Like other Japanese carmakers, Nissan is being squeezed by US tariffs, the Middle East war and fierce competition from Chinese rivals, but it also has had its own problems. The company, which is closing factories and shedding thousands of jobs, sai...

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Indian government and public broadcaster Prasar Bharti to respond to a petition filed by a lawyer pleading for live coverage. FIFA had sought about $100 million from broadcasters wanting to sho...

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Muhammad Munir, Virologist and Professor in Virology and Viral Zoonosis at Lancaster University. Munir offers a rare combination of epidemiological precision, operational insight, and public health realism as he as...

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Bryce Warner, Canadian virologist and Research Scientist at Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. When reports emerged of suspected human to human transmission of the Andes virus, memories of the early days ...

"Monster Wolf" is an animatoronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls menacingly to scare away wild animals. Ohta Seiki, the Hokkaido-based firm that makes the devices, has already received around 50 orders this year, more than t...

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Matt McKee, Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. As health authorities race to contain an emerging cluster of hantavirus infections, McKee offers a measured bu...

A team of forest firefighters, civil protection officers and military personnel are out clearing trunks littering forest tracks that provide vital access routes to tackle blazers. "This area is a real powder keg," said Paulo Vicente, mayor of Marin...

Ronald Dela Rosa, a sitting senator and former police chief, began his third day holed up at the Senate building after its leadership stopped government efforts to serve an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court over his role in Dutert...

The Princess of Wales, whose husband Prince William is the heir to the British throne, will be welcomed in the northern Italian city of Reggio Emilia. Early education is a subject close to her heart as a mother of three children -- George, 12, Char...

"Oh no! There's plenty of work," the 55-year-old told AFP, speaking over the drone of a conveyor line at his new employer, households goods producer Biosphere. The former forester was hired in just one week -- a swiftness that demonstrates a major ...

Japanese fans will be familiar with many of the events at the Olympic-like multi-sport competition when it is held in Nagoya from September 19 to October 4, but most are likely to be stumped by cricket. That won't stop them from taking an interest ...

Paris Saint-Germain face Lens on Wednesday in a rescheduled match from the 29th round of Ligue 1, with both teams' league positions already decided. It will be "a celebration of French football", according to PSG coach Luis Enrique.

For decades, the South Asian nation was hailed as a success for slashing birth rates through an expansive state-backed family planning programme that sent field workers door to door with pills, condoms and advice on birth spacing. But that system i...

Businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, is formally seeking a "pardon after completion of sentence," according to the US Department of Justice website. Whistleblowers allege that Jho Low, a well-connected Malaysian financier with no offi...

The 20-year-old is one of many people in the industrial suburb of Kearny, nicknamed "Soccer Town USA" for its footballing history, priced out by the FIFA tournament facing criticism over soaring costs. "It's annoying because it would be nice to go ...