Animation fans lay flowers, pay respects at Japan studio ravaged by arson
Animation fans gathered at the site of Japan’s worst mass killing in 18 years on Friday, laying flowers and offering prayers for the 33 people...
Suspected arsonist believed his novel was stolen by Japanese studio: media
A man suspected of torching an animation studio in Japan, killing 33 people in the country’s worst mass killing in two decades, planned the attack...
EDF could shut power output at Golfech nuclear plant due to hot weather
French utility EDF could shut down production at its 2,600 megawatt capacity Golfech nuclear power plant in the south of France from Tuesday July 23,...
Swedish prosecutor asks to keep U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky in custody
Swedish prosecutors on Friday asked to keep U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky in custody for six more days while they investigate him for aggravated assault over...
PepsiCo offers $1.7 billion to buy South Africa’s Pioneer Foods
PepsiCo has made a $1.7 billion offer to buy South Africa’s Pioneer Food Group the companies said on Friday, boosting the target’s shares by nearly...
UK’s Johnson will resist calls for Brexit delay, lawmaker Rees-Mogg says
Boris Johnson, the favorite to be the next British prime minister, has the backbone to resist pressure from parliament to delay Brexit again even if...
ITV, BBC agree to offer BritBox at 6 pounds/month in UK
(Reuters – British broadcaster ITV said on Friday it had finalised an agreement with public broadcaster BBC to launch streaming service BritBox in the UK...
South African soldiers deployed in Cape Town to help fight gangs
South African soldiers were deployed to gang-ridden Cape Town suburbs on Thursday to help quell escalating violence that has killed hundreds this year and that...
BMW picks ‘decisive’ Zipse as CEO to catch up with rivals
BMW named Oliver Zipse as its new chief executive late on Thursday, praising his “decisive” qualities after the carmaker lost its edge in electric cars...
Vietnam says preserved corpse of Ho Chi Minh in great condition
The embalmed corpse of Vietnam’s founding leader, Ho Chi Minh, is in great condition, state media said on Friday, a month after the government recruited...