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Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators for November fell 0.7 point from the previous month, marking the first drop in three months, mainly due to a decrease in automobile production and shipments, the Cabinet Office said Friday.

(Adnkronos) – The German railway company, Deutsche Bahn, has announced the suspension of long-distance rail traffic in the north of the country, particularly around Hanover, “at least until noon today” due to bad weather.  One of the country’s main railway hubs is

(Adnkronos) – Iran “will not back down one millimeter from its principles”. So said Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in a speech to the nation. “US President Donald Trump should know that all tyrants have fallen when they were at the peak

(Adnkronos) – ”Venezuela is releasing a large number of political prisoners in the name of ‘the search for peace”’ and this is ”a very important and intelligent gesture”. US President Donald Trump wrote this on Truth Social. During the night, Caracas authorities

(Adnkronos) – The United States has decided to release two Russian crew members of the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera, seized by Washington in the North Atlantic on suspicion of operating to circumvent sanctions against Venezuela. This was announced by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Sapporo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese district court on Friday ordered the government to pay 1.1 million yen in damages to the mother of a Ground Self-Defense Force member who committed suicide in 2012. In the lawsuit filed with Sapporo District Court

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–A record 45.2 pct of people in Japan find it necessary to beef up the country’s Self-Defense Forces, a government survey showed Friday. The share of respondents in favor of bigger and more capable SDF went up 3.7

Uenohara, Yamanashi Pref., Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–A forest fire continued to burn on Mount Ogi in Uenohara, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Friday. The fire broke out in a forest near the foot of the mountain on Thursday. The Uenohara city

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will visit the western Japan prefecture of Nara for two days from Tuesday and hold a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the two countries’ governments announced Friday. The visit is part

Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)–Around 1,250 officers and 130 vehicles from Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department marched as part of their New Year’s exercise in the Japanese capital’s Meiji Jingu Gaien area on Friday. The officers included those from riot police, an airport