Rugby: Octopuses predict Japan will beat Ireland but not reach knockouts
Two octopuses in Obira, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, have predicted the hosts of the Rugby World Cup will not progress from their...
Ford, GM rev up electric pickup trucks to head off Tesla
Large pickup trucks that tow most of the profits in to Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co are holdovers from another century – with...
Ireland says gap between EU and UK on Brexit ‘very wide’
The gap between Britain and the EU over Brexit is “very wide”, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday, and the British government’s Northern...
Indonesia blames Malaysian companies for some forest fires
Indonesia on Friday blamed four Malaysian companies, including the world’s biggest producer of sustainable palm oil, for causing some of the forest fires within its...
Tokyo Olympic committee may ban rising-sun flag from 2020 Games
Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Friday they may designate Japan’s “Rising Sun” flag as the flag of a non-participating country – which could lead to...
Australian state to cart truckloads of water to drought-hit town
An Australian state will spend tens of thousands of dollars each month to truck water into a drought-hit town that is forecast to run out...
Hong Kong leader focuses on housing as protesters head for the hills
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam promised to focus on housing and jobs to try to end three months of sometimes violent unrest, as pro-democracy demonstrators...
Brexit frustrations make snap election a big gamble for Johnson
James Bowkett is a long-time Conservative Party supporter who voted in 2016 for Britain to leave the European Union....
U.N. refugee agency regrets U.S. ruling on asylum applications
The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday that it regretted the impact that a U.S. Supreme Court order to curtail asylum applications at...
Shares, bond yields perch at six-week highs
World shares climbed to a six-week high alongside benchmark government bond yields on Friday, as markets cheered signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and...