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Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese e-commerce and mobile phone operator Rakuten Group Inc. on Monday posted its first January-June consolidated operating profit in seven years. Its operating profit came to 50.4 billion yen in the first-half period, against a loss of

(Adnkronos) – An explosion occurred during the night in front of a house in the municipality of Evere, Brussels. There are no injuries, one person, in a state of shock, was assisted on site. The blast – which occurred around 3:45 AM

Kumamoto, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Over 6,000 people are still living at evacuation centers following a massive earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto almost two weeks ago. As of 2 p.m. Monday, a total of 39 deaths had been confirmed

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that her government is preparing to apply the law on postdisaster livelihood reconstruction aid to all areas of the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, which was hit by a powerful earthquake late

Kumamoto, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–A massive earthquake that rocked the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto two weeks ago has highlighted difficulties supporting evacuees who opt to stay in their vehicles, rather than at evacuation centers or their own homes. Local municipalities are

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Food delivery service providers in Japan are increasingly allowing customers to order items at prices equivalent to those in physical stores, aiming to increase the number of users by dispelling the belief that such services are costly. In

Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Video clips of interrogations were played at Tokyo District Court on Monday in a damages lawsuit against the government for alleged improper interrogations filed by a company president indicted for fraud. Litigant Naoyuki Ikuta, 52, the head of

Nagano, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)–Newspaper publisher Shinano Mainichi Shimbun and trading firm Hachijuni Link Nagano Co., both in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano, announced Monday a business alliance to expand overseas sales channels for local specialties and increase visitors from abroad.

(Adnkronos) – Twelve people were killed in a drone attack launched by Ukraine against the city of Nizhny Kamsk, in western Russia. The Russian news agency RIA reported this, adding that 39 people were injured. Previously, the Russian Ministry of Defense had

(Adnkronos) – One person has died and five others were injured following a collapse in the Sukari gold mine, Egypt’s largest, according to authorities. A statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum said that “the incident occurred inside a tunnel during underground