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Tokyo, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–The projected harvest of Japan’s 2025 staple rice as of Oct. 25 stood at 7,468,000 tons, up 10 pct from the previous year’s crop of 6,792,000 tons, according to the agriculture ministry. If this forecast is realized, it

(Adnkronos) – “It won’t happen.” This was stated by the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, commenting on the statements made by Donald Trump about the possibility of the United States launching attacks in Mexico to stop drug trafficking. “There has also been

(Adnkronos) – The Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg, scene of an attack last year, will finally open on Thursday as planned. The organizer – it was announced – has received the necessary authorization from the authorities of Saxony-Anhalt, in

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering financial aid to lower electricity and gas bills at households by a total of 7,000 to 8,000 yen in January-March 2026 as part of its planned comprehensive economic package, it was learned Tuesday.

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–South Korea has informed Japan of its intention not to conduct a planned joint search-and-rescue drill this month, sources in Japan’s government and ruling coalition said Tuesday. The drill had been arranged between Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force and

(Adnkronos) – New problems at the Louvre. The prestigious French museum has been forced to close one of its galleries to the public due to the “particular fragility” of some beams. A closure “carried out as a precaution”, so as not to

(Adnkronos) – At least 94 Palestinian detainees and prisoners have died in Israeli custody in less than two years, between October 7, 2023 – the day of the Hamas attack – and August 31, 2025. This was reported by a Physicians for

(Adnkronos) – The 81-year-old Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has arrived in Paris, pardoned by the Algerian presidency and released last Wednesday after being imprisoned in Algeria for almost a year. Sansal, Bfmtv recalls, had been in Germany until now. The writer was

(Adnkronos) – The German far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has lost its European trademark rights over the party’s logo and acronyms. This is according to a resolution from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the EU body that manages trademark,

(Adnkronos) – Searches “day and night” in Nigeria to save the 25 high school girls kidnapped in Kebbi state, in the northwest of the African country. The Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army ordered them. “We must find these girls,” said