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(Adnkronos) – Eight people were killed and several others were injured in a car bomb explosion outside the headquarters of the Pakistani security forces in the southwestern city of Quetta. Local authorities reported that before the vehicle exploded, four armed men on

(Adnkronos) – At least 31 people have been arrested in Moldova during opposition protests, following the defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary elections won by the pro-European ruling party Pas. This was announced by the Chisinau police, the day after the demonstrations in front

(Adnkronos) – Decisive week for Sébastien Lecornu: by next Monday, the French Prime Minister – who has come under fire in recent hours with accusations of lying about his master’s degree – plans new consultations, is preparing to detail his budget draft,

(Adnkronos) – Jian Guo, former assistant to European Parliament member Maximilian Krah, a prominent figure of the German far-right party Afd, Alternative for Germany, has been sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison for espionage activities in favor of China.

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is running for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership, on Tuesday called for restricting the number of foreign workers the country accepts. “I’m not thinking of accepting them without limit,” Koizumi said

Busan, South Korea, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung met in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday and agreed that the two countries will continue “shuttle diplomacy,” or reciprocal visits by their leaders, to

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Mizuho Securities Co. plans to reorganize and expand its workforce to strengthen sales efforts aimed at wealthy individuals and corporate clients, President Yoshiro Hamamoto has said. The brokerage’s retail and business banking division posted net operating revenue of

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Tuesday indicted without arrest former lawmaker Akira Ishii and a former staffer at his office, Kaaru Okawa, 60, for alleged fraud involving state-paid salaries of a secretary. The prosecutors did not

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, said Tuesday that it has accepted the resignation of its chairman, Takeshi Niinami. Until Niinami’s successor is appointed, the activities of the association’s chief will be undertaken by Senior

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese power generation company Jera Co. said Tuesday that it has decommissioned five aging units at its thermal power plants in three prefectures. Their equipment had deteriorated as all of the plants have been in operation for more