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(Adnkronos) – “Yemeni drones and missiles pound the Saudi enemy,” the Yemeni news agency Ansarollah, supported by Iran and affiliated with the Houthi, wrote on Telegram, adding in another post that the attacks hit Abha International Airport, King Khalid Air Base, and

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will provide 3 million dollars in emergency grant aid to Nepal, which suffered severe damage from the recent devastating floods, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday. The money will be used to provide humanitarian assistance

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese students earned top scores among the 38 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in all three major domains of the OECD Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, for the first time in

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref., Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, 88, said Tuesday he will try to sail solo and nonstop across the Pacific Ocean by yacht next spring. If successful, he will break the world record for the oldest person

(Adnkronos) – Great Britain will announce today a ban on the import of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. This was announced by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden “The Foreign Secretary will make a

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has begun working with an industry group to take steps against malicious businesses among those that collect used goods for sale at secondhand shops, as the reuse market continues to boom. In early July, a

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to assess the impact of antidumping measures introduced by China against a semiconductor material made in Japan, officials said Tuesday. “We will fully examine their impact and respond appropriately to ensure there is no

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–The yen surged to a seven-month high past 153 per dollar in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, amid speculation that the Bank of Japan could accelerate its policy interest rate hikes. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at 153.79-80

(Adnkronos) – Yemeni Houthi rebels have targeted oil and military facilities in Saudi Arabia using dozens of missiles and drones, in response to bombings attributed to Saudi forces in Yemen. “Yemeni armed forces conducted a large-scale military operation,” targeting facilities of oil

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)–Corporate bankruptcies with liabilities of at least 10 million yen in Japan in August rose 3.1 pct from a year earlier to 830, marking the highest level for the month in 14 years, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said