The country has only made the declaration three times in recent memory: for a 1992 earthquake and tsunami, the 2004 tsunami that killed tens of thousands, and during the Covid pandemic. But there are mounting calls to use it again for the flooding ...

"Reservations for KFC Christmas typically begin around the beginning of November," Takuma Kawamura, a KFC marketing manager, told AFP at a new upmarket pop-up eatery in Tokyo. "From that time, stores with the Colonel statue will dress him in Christ...

Airbus said it now expects full-year 2025 commercial aircraft deliveries to total 790, down from an initial target of 820, a drop of 3.7 percent. It did not say whether 2026 deliveries would also be affected by the problem which it said stemmed fro...

England were beaten by Australia inside two days in the first Test in Perth and need to avoid defeat or risk seeing their hopes of regaining the Ashes go up in smoke. In their only change, England recalled 26-year-old Jacks for his first Test since...

The South Africa-born Smith, who had moved to Australia and lived in Perth, attended the first Ashes Test almost a fortnight ago and met some of the England and England Lions players. Smith, who played 62 Tests between 1988 and 1996, has been haile...

With a third successive interest rate cut already priced in, trading has softened ahead of key indicators this week that could still play a role in the central bank's planning over the next year. Most in focus are the private jobs report from payro...

"Reservations for KFC Christmas typically begin around the beginning of November," Takuma Kawamura, a KFC marketing manager, told AFP at a new upmarket pop-up eatery in Tokyo. "From that time, stores with the Colonel statue will dress him in Christ...

England were beaten by Australia inside two days in the first Test in Perth and need to avoid defeat or risk seeing their hopes of regaining the Ashes go up in smoke. In their only change, England recalled 26-year-old Jacks for his first Test since...

The South Africa-born Smith, who had moved to Australia and lived in Perth, attended the first Ashes Test almost a fortnight ago and met some of the England and England Lions players. Smith, who played 62 Tests between 1988 and 1996, has been haile...

"This is the dawn of a new era, the era of Europe's full energy independence from Russia," EU chief Ursula von der Leyen told reporters following the overnight deal. Aimed at breaking a reliance the bloc has struggled to end despite the invasion of...