Norway nuclear monitor backtracks on theory of second Russia blast
Reports of a second blast from a deadly Russian rocket engine test may be wrong, and the signals could stem from unrelated mining activity, the...
Norway wealth fund should move more investments to North America, central bank says
Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, should shift billions in investments from European stock markets and instead invest more in the United...
Ferdinand Piech, architect of Volkswagen’s global expansion, dies aged 82
Ferdinand Karl Piech, Volkswagen AG’s former chairman and chief executive, who transformed the German company from a struggling midsized carmaker into a global automotive powerhouse,...
Stars hit the red carpet for ‘IT Chapter Two’ premiere
Stephen King’s Pennywise, the child-eating clown, is back and ready to wreak fresh havoc in ‘IT Chapter Two,’ which premiered on Monday night in Los...
Italy’s 5-Star, opposition, clash over potential cabinet roles
Talks between Italy’s ruling 5-Star Movement and the opposition Democratic Party (PD) to form a new coalition government are at risk of failure over who...
EU’s Vestager: checking to see if Google favors own job search tool
EU regulators are checking Google for Jobs to see if the company unfairly favors its fast-growing tool for searching job listings, Europe’s antitrust chief said...
Meeting Iran counterpart, Japan minister says he hopes to ease Mid-East tension
Japan will try to help ease tension in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Tuesday as he began a meeting with his...
Actress Lori Loughlin faces hearing in U.S. college cheating scandal
Actress Lori Loughlin is due in court on Tuesday for a hearing on whether the lawyers defending her against charges that she participated in a...
Rain will not extinguish Amazon fires for weeks, weather experts say
Weak rainfall is unlikely to extinguish a record number of fires raging in Brazil’s Amazon anytime soon, with pockets of precipitation through Sept. 10 expected...
Italy’s opposition PD says coalition talks at risk of failure
Talks between Italy’s ruling 5-Star Movement and the opposition Democratic Party (PD) to form a new coalition government are at risk of failure over who...