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(Adnkronos) – A high school in Tournefeuille, near Toulouse, in southwestern France, was attacked and set on fire by hooded individuals on the day of the national strike. French media report that some people entered the building and launched fireworks. The institution

(Adnkronos) – As of this morning, 18 flights are involved in the bomb threat emergency in Europe. The Guardian reports this, specifying that these include three flights that landed at Madrid airport, for which no further details are known, the Aer Lingus

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s package of emergency cybersecurity measures will feature a public-private cyber rescue squad, it was learned Thursday. The government will approve the emergency package at a meeting of related ministers on Friday, in response to a

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–NTT Docomo Inc. said Thursday that up to around 300,000 sets of customer information have been compromised due to unauthorized access. The major Japanese mobile phone carrier has suspended online services, including “My docomo,” which allows subscribers to

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Kozo Tashima, a FIFA Council member and former president of the Japan Football Association, on Thursday announced his bid to run in the FIFA presidential election in March next year. “We need to convey to the world the

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Public prosecutors on Thursday sought a six-year prison sentence and a fine of about 42 million yen for former Japanese lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto, who is charged with accepting bribes from an offshore wind power company. The prosecution also

Moscow, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order Thursday to place assets held by Japan Tobacco Inc. in Russia under the temporary control of a Russian company. It is the first time for assets of a major global tobacco

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked French President Emmanuel Macron in phone talks Thursday to make sure that Japanese products will not be treated unfairly in the European market. Takaichi expressed strong concern about a bill that the

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling bloc is aiming to secure the passage of a bill to cut the consumption tax through the House of Representatives on Friday. The bill, the biggest focus of the current extraordinary session of the Diet, the

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)–Sony Group Corp. on Thursday raised its consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March 2027 to 1.33 trillion yen from 1.21 trillion yen, mainly reflecting strong performances in its gaming, film and music businesses.