News - Page 29

(Adnkronos) – The Russian Central Bank has lowered interest rates from 15.5 percent to 15 percent, citing the downward trend in inflation, while acknowledging the growing uncertainty for the economy and for inflation itself caused by the war in the Middle East.

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian army has threatened to hunt down military officials and commanders from the United States and Israel, even while they are on vacation or in places of leisure. “We are keeping an eye on your cowardly officials and commanders,

(Adnkronos) – Italy wants to strengthen economic collaboration with Venezuela, involving both countries’ businesses “in all priority sectors” and and to keep up dialogue with the government, foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote Friday on X after talks with counterpart Gil Pinto.  “I

Bhukhala, India, March 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp. has unveiled to the media its second biogas plant in India, which processes cow dung to produce methane for compressed natural gas vehicles. The plant in Bhukhala, Gujarat, shown on Thursday, ferments cow

Hanoi, March 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Vietnam on Friday concluded an agreement that Tokyo will provide 90 billion yen in soft loans to the Southeast Asian country as part of its official development assistance program. Of the sum, 50 billion yen will

Nago, Okinawa Pref., March 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan Coast Guard investigators Friday began searching locations linked to the operator of boats involved in a fatal capsizing accident that happened off the Henoko district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan. The operator is a

(Adnkronos) – Italy will not enter the United States-Israel-Iran conflict, which it did not seek and is “completely extraneous” to. But the government vows to de-escalate the conflict, end attacks on military bases and energy infrastructure and ensure merchant vessels transit the

Washington, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed their opposition to any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force over Taiwan. At their meeting in Washington, the two leaders agreed that

Kameyama, Mie Pref., March 20 (Jiji Press)–Six people, including three children, were confirmed dead in an accident involving four vehicles that occurred early Friday in the Nonobori Tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, police said. In the

Kameyama, Mie Pref., March 20 (Jiji Press)–Six people were confirmed dead in an accident involving four vehicles that occurred early Friday in the Nonobori Tunnel of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, police said. In the accident, which happened