TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan said Wednesday it reduced losses for the fiscal year through March, but remained in the red, battered by U.S. tariffs, inflation and intensifying competition. Nissan Motor Corp., based in the port city of Yokohama, reported a 533 billion yen ($3.4 billion) loss, smaller than the 670.9 billion yen in …
TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to visit Britain and Italy before attending a Group of Seven leaders’ summit in France in mid-June, broadcaster NTV reported on Wednesday, citing multiple unnamed government officials. Takaichi is arranging trips to London and Rome for summit meetings, but one of the officials said …
MANILA, May 13 (Reuters) – Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa said on Wednesday that he is expecting to be arrested and urged people to come to the legislature and prevent him from being detained and sent to the International Criminal Court. “I am appealing to you, I hope you can help me. Do not allow …
Just eight days after returning to the White House last year, President Trump announced plans to turn the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into a massive detention center to hold 30,000 detainees facing deportation as part of his aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration. But a CBS News review of internal government documents and …
OSLO, May 13 (Reuters) – Sweden’s Volvo Cars is open to cooperation with other companies in the United States as the auto maker seeks to better utilise the existing production capacity at its South Carolina plant, the company’s CEO said on Wednesday. Auto makers worldwide are scrambling to rethink their production strategies to contend with …
NEWTOWN SQAURE, Pa. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion at the PGA Championship and feeling like a bridesmaid over the last month. Runner-up to Rory McIlroy at the Masters. Playoff loss to Matt Fitzpatrick at the RBC Heritage. Runner-up (by six shots) to Cameron Young at Doral. “Last week my wife was like, …
DUBAI, May 13 (Reuters) – A series of nine small earthquakes struck the Pardis area east of Tehran overnight, Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday, renewing fears among experts and residents that the Iranian capital could face a major seismic disaster. The repeated activity has revived concerns that accumulated tectonic pressure beneath and around the …
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology investor Softbank Group Corp. reported Wednesday that profits for the fiscal year through March zoomed by nearly five-fold from the previous year as its AI investments paid off. The Tokyo-based company recorded an annual profit of 5 trillion yen ($32 billion), far greater than the 1.15 trillion yen profit racked …
ROME, May 13 (Reuters) – Four people who have been under observation in Italy for possible hantavirus infection have all tested negative, the Italian health ministry said on Wednesday. Tests were conducted on an Argentine tourist hospitalised with pneumonia, a man from the southern Italian region of Calabria who was in voluntary isolation, a British …
By Huseyin Hayatsever and Lucy Papachristou ANKARA/LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – Turkey lifted some customs restrictions on Armenia on Wednesday, paving the way for direct trade links between the two countries in a further sign of normalising ties after over 30 years of strained relations. Turkey was one of the first countries to recognise Armenia’s …