Новости за 19.10.2015

Southern hemisphere teams won all four of the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals, a first in tournament history. After two routs and two nailbiters, only New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina remain.

The personal archives of Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, who invented LSD, are now under the care of Swiss dairy farmer.

U.S., Japan, India forces engage in naval drills amid growing concerns about China’s military ambitions.

Lucette Lagnado on the special gifts that longtime, messy relationships can deliver.

China shares gained Monday, while other Asian markets were choppy, after the world’s No. 2 economy expanded at its slowest pace since 2009 in the third quarter.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, after nearly a decade in power, heads into Monday’s federal election caught in a tight race for his political survival.

Michigan State’s big victory over Michigan on Saturday wasn’t just incredible. It was basically impossible, from a statistical standpoint. Here's a look at just how impossible.

Is keeping secrets healthy for a marriage? Noah and Alison have conflicted viewpoints on this week's episode of "The Affair."

The common wisdom is to avoid deflation at all costs, but the Alpine country shows that falling consumer prices can go hand in hand with steady growth and low unemployment.

As Netfllix moves into feature films with the release of “Beasts of No Nation” on its streaming service and simultaneously in a small number of theaters, it is creating the type of movies that studios no longer make.

Negative stereotypes about getting older can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. A few simple strategies can improve your mind-set—and well-being.

Slowing growth and rising costs are driving a historic wave of consolidation among semiconductor makers. This year chip firms have announced $100.6 billion in mergers and acquisitions.

As the bloodshed that has left eight Israelis and at least 35 Palestinians dead shows no signs of easing, civilians across Israel are dusting off old guns and buying new ones to defend themselves.

Right-wing parties made big gains in Switzerland’s parliamentary elections Sunday, after a campaign in which concerns about immigration and asylum-seekers took center stage.

As the Gateway Arch turns 50, a big public-private fund-raising effort in St. Louis aims to tie it more closely into the city it often represents. Photo: CityArchRiver Foundation

The Wolves are at the door.

Our intelligence expert from the International Spy Museum discusses what tonight's episode of "Homeland" got right, and where it missed the mark.

As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives Monday for his first state visit to the U.K., London’s courtship of Beijing is drawing criticism at home and unsettling allies.

U.S. regulators plan to require recreational drone owners to register their devices, an ambitious bid to rein in reckless users that faces a tight timeline and a thicket of legal and practical questions.

A few hundred families divided by the inter-Korean border are scheduled to be reunited in North Korea Oct. 20-26. Those that have participated before have mixed feelings about the events.

American Airlines Group’s transfer of its US Airways unit to its passenger-reservations system appeared to go smoothly overall in its first two days despite some temporary glitches.

The Federal Communications Commission set the opening bids it is making to buy broadcast television licenses in the spring, with high prices designed to bring TV stations into the process.

Judge Sergio Moro’s hard-nosed approach to a vast graft ring around oil giant Petrobras has made him a folk hero, but a recent Supreme Court decision could break his hold on related cases.

Ferrari’s long-awaited initial public offering is finally at the starting line, with the stock likely to be priced Tuesday and the first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange expected Wednesday.

Your daily roundup of news from The Wall Street Journal related to Japan: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe presided over a show of naval strength on Sunday with Japanese allies and boarded a U.S. aircraft-carrier, a symbolic visit after the passage of widely criticized security legislation in September.