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(Adnkronos) – Ukrainian drones hit one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in the Yaroslavl region overnight. Local monitoring channels report this. Some videos show a large fire at the Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery in Yaroslavl, over 700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. According

(Adnkronos) – Several people were injured in overnight Israeli airstrikes on the cities of Burj Shemali and al-Mansouri, in southern Lebanon. This was reported by the Lebanese National News Agency. Israeli artillery shelling continued until this morning, targeting Majdal Zoun, al-Mansouri, and

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–A 34-year-old man was involved in a fatal traffic accident in Tokyo in April after being diagnosed with sleep apnea syndrome, police sources said Thursday. He was arrested on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in injury at the

Hiroshima, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and bereaved families offered prayers at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Thursday, hoping for a peaceful world without nuclear weapons 81 years after the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. Kinuko Hiura,

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency said Thursday that it will consider introducing a new investigation method of remotely analyzing communications and information exchanged between members of “tokuryu” loosely organized anonymous criminal groups through highly confidential apps. The method is

(The fourth paragraph should have read, “…a record 121 countries and regions…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Hiroshima Mayor Urges World Leaders to Work for Nuclear Abolition Hiroshima, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on policymakers around

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is considering visiting Australia and India around Aug. 18-20 to discuss defense cooperation, Defense Ministry officials said Thursday. In Australia, Koizumi is expected to hold trilateral defense ministers’ talks with Richard Marles of

Hiroshima, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated Thursday that her administration “firmly maintains as a policy direction” the country’s three nonnuclear principles–not possessing nuclear weapons, not producing them and not allowing them into its territory. At a press conference

Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s SBI Shinsei Bank has said it will establish a framework to collaborate with more than 20 regional banks on large-scale loans. According to its announcement on Wednesday, SBI Shinsei Bank will consider syndicated loans worth around 100

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)–Frequent bear sightings in human settlements are casting a shadow over three major festivals in the Tohoku northeastern Japan region that are a symbol of Japanese summer. Organizers are working to strengthen patrols and take other