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(Adnkronos) – Artificial intelligence will make the processing of asylum applications, visas, and residence permits in Germany faster and more efficient, according to a bill approved today by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet.  Given the consistently high number of applications and limited staff

(Adnkronos) – Kyiv strikes Wildberries in Russia again. Drones have bombed a warehouse of the e-commerce giant in Russia, in Ryazan. A large fire broke out in the partially collapsed structure. Wildberries stated in a press release that the Ryazan hub will

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan has said the ground surface in the city of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture moved about 87 centimeters in a northeasterly direction following Tuesday’s strong earthquake that rocked the southwestern Japan prefecture. The

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Seven Bank plans to offer deposit and payment services and other banking functions to retailers such as convenience stores and supermarkets starting as early as fiscal 2027, informed sources said Wednesday. Potential clients are likely to include convenience

Kumamoto, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Aeon Co. President and CEO Akio Yoshida apologized Wednesday for the deaths of three people following an explosion that occurred at the Japanese company’s Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping facility after a powerful earthquake the previous day. “I seriously

Bangkok, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing has called on Japanese companies to expand investment and trade in the Southeast Asian country at a business event in Yangon. The event, which was jointly organized by the Myanmar government and a

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Wednesday to disburse ordinary local allocation tax grants ahead of schedule to municipalities affected by Tuesday’s powerful earthquake in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. The administration will continue to provide so-called push-type

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Sixteen single-seat constituencies for Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, have a vote-value gap of over two times compared with the least populated district, Jiji Press estimates showed Wednesday. The number rose from eight in

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese judicial and prosecutorial authorities on Wednesday dismissed 48-year-old prosecutor Masahito Nishida for having an inappropriate relationship with a woman he had investigated. Nishida began the inappropriate relationship with the woman around 2024, after an investigation of her

Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to instruct senior officials of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday to make necessary preparations for a law revision to implement a two-year consumption tax rate cut for food items