November 1, Friday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Marcus Pittman

1. The International Olympic Committee formally announces next year’s marathon and race walking events will be moved from Tokyo to the northern city of Supporo.

2. State-media in North Korea on Friday said the country successfully tested a super-large rocket launcher the day before.

3. Taiwan’s railway authority has sued a major Japanese trading company over a deadly train derailment last year.