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(Adnkronos) – Democrat Xavier Becerra will be the next governor of California, according to CNN projections, keeping the most populous US state under his party’s leadership. Becerra, a former congressman, state attorney general, and Secretary of Health in the Biden administration, will

(Adnkronos) – Democrats gain control of both chambers of the American Congress in the midterm elections. The victory, evident and even unexpectedly large, was attributed to the party by CNN’s Decision Desk, which stated that the Democrats capitalized on President Donald Trump’s

Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)–Kimi Onoda, Japanese minister for economic security, called for deeper collaboration between the public and private sectors to enhance the country’s economic security during a speech at a symposium in Tokyo on Wednesday. Japan’s public and private sectors

(Adnkronos) – China is in contact with the United States and Russia regarding a possible meeting between the leaders of the three countries on the sidelines of a regional summit to be held in Shenzhen this month. “China is in contact with

(Adnkronos) – Maryland voters have rejected American President Donald Trump’s immigration policies by not re-electing Republican Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, a loyal ally of the tycoon and supporter of collaboration with Ice. Jenkins had run for his sixth term, but Democrat Karl Bickel

(Adnkronos) – Norway will deploy sensors for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (Nasams) and increase the number of troops in Finnmark, the country’s northernmost county, on the border with Russia. This was announced by the Norwegian Ministry of Defense. “The Ukrainian

Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly lost over 3,000 points on Wednesday as investors sold artificial intelligence- and data-center-related stocks after vote counting in U.S. midterm elections pointed to Democratic majorities in both chambers of Congress, fueling

Beijing, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called for strengthening a free, fair and rules-based international economic order at a virtual ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on Tuesday. “In today’s world, where uncertainty in the global economy

Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)–Some Japanese municipalities are facing a growing number of problems stemming from poor manners among collectors of their popular manhole cards, which feature unique manhole cover designs from across the country. Some local governments have suspended their manhole

Hiroshima, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)–The western Japan city of Hiroshima on Wednesday returned the remains of an atomic bomb victim to a bereaved family member, marking the city’s first such return after an error in official records concerning the victim’s name was