Tokyo governor says Olympics worth the cost, Paralympics key
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Thursday defended the cost of hosting the 2020 Olympic Games, saying the Paralympics in particular would build a legacy by...
Renault’s Senard expects Nissan’s new board to embrace alliance
Renault is confident that alliance partner Nissan’s new board will work to reinforce their partnership as it struggles to turn the page on the Carlos...
G7 urges strict Libra regime, eyes minimum tax
Digital currencies like Facebook’s Libra must be held “to the highest regulatory standards” to ensure they are not used to launder money and that users...
Stablecoins like Libra must be held to highest standards: G7
Stablecoins like Facebook’s Libra can foster financial inclusion but they must be held “to the highest regulatory standards” to ensure that they aren’t used to...
U.S. sanctions on Myanmar military leaders inadequate, U.N. investigator says
Sanctions imposed this week by the United States on Myanmar’s military leaders over human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims do not go far enough, U.N....
Russia denies its troops are fighting in northwest Syria: RIA
Russia on Thursday denied allegations by Syrian rebels that Russian special forces or ground troops were fighting in the campaign for the rebel-held region of...
Ant-like mini-robots leap over and move objects together
Academics create small robots which, like ants, can communicate with each other, assume separate roles and even leap over and move objects. Rough cut (no...
Arson suspected as fire engulfs Japanese studio; at least 23 feared dead
Fire swept through an animation studio in Japan on Thursday, leaving 23 people feared dead and scores injured, authorities said, after a suspected arsonist was...
Australia says China transfers writer Yang to detention in Beijing
China has moved Australian writer Yang Hengjun to a detention center in the capital, Beijing, Australia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, just as a measure...
The moon now a ‘proving ground’ for Mars
The United States is embarking on another mission to the moon, but unlike the Apollo program that put humans on its surface 50 years ago,...