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(Adnkronos) – A surfer was seriously injured in a shark attack, the third in just two days in Sydney Bay. The 20-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after sustaining serious leg injuries, Australian city police said. “The man was pulled from

(Adnkronos) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has declared three days of national mourning, starting from midnight today, for the train accident in Andalusia that cost the lives of at least 39 people. Sanchez himself announced this during a visit to Adamuz,

(Adnkronos) – 20 injured people have been received so far at Emergency’s Surgical Centre for War Victims in Kabul following an explosion today in the Shahr-e-Naw area, a central zone near the hospital. The toll is still evolving, according to a note

(Adnkronos) – The green light for China’s mega embassy in London is expected between today and tomorrow. The Guardian reports that the decision on the project for the large diplomatic headquarters in the Royal Mint Court district is now imminent, after years

Washington, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)–The International Monetary Fund said Monday that the global economy is estimated to grow 3.3 pct in 2026, up 0.2 percentage point from its previous projection last October. The fading impact of high U.S. tariffs and surging artificial

Tokyo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled a plan Monday to reduce the consumption tax rate for food items to zero for two years as part of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s policy pledges for the upcoming general election.

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese court on Monday sentenced a man, 29, to three years in prison, suspended for five years, for transporting a then high school student to Myanmar last year to get him to engage in fraud

Tokyo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Monday that she will dissolve the House of Representatives at the start of this year’s ordinary session of the Diet, the country’s parliament, to be convened Friday, to call a snap general

Tokyo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is unlikely to secure the passage of its fiscal 2026 draft budget by the March 31 end of the current fiscal 2025, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced on Monday her decision to dissolve the

Tokyo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Monday that she will dissolve the House of Representatives at the start of this year’s ordinary session of the Diet, the country’s parliament, to be convened Friday, to call a snap general