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(Adnkronos) – Over 1,200 people have fled a new and vast fire raging north of Madrid, which has already burned more than 26,000 hectares of land, according to firefighters. The fire broke out on Thursday in a mountainous, wooded area near the

(Adnkronos) – Dozens of people have drowned after a boat capsized in Jigawa state, northwestern Nigeria. Authorities told AFP. According to police spokesman Shi’isu Adam, up to 40 people died yesterday, “including women and children, as their boat crossed the river.” So

Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Crown Princess Kiko on Monday attended a charity concert aimed at supporting patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, a state-designated intractable disease, and their relatives. The concert, held at Toppan Hall in Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward, was hosted

Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. said Monday that the major Japanese automaker and its Chinese partner, Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., or GAC Group, have signed an agreement to extend the contract term of their joint venture business until 2038. Amid

Hengchun, Taiwan, July 20 (Jiji Press)–A search for the remains of former Japanese troops and others who died in the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines during the Pacific War, part of World War II, started on the coast of Hengchun,

(Adnkronos) – The Philippine armed forces have accused the Chinese Coast Guard of hitting a Filipino sailor with a baton near a grounded ship that has long served as a garrison for Manila in the disputed South China Sea. According to the

Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)–A high tariff policy introduced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cripple Japanese automakers. In July last year, the Japanese and U.S. governments agreed that the U.S. tariffs on products from Japan would be

(Adnkronos) – Russian forces launched glide bombs towards Zaporizhzhia overnight, killing two people and injuring 42 others, including eight children, according to authorities. The glide bombs hit a five-story residential building and a nine-story building in the city. The attack destroyed two