(Adnkronos) – Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, King of Tooro, Uganda, recognized last year by Guinness World Records as the world’s youngest reigning monarch, having ascended to the throne at the age of three, has died at 34. “It is with

(Adnkronos) – Also in the Sverdlovsk region, the Yabloko party has been banned from submitting its list for the regional elections associated with the national vote for the renewal of the Duma next September (18-20). The regional court accepted the complaint filed

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency on Friday said that it will upgrade its Foreign Affairs and Information Department to a bureau, in order to improve the handling of espionage threats from other countries and foreign-affiliated organizations. The upgrading of

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan informed the Centrist Reform Alliance and Komeito on Friday that it will not take part in a proposed merger with the two other opposition parties. The three parties had tried to

(Adnkronos) – Talks on the future of the Strait of Hormuz, promoted by Turkey and Germany, which were supposed to be held on Sunday in Istanbul, have been postponed. The Berlin government announced this, explaining that the talks were postponed due to

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese authorities spent 15,399.3 billion yen in foreign exchange market interventions from July 30 to Wednesday, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The figure marked the largest-ever monthly amount spent on yen-buying, dollar-selling interventions. The Japanese government and the

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Active faults in and around the Kinki western Japan region could trigger an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 or larger with a 50-60 pct probability within the next 30 years, a government panel said Friday. The probability

(Adnkronos) – The Syrian Ministry of Education has announced a new plan for teaching Kurdish in areas of the country where the Kurdish population is in the majority. The language will become a compulsory subject, with three lessons per week at all

(Adnkronos) – The merchant ship “Progress IV”, flying the flag of the Dominican Republic, sank in the Black Sea, in Romania’s exclusive economic zone, beyond territorial waters, after a fire broke out on board yesterday. All 12 crew members were rescued in

(Adnkronos) – Zhang Youxia formally removed from the powerful Central Military Commission, led by Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Zhang came under scrutiny in January when news broke of an investigation into “serious violations of law and discipline,” terms that in the Asian

(Adnkronos) – During the night, Russian forces attacked Nova Post warehouses in the Bilohorodka community and a production facility in Sviatopetrivske, in the Kyiv region. This was reported by the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform, citing Anton Ovsiienko, head of the Bilohorodka village

(Adnkronos) – Alarm in Nepal over the collapse of a dam in Tibet. Nepalese authorities have issued a warning to citizens and rescuers ‘to move to higher ground’ after an upstream dam in Tibet reportedly collapsed, two days after a glacier detachment

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Children returned to school after the summer break in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture on Friday, a month after a major earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture. The second term started at 40 elementary, junior high schools and

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Ministry on Friday concluded a contract with Nippon Steel Corp. to acquire a former plant site in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, to develop a multifunctional defense complex there. The approximately 140-hectare land plot, Nippon

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday held 20-minute phone talks with International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan. This was the first such discussion between Motegi and Akane since the United States announced sanctions against Akane

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese system developer Dentsu Soken Inc. said Friday that it plans to go private through a tender offer by a subsidiary of trading house Itochu Corp. The tender offer will start in early November at the earliest, contingent

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday that he will visit Turkmenistan, Slovakia, Austria and Mongolia from Saturday through Sept. 4 to hold talks with his counterparts. In Slovakia, Motegi will also meet with foreign ministers from the

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese authorities spent 15,399.3 billion yen in foreign exchange market interventions from July 30 to Wednesday, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The figure marked the largest-ever monthly amount spent on yen-buying, dollar-selling interventions. END [Copyright The Jiji Press,

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan has entered the influenza season, the health ministry said Friday, marking the second earliest start since 1999, when the infectious disease control law went into force. In the week to Sunday, the number of flu patients reported

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan informed the Centrist Reform Alliance and Komeito on Friday that it will not take part in a proposed merger with the two other opposition parties. The three parties tried to form

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–The number of births in Japan rose in the first half of the year for the first time in 11 years, health ministry data showed Friday in a sign that the figure’s rapid decline is ending. The preliminary

(Corrects the dateline. A substitute story follows.) Yokohama Mayor Yamanaka Announces Resignation over Harassment Yokohama, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka on Friday announced his decision to resign from office to take responsibility for a harassment scandal. “I deeply apologize for

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan informed the Centrist Reform Alliance and Komeito on Friday that it will not take part in a proposed merger with the two other opposition parties. CDP leader Shunichi Mizuoka conveyed the

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Friday found the former head of Albatross Co., a resignation assistance service provider, and a former employee of the company guilty of earning profit from referring customers to lawyers without a license to practice

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sent letters to Chinese and Nepalese leaders expressing condolences and sympathy for those killed or missing in Wednesday’s flash floods near the border between their countries. The letters, dated Thursday, were addressed

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–The number of births in Japan edged up 0.8 pct in the January-June period from a year before to 342,068, the health ministry said Friday. The figure marked the first rise for the first half of a year

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Tourism Agency said Friday that travel discounts for earthquake-stricken Kumamoto and neighboring prefectures in the Kyushu southwestern region will start on Oct. 1 to support tourism in areas affected by the tremblor. Discounts will be 60 pct

Seoul, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan, the United States and South Korea will conduct a five-day joint military exercise from Sept. 7 in international waters east and south of South Korea’s Jeju Island, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday. The three

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to launch a model project in fiscal 2027 to utilize artificial intelligence in handling 119 emergency calls for firefighting, rescue and ambulance services. The agency will introduce an AI-powered speech recognition

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)–Core inflation in central Tokyo rose to 1.8 pct in August, accelerating for the third straight month, driven by higher costs for dining out and prepared foods and rising medical fees, the Japanese internal affairs ministry said Friday.