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20 Ottobre 2025

Japan’s LDP, Nippon Ishin Agree to Form Coalition Govt

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–The leaders of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) signed an agreement Monday to form a coalition government between the two parties. The pact, inked by LDP President Sanae Takaichi and

20 Ottobre 2025

Slovenia: Tajani attends MED9 summit, where Gaza, EU competitiveness top agenda

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani is taking part in the MED9 summit in Slovenia on Monday, where the latest events in war-shattered Gaza and the issue of European Union competitiveness are high on the agenda, said a foreign ministry statement.

20 Ottobre 2025

Meiji Yasuda, Aeon to Launch E-Money to Aid Food Banks

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. and retailer Aeon Co. have said they will jointly issue a new Waon e-money card that allows users to donate to food banks through shopping. The food bank support Waon card will

20 Ottobre 2025

Nikkei Average Ends above 49,000 for 1st Time

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average on Monday ended above 49,000 for the first time ever, reflecting waning concerns over Japan’s political situation. The Nikkei average closed at 49,185.50, up 1,603.35 points, or 3.36 pct, from Friday, hitting

20 Ottobre 2025

Emergency Contraceptive Pill Approved for OTC Sales in Japan

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s health ministry has approved the over-the-counter sale of emergency contraceptive pill Norlevo by Aska Pharmaceutical Co., the company said Monday. It is the first time for an emergency contraceptive pill to be approved for sale without a

31 Dicembre 2024

The Kabul authorities revoke the ban imposed on Afghan women working for NGOs

(Adnkronos) – The Kabul authorities revoke the ban imposed on Afghan women working for NGOs. This is what the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, asked for: “I am deeply alarmed by the recent announcement by the de facto

27 Dicembre 2024

Mo: White House, ‘agreement very close but Hamas poses obstacles’

(Adnkronos) – “We are very, very close” to an agreement on the release of the hostages and on a ceasefire in Gaza, but because of the “obstacles” posed by Hamas, the finish line has not yet been reached. This was stated by

23 Dicembre 2024

FT, ‘Trump transition team wants to leave WHO on day one’

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump’s transition team is pushing to get the United States out of the World Health Organization on the first day of the new administration. The Financial Times writes, citing members of the tycoon’s team, that they have talked about

20 Dicembre 2024

Syria: 2,000 US troops in the country, ISIS threat and the ‘time bomb’ of the post-Assad era

(Adnkronos) – There are “about two thousand” American troops in post-Assad Syria. The Pentagon confirmed this. And they are more than double the 900 that were known so far. They are all in Syria as part of the fight against ISIS, said

12 Dicembre 2024

Syria, government to suspend Constitution and Parliament for three months

(Adnkronos) – The new Syrian government “will suspend the Constitution and Parliament” during the three-month transition period. This was stated to Afp by Obaida Arnaout, spokesperson for political affairs of the new Syrian authority, adding that “a legal and human rights committee