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(Adnkronos) – New York University has closed its Abu Dhabi campus until further notice after Iran warned that American universities with branches in the Gulf are “legitimate targets” in retaliation for attacks on Iranian universities. The New York University student newspaper first

(Adnkronos) – Italy remains”close to” Ukraine’s government and people, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday during a visit to the Kiev suburb of Bucha, where Russian forces slayed over 1,400 civilians and prisoners of war in March 2022 at the start of

(Adnkronos) – French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Japan today for a three-day visit that initially aimed to strengthen cooperation between Paris and Tokyo in the nuclear energy and space innovation sectors, but which will now be dominated by the war

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–Durability is a key selling point that makers and retailers of “randoseru” backpacks for schoolchildren want to push in this year’s major shopping season for the products in Japan. While consumers showed interest in lightness and customizable design

(Adnkronos) – The authorities of the United Arab Emirates are assessing the damage following the drone attack conducted by Iran which hit the Kuwaiti oil tanker al-Salmi, anchored in the port of Dubai. The Kuwaiti Petroleum Company explained that the tanker was

(Adnkronos) – Western nations must maintain a united stance on Russia’s more-than-four-year-old occupation of Ukraine and be determined to get Moscow to take part in negotiations to end to the conflict, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.  “’Our unity and

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday agreed on the need to calm the Middle East situation early to ensure safe ship navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, which has effectively been

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan’s “tankan” quarterly survey for March, due out Wednesday, is expected to show slightly stronger business sentiment among both major Japanese manufacturers and nonmanufacturers, according to estimates by eight private think tanks. The think tanks

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–Chubu Electric Power Co. submitted a report to nuclear regulators on Tuesday detailing earthquake risk data fraud involving its Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. The Nuclear Regulation Authority had given the company until Tuesday

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Tuesday adopted legislation to revise automobile-related laws to introduce numerical standards for excessive speed and alcohol levels in order to clarify the application requirements for the crime of dangerous driving causing