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(Adnkronos) – Greece, so far spared from the scorching temperatures that have hit Western Europe, is preparing for its first summer heatwave, with temperatures set to rise up to 42 degrees, according to Ert, the Greek public television. Exceptionally high temperatures are

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni and her Portugese counterpart Luis Montenegro agreed on Monday to renew bilateral relations in all areas including cooperation in Africa, and during talks in Rome the two countries signed an accord to foster “even more stable

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni is expected today in Islamabad, Pakistan, a country that is playing a mediating role between Tehran and Washington. This was stated by a source from the Pakistani Interior Ministry to AFP, explaining that the

(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,