RUNDU, 27 November 2025 - The Rundu Magistrate’s Court administration block which caught fire on Thursday. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

TOKYO, 27 November 2025 - President of the Namibia Deaf Sport Federation (NDSF), Abner Sheya, while at the Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground during the the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics in Japan. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

GAM, 26 November 2025 - Voters pictures outside the Gam Voters Education Offices polling station. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA

Omuthiya, 26 November- Independent Patriots for Change party agent, Adelheid Shiimbi. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA

(251127) -- HEFEI, Nov. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Researchers adjust robots at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoying, a professor from the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry at USTC, the team's ultimate goal is to enable robots to achieve fully autonomous scientific research. In the future, they might identify entirely new research directions by "reading" literature themselves and achieve breakthroughs in areas beyond human exploration. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

(251127) -- HEFEI, Nov. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Doctoral student Guo Lulu instructs an experiment via an intelligent platform at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoying, a professor from the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry at USTC, the team's ultimate goal is to enable robots to achieve fully autonomous scientific research. In the future, they might identify entirely new research directions by "reading" literature themselves and achieve breakthroughs in areas beyond human exploration. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

(251127) -- NANNING, Nov. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 1, 2025 shows tourists posing for photos on a small bridge in a village of Jinde Town in Liuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Mountains, gullies and streams surrounding the villages across Guangxi's rural area make bridges the must for production and daily life. Small bridges are not only important transportation link, but also play a crucial role in culture inheritance, industrial development and rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

(251127) -- NANNING, Nov. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 27, 2025 shows several small bridges in Sushe Village of Pingyang Township in Laibin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Mountains, gullies and streams surrounding the villages across Guangxi's rural area make bridges the must for production and daily life. Small bridges are not only important transportation link, but also play a crucial role in culture inheritance, industrial development and rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)