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(Adnkronos) – Africa “is an absolute strategic priority” for Italy, for Europe’s security and “for global balance”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.  “Africa is an absolute strategic priority for our national interests, for the security

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. has unveiled to the press its new hybrid system for large SUVs, with an eye on the North American market, where large vehicles are in strong demand and hybrid vehicles are popular. The Japanese automaker

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s Consul General in Calcutta, who has responsibility for Nepal, arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday following the recovery of the bodies of three Italian climbers killed in snowstorms and an avalanche in the Himalayas in recent days, the foreign ministry

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held her first phone talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, and vowed that Japan will continue to support Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction from Russian aggression. During the talks, Takaichi said that

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Nippon Steel Corp. said Wednesday that it expects to incur a consolidated net loss of 60 billion yen for the fiscal year through next March, widening from the previous forecast of 40 billion yen. The downward revision came

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Social Democratic Party is on the verge of losing its only seat in the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, as its deputy head has expressed his intention to leave the party. Kunio

(Adnkronos) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang has reiterated his promise that the Asian giant will continue on the path of openness and denounced “unilateralism and protectionism”. Speaking from Shanghai, on the occasion of the China International Import Expo, he stated that a

(Adnkronos) – A German court has sentenced a palliative care nurse to life imprisonment for the murder of 10 patients and the attempted murder of 27 others. The court in the western city of Aachen found the 44-year-old defendant guilty of crimes

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese telecommunications carrier SoftBank Corp. said Wednesday that it has established a new joint venture, SB OAI Japan G.K., with its parent company, SoftBank Group Corp., and U.S. artificial intelligence giant OpenAI. SB OAI Japan, equally owned by

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani will take questions from MPs Wednesday on a raft of issues from European Union members’ veto power in foreign affairs and other key areas to new joint ventures with Africa and diplomatic and humanitarian initiatives in