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(Adnkronos) – A few days before the opening of the polls for the legislative elections, the oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc was extradited to Moldova from Greece on charges formalized some time ago. Plahotniuc, involved in what has been called the “theft of the

(Adnkronos) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal association and acquitted of corruption charges at the end of his trial for illegal financing, by Libya, of his 2007 presidential campaign. Judge Nathalie Gavarino, justified the conviction for

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Nippon Steel Corp. said Thursday that it will invest some 300 million dollars in two United States Steel Corp. plants as part of the Japanese company’s 11-billion-dollar commitment to the U.S. steelmaker. This represented Nippon Steel’s first detailed

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average hit an all-time closing high for the third consecutive trading day on Thursday, partly thanks to a yen’s weakening. The Nikkei gained 124.62 points, or 0.27 pct, from Wednesday to end at

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–A Bank of Japan official called on the central bank to continue to raise interest rates at a monetary policy meeting in July, according to the minutes of the meeting released on Thursday. A member of the BOJ’s

(Adnkronos) – Airports in western Denmark have reopened after being closed for hours due to unidentified drones entering their airspace overnight. Billund Airport, the country’s second largest, was closed for an hour, while Aalborg Airport, used for commercial and military flights, was

Osaka, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Prince Hisahito on Thursday inspected the Grand Ring, a huge wooden structure that is a symbol of the ongoing World Exposition in the western city of Osaka. The 19-year-old son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japan International Cooperation Agency plans to abandon its “hometown” project aimed at promoting people-to-people exchanges between African countries and partner Japanese cities, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The decision came after false claims circulated on

Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese retail prices of rice have turned upward again although new rice harvested this year started hitting the shelves. The average rice price at supermarkets across Japan stood at 4,275 yen per 5 kilograms, up for three consecutive

Japan Department Stores Association Sept. 25 Yr/Yr Change Total 118,285 M. Yen Down 2.3 pct Clothing 26,986 Down 4.0 Personal Articles 22,376 Down 3.6 Sundry Goods 31,370 Down 0.5 Household Goods 4,926 Up 2.1 Foodstuffs 25,320 Up 3.1 Note: Year-on-year changes are