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(Adnkronos) – The Speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, has passed on ”relevant” information to the police about Peter Mandelson, arrested in recent days in connection with his dealings with pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. This was reported by the BBC

(Adnkronos) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was ”concerned” about what happened at the Manchester mosque, where a man was arrested after entering the place of worship during Ramadan prayers with several weapons including an axe. The suspect, a white

(Adnkronos) – Israel is responsible for the killing of two-thirds of the 129 journalists and media workers killed worldwide last year, a total of 86, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The CPJ noted an increase in the use of

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Wednesday nominated two academics considered to be reflationists as members of the Bank of Japan’s Policy Board. The move is seen as a warning against the central bank’s gradual interest rate hikes, as Prime

(Adnkronos) – Kim Ju Ae, the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, believed to be around 13 years old, would already hold a military leadership role. This is according to South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (Nis), which states that Kim’s

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture ministry will raise the caps on low-interest loans by up to 10-fold under a program aimed at helping farmers improve their efficiency through investment in smart farming, informed sources said Wednesday. The ministry also hopes the

(Adnkronos) – Europe is an increasingly key market for Italian exports, but companies must also target “alternative“ markets like Latin America, Canada, Mexico and East Asia, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.  “Worth 220 billion euros, the European market is becoming

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission has conducted an on-site inspection of Microsoft Japan Co. for allegedly obstructing the business dealings of competitors, it was learned Wednesday. According to informed sources, the Japanese unit of U.S. technology giant Microsoft

Tokyo, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, on Wednesday reached a broad agreement on a draft proposal for revising operational guidelines for the country’s three principles on defense equipment exports, opening up

Fukushima, Feb. 25 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a new robot arm to be used in the project to remove nuclear fuel debris at its tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in northeastern Japan. TEPCO plans to