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(Adnkronos) – The massive blackout of April 2025, which paralyzed Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern France, was not the result of a single cause, but rather a synergistic combination of multiple adverse factors. This was announced today by a group of

(Adnkronos) – The Swiss Federal Council has decided to no longer authorize the export of war material to the United States due to the country’s participation in the conflict with Iran. No new requests have been approved since the escalation of the

(Adnkronos) – The Russian Central Bank has lowered interest rates from 15.5 percent to 15 percent, citing the downward trend in inflation, while acknowledging the growing uncertainty for the economy and for inflation itself caused by the war in the Middle East.

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian army has threatened to hunt down military officials and commanders from the United States and Israel, even while they are on vacation or in places of leisure. “We are keeping an eye on your cowardly officials and commanders,

(Adnkronos) – Italy wants to strengthen economic collaboration with Venezuela, involving both countries’ businesses “in all priority sectors” and and to keep up dialogue with the government, foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote Friday on X after talks with counterpart Gil Pinto.  “I

Bhukhala, India, March 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp. has unveiled to the media its second biogas plant in India, which processes cow dung to produce methane for compressed natural gas vehicles. The plant in Bhukhala, Gujarat, shown on Thursday, ferments cow

Hanoi, March 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Vietnam on Friday concluded an agreement that Tokyo will provide 90 billion yen in soft loans to the Southeast Asian country as part of its official development assistance program. Of the sum, 50 billion yen will

Nago, Okinawa Pref., March 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan Coast Guard investigators Friday began searching locations linked to the operator of boats involved in a fatal capsizing accident that happened off the Henoko district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan. The operator is a

(Adnkronos) – Italy will not enter the United States-Israel-Iran conflict, which it did not seek and is “completely extraneous” to. But the government vows to de-escalate the conflict, end attacks on military bases and energy infrastructure and ensure merchant vessels transit the