Organizers test heat countermeasures in sweltering Tokyo
With temperatures rising to 35 degrees Celsius and humidity of 75% on Thursday, Tokyo 2020 organizers had the perfect weather to try out their heat...
Dow profit falls 39% on lower prices, volumes
U.S. chemical company Dow Inc on Thursday posted a 39% fall in adjusted quarterly profit, driven by price declines for some of its products and...
Flying Frenchman’s hoverboard bid to cross Channel scuppered by fuel mishap
A French inventor failed in his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard on Thursday when he was knocked into the water...
UK PM Johnson tells ministers: we are all committed to leaving EU by October 31
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his new top team of ministers on Thursday they had a momentous task ahead and were committed to delivering...
British PM Johnson says top team backs his ‘momentous’ Brexit gambit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met his Brexiteer-dominated team of senior ministers on Thursday and said his new government was fully committed to the “momentous task”...
Total plans $5 billion in asset sales as second-quarter profit falls
French energy giant Total will sell around $5 billion worth of assets, mostly from its upstream exploration and production business, as it seeks to focus...
Johannesburg power body hit by ransomware attack
City Power, responsible for powering South Africa’s financial capital Johannesburg, said on Thursday it had been hit by a ransomware virus that had encrypted all...
Oil rises on U.S. stock decline, but manufacturing slowdown caps gains
Oil prices rose on Thursday amid Middle East tensions and a big fall in U.S. crude stocks, but gains were capped as weak Western manufacturing...
U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait, stirs tensions with China
China expressed “deep concerns” on Thursday over a U.S. Navy warship sailing through the Taiwan Strait, a day after Beijing warned that it was ready...
Spain’s Podemos says wants to break coalition talks deadlock with new proposal
Spain’s far-left Unidas Podemos on Thursday circulated a new proposal for coalition talks with the Socialist party, saying it aimed to break a deadlock hours...