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(Adnkronos) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has condemned the new crackdown by the Nicaraguan government against civil liberties, after President Daniel Ortega announced his intention to no longer call elections to prevent the opposition from winning. 

(Adnkronos) – The new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham, today announced a maximum cap of two pounds (about 2.34 euros) for bus tickets across the United Kingdom, a measure aimed at alleviating the rising cost of living in the

(Adnkronos) – Shorts ‘greenlighted’ in the office, instead of jacket and tie, to better cope with the scorching heat. Thus, Tokyo has offered men the opportunity to go to work wearing more informal attire, consisting of t-shirts, shorts, and sneakers. The ‘Tokyo

Manila, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian nations on Wednesday reaffirmed their policy of continuing cooperation to support Palestine. The policy was agreed at the fifth ministerial meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian

Manila, July 22 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he is concerned about deteriorating relations between Japan and China. “We see it with concern,” Rubio told reporters after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila on

Manila, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi expressed a desire to strengthen cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at a meeting with his counterparts from ASEAN countries in Manila on Wednesday. Motegi said ASEAN is “at the core”

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is planning to increase the number of employees at the Immigration Services Agency by about 200 starting next fiscal year, informed sources said Wednesday. The personnel increase is aimed at strengthening enforcement against illegal residents

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Wednesday defended Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after the leader’s social media post about being unable to get enough sleep drew criticism for running counter to workstyle reform efforts. Kihara avoided commenting

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–The first state-paid secretary to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in a statement submitted to the chairman of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives that he did not create or disseminate defamatory videos targeting Takaichi’s

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, or parliament, began deliberations Wednesday on a bill to establish a secondary capital of the nation that would assume core government functions during major disasters. An outline of