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(Adnkronos) – Tragedy in Kenya. At least 16 female students have died due to a fire that broke out in the early hours of today in a dormitory of the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, central Kenya. The Citizen Digital news site

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average briefly lost over 1,100 points on Thursday, as Iran was reported to have attacked a U.S. military base. The index of 225 select issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police arrested Shunichiro Sato, a member of Japan’s national volleyball team for men, on Thursday on suspicion of cannabis possession in violation of the narcotics control law, investigative sources said. The Metropolitan Police Department alleges that Sato,

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party again proposed drafting a provision that would allow lawmakers’ terms of office to be extended during large-scale disasters, as part of parliamentary debates on amending the Constitution on Thursday. “We need to start

(Adnkronos) – Iranian naval forces reportedly intercepted four vessels, including an American oil tanker, which allegedly attempted to transit the Strait of Hormuz without first coordinating maneuvers with Tehran authorities. This was reported in recent hours by the Iranian agency Tasnim, as

(Adnkronos) – An IDF female soldier has died and two reservists were injured in a Hezbollah drone attack in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. The Israeli military announced this morning, the day after the attack. According to initial reports, the

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–The Kyoto District Public Prosecutors Office on Thursday indicted a 37-year-old man on charges of killing his 11-year-old adopted son and abandoning the body in a mountain forest. According to the indictment, Yuki Adachi allegedly strangled the son

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 28 (Jiji Press)–A man in his 40s who allegedly directed a recent robbery-murder in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, left the country from Narita International Airport near Tokyo for China following the arrest of another person involved in the

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday agreed to require videos and images related to election campaigns that are created with artificial intelligence to be labeled as “AI-created” as part of efforts to tackle misinformation on social media

Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Police Agency on Thursday concluded an agreement with nine major banks that will allow police to swiftly track the flow of funds from accounts used to receive scam proceeds, helping to expedite investigations and facilitate the