unique experience in East Africa, where the technology is still new. Customers order using QR codes, and the human waiters load the food onto the robots. While some people worry that robots could take jobs away, the restaurant’s manager, John Kariuki, explains that the robots are for fun and cannot replace human workers. He said the robots are costly and are meant to make the dining experience more enjoyable.
Namibia – The country plans to kill over 700 wild animals, including elephants, zebras, and hippos, to help provide food for starving people. The country is struggling with its worst drought in 100 years. The animals to be killed include 83 elephants, 30 hippos, 60 buffalo, 50 impala, 100 blue wildebeest, and 300 zebras. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said that professional hunters would carry out the killing in national parks and areas with enough wildlife. Namibia declared a state of emergency in May, with about 1.4 million people expected to face severe food shortages.
Ukraine – Over the weekend, Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia, targeting a refinery and a power station deep inside the country. Videos shared on social media, confirmed by CNN, show smoke rising from sites in Moscow and the Tver region. The Russian Defence Ministry admitted the scale of the attack but claimed that most of the 158 drones were blocked. The ministry reported that two drones were shot down near an oil refinery in Moscow, causing a fire but no injuries. In the Tver region, a fire was reported but was later put out. This attack follows another Ukrainian drone strike last week that set fire to oil storage tanks in Russia’s Rostov region.
Britain – Great Britain’s athletes had an amazing start at the Paris Games, more than doubling their gold medal count to 24 after winning 11 golds in just three days. They won in sports like athletics, cycling, rowing, and swimming, breaking their previous daily records from the Beijing 2008 and Rio 2016 Games. By Sunday, Britain had also earned 18 medals, including six silvers, while China led the overall medal count with 33 golds.
Pictured above: The robot waiters.
Source: X
