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(Adnkronos) – The Russian Ministry of Finance has anticipated a VAT increase to 22 percent starting from the beginning of next year, specifying that the extra revenue will be invested mainly in the defense and security sectors. The reduced VAT at 10

(Adnkronos) – Further disruptions are expected for travelers at Berlin airport, with delayed flights, others canceled and long waits, after the cyber attack of recent days. “We have been informed that it may take several days to have a fully functioning system

(Adnkronos) – At least 14 people have died in Taiwan due to the failure of a dam caused by the passage of super typhoon Ragasa. The failure was caused by torrential rains. The waters flooded homes in Hualien, in the east of

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–The five candidates for the Oct. 4 leadership election of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party discussed economic policies in a debate hosted by the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Wednesday. They indicated a willingness to cooperate

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Major opposition parties in Japan can hardly become united to pick a new prime minister, with Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party for the People uncooperative with the opposition leader Constitutional Democratic Party

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Shareholders of GungHo Online Entertainment Inc. voted down on Wednesday a proposal to dismiss director Kazuki Morishita, its president and CEO, which had been put forward by Tokyo-based investment company Strategic Capital Inc. At GungHo’s extraordinary general shareholder

Brasilia, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)–Brazil marked its first national celebration day for “ikebana,” the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement, at its parliament in Brasilia on Tuesday. In January, Brazil enforced a law designating Sept. 23 as the national day of ikebana,

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court on Friday ruled a provision under a law on gender dysphoria requiring a change in the appearance of people’s genital organs to that of the preferred sex to change their legal gender as unconstitutional and

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rewrote its all-time closing high on Wednesday, backed by the popularity of high-tech issues, especially those related to artificial intelligence. The Nikkei gained 136.65 points, or 0.30 pct, from Monday to end

Nagano, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors Wednesday sought the death penalty for Masanori Aoki, 34, who has been accused of murdering four people in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in May 2023. Aoki has been indicted on charges of fatally stabbing two local